PHYSICAL THERAPYSARAH STROM

PHYSICAL THERAPY CAN IT HELP ME WITH MY PROBLEM?▪ Improve mobility and motion▪ Pain free movement is crucial to your quality of life, your ability to earn a living, your

ability to participate in your favorite leisure activities that can be done through improving your mobility and motion

▪ Avoid surgery and prescription drugs▪ Increasing evidence demonstrates that conservative treatments like physical therapy can

be equally effective and cheaper for many conditions like low back pain as well as meniscal tears, rotator cuff tears, spinal stenosis, and degenerative disk disease

▪ Participate in your recovery ▪ Treatment plans are designed for the patient’s individual goals, challenges, and needs by

working in collaboration between the physical therapist and the patient to maintain optimum health and movement across the lifespan.

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PHYSICAL THERAPY DEFINITION▪ Physical therapy or physiotherapy (often abbreviated to PT) is a physical medicine

and rehabilitation specialty that remediates impairments and promotes mobility, function, and quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis, and physical intervention (therapy using mechanical force and movements). It is carried out by physical therapists (known as physiotherapists in most countries)

▪ In addition to clinical practice, other activities encompassed in the physical therapy profession include research, education, consultation, and administration. In many settings, physical therapy services may be provided alongside, or in conjunction with, other medical services.

▪ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Physical_therapy

TYPES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY▪ Exercises▪ Specifically designed for your injury, illness, condition, or to prevent future

health problems to improve your flexibility, coordination, and endurance to improve your ability to perform activities of daily living.

▪ Stretching reduces stress on joints▪ Stability to strengthen core muscles of your back and abdomen▪ Lifting weights to strengthen muscles▪ Walking and water aerobics▪ Home exercise program to maintain or continue progressing

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TYPES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY▪ Manual Therapy▪ Treatment performed mostly with the hands of the therapist and sometimes

called bodywork consists of ▪ Massage to help relax muscles, increase circulation, and ease pain in the soft

tissue of the body▪ Mobilization that is slow measured movements to twist, pull, or push bones and

joints into position helping loosen tight tissues around a joint improving flexibility and alignment

▪ Manipulation is pressure applied to a joint that is done using your hands or a special device and can range from gentle to strong and slow to rapid.

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TYPES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

▪ Education▪ Physical therapy almost always includes education and training in areas like▪ Performing daily tasks safely▪ Protecting your joints and avoiding preinjury▪ Using assistive devices such as crutches or wheelchairs▪ Doing home exercises designed to help with your injury or condition

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TYPES OF PHYSICAL THERAPY▪ Physical therapy for chronic pain▪ One of the best choices for long term pain increasing strength helping you move

and feel better▪ low impact aerobic training to increase heart rate while easy on the bodies

joints▪ Strengthening exercises using resistance bands or your own body weight to

improve core muscles as well as other body parts▪ Pain relief exercises that are targeted to where you have pain to improve

strength and flexibility▪ Stretching gently to warmed muscles and not in excess▪ Heat and ice packs may be used as ice calms inflammation and heat warms

muscles to improve movementhttp://www.webmd.com/pain-management/physical-therapy

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