Physical Therapy Q & A
What are the benefits of physical therapy?
Physical therapists use manual therapy, structured exercise, and other techniques to promote healing, restore strength, improve function, and rehabilitate your body after an injury, surgery, or damage due to a health condition.
The treatments you receive during physical therapy improve your health by:
- Increasing blood flow
- Decreasing inflammation
- Restoring muscle strength
- Increasing range of motion
- Promoting flexibility
- Restoring balance
- Rebuilding skills
- Improving body mechanics
- Reducing scar tissue development
You can schedule physical therapy without a doctor’s referral because the therapists are fully qualified to evaluate your physical health. They assess the extent of any inflammation, the condition of your muscles, and the cause of your pain. Then they develop a customized treatment plan.
If you already see a doctor at DYNAMIC Pain and Wellness, your physical therapist works together with your medical team to provide the holistic and comprehensive care you need to recover.
What health conditions improve with physical therapy?
Physical therapy effectively relieves acute and chronic pain caused by many underlying problems. You’ll also benefit from physical therapy when you need to restore your strength and stamina after surgery, or you want to alleviate post-operative pain.
Too many health conditions improve with physical therapy to give you a complete list. A few examples include arthritis, knee injuries, fractures, tendon and ligament injuries, rotator cuff injuries, and the array of problems that cause lower back pain, neck pain, and joint pain.
What treatments might I receive during physical therapy?
The physical therapists at DYNAMIC Pain and Wellness have extensive training in a wide range of techniques and modalities.
These are a few examples of the therapies they may include in your personalized treatment plan:
- Structured exercise
- Strength training
- Balance training
- Gait training
- Stabilization exercises
- Endurance training
- Flexibility and stretching exercises
- Therapeutic massage
- Joint mobilization
- Electrotherapy
- Extracorporeal shockwave therapy
Your physical therapy also includes sports-specific training to help you get back into the game at optimal performance. Additionally, everyone in physical therapy learns about proper technique and learns an exercise regimen they can use at home to accelerate their progress.
If you have questions or you’d like to schedule a physical therapy consultation, call DYNAMIC Pain and Wellness or book an appointment online.
