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I was going through intense physical therapy to recover after surgery, and every day I went to bed with sore, achy muscles. Finally, my physical therapist suggest I give massage therapy a try. Massage therapy really helped me relax and unwind after a hard day at physical therapy, but I think it also helped speed my recovery. It helped with blood flow and circulation, and I really felt much better after every session. I liked it so much that I kept going even after I was fully recovered. I started this blog to talk about the magic of massage therapy. It really helped me, and I believe that it can really help others as well. If you’ve been wanting to learn what massage therapy is like and how it helps, you’ll find the answers here on my blog.

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Main Reasons For A Visit To An Urgent Care Clinic

25 August 2021
 Categories: Health & Medical , Blog

Urgent care clinics are designed to get patients in and out quickly, without the need for an appointment in advance. This makes them the perfect option for individuals who are dealing with medical situations that need to be handled urgently, but that may not be severe enough to treat them in the Emergency Room. If you need treatment for any of the following, it may be time to drop into your local urgent care clinic: 

COVID-19 Testing

If someone in your family needs to be tested for COVID-19, and there aren't any clinics currently open in your area, you may want to consider dropping by a local urgent care clinic. They can run these tests quickly and call you back with the results in just a few days. 

Strains and Sprains

A twisted ankle or injured wrist can be quite painful, but may not require a trip to the Emergency Room. An urgent care center can run scans of the injured area, treat the soft tissue injury, and refer you to an orthopedist if necessary. These centers can often handle your injury far more quickly than an Emergency Room, simply due to the shorter wait times. 

Urinary Tract Infections (UTI)

Urinary tract infection symptoms can be painful and frustrating, and they're not always treatable with over-the-counter medication. If you're experiencing the symptoms of a UTI, it may be time to consider visiting an urgent care center for urine testing. The laboratory tests can help determine what bacteria or viruses are causing your symptoms so that the center can prescribe medication to treat the pain and discomfort that you're experiencing.

Cuts, Scrapes, and Lacerations

Kitchen accidents, trips and falls, and lacerations all happen as part of daily life. Often, you'll need to have the wound cleaned, antibiotics prescribed, and you may need the wound stitched or sealed. An urgent care clinic can help you take care of your injury quickly and easily, eliminating the long wait that you may otherwise experience at the hospital. Cleaning and stitching your wound will help make sure that it heals appropriately, so seek out medical treatment as quickly as possible. 

When you or a member of your family is sick or injured, consider stopping by an urgent care center for treatment. The skilled doctors and nurses there can assess your situation and help provide you with the medical treatment you need. Then you can begin the process of resting and healing.