Joint Pain Therapy

Serving the Greater San Bernardino County Area including Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario, Fontana, Upland, CA

Practically everyone experiences joint pain to some degree at least a few times in their life. Sometimes it’s mild and only lasts a short time, but it can also be quite severe and last for months, especially if there’s a surgery involved.

Recovery Lab of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, knows how much of a hurdle this joint pain is when you want to stay fit and healthy. Therefore, we want to help you with it so you can achieve your goals in life, whether they’re about fitness or not.

Joint Pain Therapy

  • What Causes Joint Pain?
There are too many causes of joint pain to list them all. In fact, it’s quite common though, fortunately, most of the time it’s treatable, occasionally it’ll take nothing more than resting.

However, things like arthritis, fibromyalgia, and other medical conditions all cause joint pain. These need professional medical treatment to mitigate the pain.
Also, simple old age causes joint pain, as the joint is worn down with time.

  • Can Exercising Cause Joint Pain?
Unfortunately, joint pain is caused by some workouts, but this is usually for a reason. The joints have many tendons, ligaments, and other important parts to them, and any damage to any one of these will cause pain.

One main reason why your hurt after working out is due to not stretching or warming up before you start. Prepping helps their flexibility and prevents them from getting damaged.

Another reason is workouts that are too long or too intense due to trying to lift too much weight, etc. We know you want to spend as much time as possible working out while you have the time, but it’s important to avoid overdoing it.

Finally, lifting or doing other exercises with poor form will cause joint pain as well. This puts too much strain on tendons or ligaments in ways they’re not meant to be pulled.

  • Are There Ways To Prevent Joint Pain?
Of course there are! Many of these are common sense by looking at the ways working out can cause pain.

For example, as failing to warm up will cause joint pain, the way to prevent it in that situation is to properly warm up. You should also avoid working out too long or using poor form.

Another way to prevent pains and aches is to eat right and hydrate. After all, hydrating is necessary to get rid of toxins from your body, and your body also needs plenty of nutrients to repair any slight damage to your joints. An anti-inflammatory diet can be especially helpful.

  • How Can Recovery Lab Help Treat My Joint Pain?
Recovery Lab has recovery specialists and many options of therapies to assist your recovery and reduce any pain you’d otherwise have from working out. This includes, but is not limited to:

  • Cryotherapy
  • Red Light Therapy
  • Assisted Stretching
  • Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy
  • Percussion Therapy

Our specialists will also guide you through what workouts would be best and which ones might be too much for you to help you avoid overdoing yourself.