{"id":9797,"date":"2012-03-16T15:55:11","date_gmt":"2012-03-16T19:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/care-in-motion\/2012\/03\/myths-of-painful-aging.html"},"modified":"2017-11-27T09:14:56","modified_gmt":"2017-11-27T14:14:56","slug":"myths-of-painful-aging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/care-in-motion\/2012\/03\/myths-of-painful-aging\/","title":{"rendered":"Myths of Painful Aging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Many tend to blame a lot of things on age. Decreased balance, decreased strength, and pain are amongst the most common complaints in older people.\u00a0So what is really brought on by age and what do we have the ability to change?<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Here are a few TYPICAL changes our bodies experience, as we get older:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bones lose some mineral content (can lead to osteoporosis)<\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Bones lose the joint cartilage that covers them and there is some narrowing of the spaces between our joints (typical <i>joint degeneration<\/i>) <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Decreased mobility of joints (joint stiffness), including those in the spine <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Muscles and tendons lose elasticity, causing a loss of some flexibility <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">*Please be aware that Joint Degeneration is a typical process that happens as we age. It is a slow moving process and our bodies have sufficient time to adapt to these changes under normal circumstances.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">The next list includes changes that are ATYPICAL and do not have to occur as we age:<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<ul type=\"DISC\">\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Feeling very weak or out of energy <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Feeling pain that affects your ability to perform the activities you want to do (it is not abnormal to have some &#8220;aches and pains&#8221; however if you are limiting yourself from picking up your grandchildren, reaching overhead, going outside to walk or go to the store, or have found that you are no longer having FUN in life &#8211; that is when you should seek care!) <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Falling frequently or feeling very off balance <\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">So when did it become a societal norm to blame age for pain, weakness, or feeling frail? One reason could be that with the increased use of medical imaging, a widespread misconception developed that the imaging results must link a diagnosis with pain. For example, if you get an X-ray and it shows you have arthritis, that means you have pain right?\u00a0Wrong. Although images are highly correlated with the progression of degeneration, research has shown that x-rays do not correlate with pain levels. Some people have minimal arthritis, but have significant pain while others are &#8220;bone-on-bone&#8221; and have nearly no pain. The philosophy of my practice is to listen to what patients say rather than focusing on imaging results.\u00a0Many times we can impact deficits in flexibility, strength, and balance which will significantly change one&#8217;s functional abilities and your pain level.\u00a0 <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">I challenge you to STOP blaming age for pain that affects your daily life. It is not typical and does not need to be this way. Don&#8217;t let your parents and relatives use age as an excuse, encourage them to seek care and get active. If, for some reason, they (or you) are unable to get active because it hurts to do so, consider seeking treatment from a physical therapist. Our role is to find tasks that you can do, challenge your body, and help you &#8211; regardless of age &#8211; improve STRENGTH, BALANCE and REDUCE PAIN!!!\u00a0 Nevertheless, we also encourage you to take control of your life and become active!<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><em>Sports Physical Therapy of NY, PC will be present at the upcoming Arthritis Expo on Saturday March 31<sup>st<\/sup> at the Hilton Hotel in Clifton Park. Please stop by to further discuss this topic and get screened to determine if you are below, above, or at the average for strength and flexibility!\u00a0 <\/em><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Created by:<\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><b>Alison Synakowski, PT, DPT, OCS,\u00a0ATC, CSCS<\/b><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Facility Manager<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Certified Sportsmetrics Instructor<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Sports Physical Therapy of NY, PC<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">1 West Ave, Suite 150<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">Saratoga Springs, NY 12866<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(518)-583-7537 x2805<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-family: Arial, sans-serif;\"><span style=\"font-size: small;\">(518)-583-7606 (fax)<\/span><\/span><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sptny.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sptny.com<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/sportsmetrics.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">www.sportsmetrics.org<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Many tend to blame a lot of things on age. 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