Why are people referred to physical therapy?
You and others may be referred to Universal Physical Therapy because of a movement dysfunction associated with pain. Your difficulty with moving part(s) of your body (like bending at the low back or difficulty sleeping on your shoulder, etc.) very likely results in limitations with your daily activities (e.g. difficulty getting out of a chair, an inability to play sports, or trouble with walking, etc.). Physical therapists treat these movement dysfunctions and their associated pains and restore your body’s ability to move in a normal manner.
People may be referred to physical therapy for two basic reasons; either they are recovering from surgery, an accident, a debilitating injury, or because they have chronic pain! Post operative patients or post injury patients need rehabilitation of their joints and muscle/soft tissue systems. Their physical machines aren’t moving right, they’re not working right. Physical therapists treat these movement dysfunctions and their associated pains to restore your body’s ability to move in a normal, pain free manner. Chronic pain is best understood by looking at the basic origin of pain. Pain occurs when tissue is damaged. The body’s response to tissue damage is inflammation. Inflammation excites pain receptors and the brain experiences pain. The basic rule with damaged tissue is that it heals. People with chronic pain may have some ongoing damage to their tissues, usually through faulty postures or faulty movement patterns. Physical therapists have specialized knowledge that allows them to
You and others may be referred to physical therapy because of a movement dysfunction associated with pain. Your difficulty with moving part(s) of your body (like bending at the low back or difficulty sleeping on your shoulder, etc.) very likely results in limitations with your daily activities (e.g. difficulty getting out of a chair, an inability to play sports, or trouble with walking, etc.). Physical therapists treat these movement dysfunctions and their associated pains and restore your body’s ability to move in a normal manner.
Physical therapy helps people with orthopedic conditions such as low back pain or osteoporosis; joint and soft tissue injuries such as fractures and dislocations; neurologic conditions such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, or Parkinson’s disease; connective tissue injuries such as burns or wounds; cardiopulmonary and circulatory conditions such as congestive heart failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; and workplace injuries including repetitive stress disorders and sports injuries.
You and others may be referred to physical therapy because of a movement dysfunction associated with pain. Your difficulty with moving part(s) of your body (like bending at the low back or difficulty sleeping on your shoulder, etc.) very likely results in limitations with your daily activities (e.g., difficulty getting out of a chair, an inability to play sports, or trouble with walking, etc.). Physical therapists treat these movement dysfunctions and their associated pains and restore your body’s ability to move in a normal manner.
