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How Physical Therapy Can Help Manage Pain and Reduce Opioid Use (FCL Sept. 18)

Learn more about how Physical Therapy is a better alternative than opioid use

No one wants to live in pain, but no one should put their health at risk in an effort to be pain free. That's why the CDC recommends reducing opioid use and instead turning to safer alternatives like physical therapy to manage pain.

Doctor-prescribed opioids are appropriate in some cases, but they just mask the pain. 

Opioid risks include depression, overdose, and addiction, plus withdrawal symptoms when stopping use. More than 20% of Americans live with chronic pain. Prescribing rates continue to remain very high in certain areas across the country- in 16% of U.S. counties, enough opioid prescriptions were dispensed for every person to have one.

Physical therapists treat pain through movement, hands-on care, and patient education—and by increasing physical activity you can also reduce your risk of other chronic diseases.

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