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  • Physical Therapy Can Help You Lose Weight!

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Have you successfully tried physical therapy after a car accident, sports injury, or even an old injury that nagged you for years? Physical therapy can achieve that and more. It can also help you lose weight! When a person is hurt and stops exercising but still…

  • Pain From An Auto Accident? Whiplash? Pinched Nerve? Physical Therapy Can Help Cure the Emotional and Physical Pain Following a Car Crash

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness We’ve all been through it. The bang, clang, and crash of an auto accident. We feel fine at first, but the next day, the pain sets in. You don’t feel it right away because your endorphins kick in as part of your body’s fight-or-flight response. But…

  • Painful Pinched Nerves? Physical Therapy Can Help You Heal

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness If you have: o radiating pain through the neck or lower back, o shooting pain through the leg or foot, o shooting pain through the shoulder or arm if the pinched nerve is in the neck, o muscle spasms, or other symptoms? Then, you may have…

  • Cold Laser Your Pain Away in Moments, Without Surgery!

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness Before you go under the knife, go under the cold laser. At NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness, we treat pain with cold laser treatment. The cold laser works particularly well on tissue inflammation and wound healing. This type of Class 3 cold laser provides .830 nanometers…

  • Tired of Taking Pain Medication for Your Arthritis? Try Physical Therapy Instead!

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness Are you one of the more than 54 million people – 23% of all adults in the United States, who have arthritis? Twenty-four million adults are limited in their activities from arthritis and more than 1 in 4 adults with arthritis report severe joint pain. Often,…

  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Bothering You? Try physical therapy instead of surgery!

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness If you suffer from carpal tunnel syndrome, you know the symptoms: o Numbness, tingling, burning, and pain—primarily in the thumb and index, middle, and ring fingers. o Occasional shock-like sensations that radiate to the thumb and index, middle, and ring fingers. o Pain or tingling that…

  • Getting Ready for Marathon Season? Here Are Some Tips to Prepare for the Big Race

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Marathon season is right around the corner. Whether you’re running in a marathon or just want to get into running recreationally, below are 10 tips for you to prepare for this marathon season. We at NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness are running specialists who have gleaned…

  • Pregnant and Uncomfortable? Physical Therapy May Be Your Answer For a Healthy, Happy Pregnancy

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness Pregnancy creates changes in your body that can make you uncomfortable. As your belly grows, your center of mass and body balance change. This creates issues which may cause discomfort in a pregnant woman. Also, there are hormonal issues such as a relaxer that is released…

  • Ready to Run? Stretch First!

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness Skipping pre-run stretches or warm-up sessions can lead to a workout injury. When we run with muscles that aren’t properly prepped, we may cause injuries that can keep us off our feet for weeks or months. To warm up and help prepare your muscles, start with…

  • Chronic Pain in Your Shoulders, Neck, Arms, and Back? Before resorting to surgery or taking pain pills, target your trigger points!

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Have you been bothered by chronic pain for many years, and believe nothing helps? Have you popped pain killers and opted for surgery, but still no relief? Have your physical therapist check your trigger points! Trigger points are hyperactive muscle spasms caused by strain and muscle…

  • Physical Therapy Can Fix That Ringing In Your Ears

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Do you have “ringing in your ears,” and have been told that there’s nothing that can be done for it? That ringing, or conscious perception of an auditory sensation in the absence of a corresponding external stimulus, is very common. It’s called tinnitus, and it’s a…

  • Fore! Watch Out for Golf Injuries

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Injuries may not be the first thing you think of when you think of golf. Even though it is a low-impact sport, it comes with several significant injuries. Poor mechanics or overuse are the most common causes of golf injuries. The lower back is the most…

  • Check With Your Physical Therapist Before Your Kids Join a Sports Team

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness A physical therapy screening is especially important if your kids participate in sports. It’s important your child gets screened to check the functional movement they’ll need to do when participating in a particular activity, such as running, football, basketball, etc. At NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness,…

  • Your Neck May Be Giving You a Headache!

    Physical therapy can help you get rid of it without medication. By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Admit it: This pandemic has become a real pain in more ways than one. You may think you have a headache, but your neck might be the culprit causing you pain. It may be a…

  • When Should You See a Physical Therapist?

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness You may think you only need to get physical therapy to rehabilitate after a car accident, a serious injury, or surgery. But that’s not the case – anyone can benefit from physical therapy. In fact, physical therapy is commonly relied on to relieve common chronic issues,…

  • Overcoming Depression Naturally

    By Dr. Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness With recent heightened focus on mental health, people of all walks of life, including celebrities and sports stars, are talking about it more openly, harnessing attention, information, and better understanding for this common disorder. Physical therapists are trained to know their patients and break them…

  • A Secret, 5-Minute Physical Therapy Maneuver to Cure Vertigo Without Medication

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness Several years ago, I went sledding and fell multiple times. When I returned home, I went to bed, thinking nothing of the experience. When I awoke the next morning, I felt dizzy. My diagnosis: Vertigo. A month into my dizziness, I got a friend to help…

  • Is Your Back in Pain?

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness If your back is out of sorts and you have aches and pains nagging at your every move, surgery is not your only option for relief. A surgeon might have recommended you get surgery. After all, to a hammer, the world is a nail. However, before…

  • Has your Exercise Regimen Caused Sciatic Pain?

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, NAU Physical Therapy & Wellness If you have kept a promise to yourself to exercise to stay healthy and in shape, and then have been met with debilitating sciatic pain, Nau Physical Therapy and Wellness has some information for you! Top questions about sciatica: Q: How long is this going to…

  • You Don’t Have to Play Tennis to Have Tennis Elbow

    By Sukie Nau, DPT/Owner, Nau Physical Therapy & Wellness You don’t have to be Venus or Serena Williams to get tennis elbow. You can be a painter, a chef or even a construction worker. The term “tennis elbow” is commonly used for the pain that happens when the tendons on the outer side of your…