Are your joints stiff? Why?

 
Do you find yourself wondering how and when you got so old? 

Are you waking up each morning finding it harder and harder to get out of bed? 

Does it take you a while to get moving in the morning or after sitting too long? 

You’re not alone! 

This happens to a lot of people as they enter into their 40’s, 50’s, and 60’s. 
So why does this happen…
There are 2 big reasons so many people experience joint stiffness or pain as they age.

Reason #1
As we enter into each decade of life we are compounding years and years of less than optimal posture, bad habits, and lots of wear and tear on our joints. 
We enter into our 20’s and 30’s and begin careers and families that take up most of our time and usually lead to us being much less active. We run our kids around and sit behind desks for 8-10 hours a day. Even if we are engaging in regular exercise (which is of course good for you), our muscles do more sitting than moving and therefore they are not as cooperative as we need them to be during that run or weight lifting session. 
This leads to compensation and a host of other problems. 
Our muscles become less and less supportive of our joints and that’s when they begin to yell and scream each morning or throughout the day. 

Reason #2

Another big reason for joint stiffness that the traditional healthcare system won’t tell you about is that our diets and environments have become more toxic than ever, leading to excessive and chronic inflammation in the body.
That inflammation in our joints does not feel good and leads to stiffness and pain. 
The average American's diets consist of processed foods including chemicals, dyes, and sugar... foods that lack any real nutrients. This all-too-common diet is also full of inflammation-causing foods like gluten, dairy, and meat.... with far too few nutrient-dense foods like fruits and vegetables. 
All of this puts stress on our body’s immune system creating chronic inflammation throughout the body. The problem is, most people just accept this as a fact of aging and think that they just have to live with it! 

And I’m here to tell you that is absolutely NOT the truth.

Here at Empower, we help people every day to learn how to move better, stay active, and create healthy lifestyle habits which promote quick recovery and renewed vitality. 
In fact, let me tell you about my client Mike.

He was experiencing joint stiffness every single morning. This stiffness had gotten so bad that he had to take a hot shower and spend a few minutes stretching just to get moving in the morning. He has an active job and an active lifestyle but had to be very careful not to push his limits... or else he would pay for it for days and sometimes weeks afterward. He began avoiding the things he had previously loved - like hiking 14ers and running - because of this.
After working with us, not only does Mike no longer need to stretch AT ALL to get going in the morning... but he is more active for longer periods of time (with NO pain the next day) than he was 10 years ago! 

So my question is, are you going to be one of those people that just accept pain or stiffness as a part of aging?

Or are you going to be like Mike - searching for a real solution NOW, so that you can enjoy the life you imagined for years to come...

If you have a little bit of hope and believe that you have more active years ahead of you - and want to really enjoy them - then I would love for you to apply for our free Discovery Session. We will answer all your questions about Physical Therapy, learn more about you and the lifestyle you want to lead, and together create an individualized plan to get you there.

It's a quick 30 minute session with an expert Physical Therapist, it's FREE, and you can schedule a virtual session too - no commute necessary!

There's no reason to wait. Apply for your Free Discovery Session today.