10 Benefits of Physical Therapy

Physical therapy helps people of all ages who have medical issues, disabilities, or accidents that make it difficult to function daily.

That's where Innovate Physical Therapy comes in to create a customized program that can help people regain their prior level of function. Additionally, our team also facilitates habits and lifestyle changes that can help them avoid further injury, enhancing their overall health and well-being. Below, our team shares the ten benefits of physical therapy. 

1. Physical Therapy Can Reduce or Eliminate Pain

Therapeutic exercises and physical therapy treatments, such as joint and soft tissue mobilization or therapies like ultrasound, taping, or electrical stimulation, can alleviate discomfort. In addition, this type of therapy can restore muscle and joint function, therefore reducing pain. In some cases, this type of physical therapy can also help to prevent the recurrence of discomfort.

2. It Can Improve Mobility

Physical therapy can help you if you have trouble standing, walking, or driving, regardless of your age. Stretching and strengthening exercises might help you restore your mobility. Physical therapists may properly fit someone with a cane, crutches, or another assistive device, or they may test for orthotic medication. By tailoring an individual care plan, any crucial activity to a person's life can be practiced and modified to provide optimal efficiency and protection.

3. Physical Therapy Can Eliminate the Need for A Surgical Procedure

Surgery may not be necessary if physical therapy can help you heal first. If you remove discomfort or recuperate from an accident, an upcoming surgery you have planned may no longer be needed. Even if surgery is required, pre-surgical physical rehabilitation is highly successful. For example, if you go into surgery stronger and in better form, you will heal faster. In addition, avoiding surgery lowers healthcare costs.

4. Physical Therapy Helps With Sports Injuries and Improving Active Lifestyle

Naturally, a large proportion of our patients are athletes. Sports injuries affect athletes more than others. Every active sport poses a danger of injury to those who participate in it. Athletes, whether playing football, skiing, or basketball, continuously put themselves at risk of injury. All of these ailments are treatable with the help of a physical therapist. It's not only about getting rid of the pain. It's also about becoming as strong and agile as possible. Finally, it's about regaining and improving your athletic ability.

Additionally, physical therapists understand how participating in several sports might increase the risk of certain types of injuries. Also, we can plan appropriate rehabilitation or prevention exercise regimens for you to ensure a healthy return to your sport.

5. Physical Therapy Can Manage Age-Related Problems

As people age, they may acquire arthritis or osteoporosis. Sometimes, they may even require a joint replacement. Physical therapists are experts in assisting patients in healing and treating arthritic or osteoporotic symptoms caused by joint replacement.

6. Physical Therapy Can Improve Overall Equilibrium, Reducing Risk of a Fall

When you start physical therapy, you are evaluated for your risk of falling. If you are at high risk of falling, therapists will add activities that challenge your balance in a safe and controlled manner to replicate real-life situations. Therapists can also help you with balance exercises and assistance gadgets to help you walk more safely. If the equilibrium problem is caused by a malfunction with one's vestibular system, physical therapists can restore appropriate vestibular function and lessen or eliminate feelings of dizziness or vertigo.

7. Regular Physical Therapy Can Improve Flexibility

Do you struggle with flexibility? Do you find it challenging to perform yoga poses or other postures? Then physical therapy is ideal for you. In most cases, stiff joints, tight muscles, and other factors lack flexibility. Physical therapy will remove the impediments to flexibility and movement. This can drastically include a patient's quality of life. 

8. Physical Therapy Can Help Those Who Have Suffered From Health Conditions

Physical therapy can treat patients who have suffered from a severe health condition, such as a stroke. For example, It's pretty typical to lose some function and movement after a stroke. Physical therapy can assist patients who have had a stroke in regaining mobility and balance and strengthening damaged body components. 

9. Physical Therapy Will Make You Stronger

Daily, we rely on physical strength. Physical therapy works to regain your physical strength, sometimes even improving it. As follows, physical therapy may transform your upper body strength by combining resistance training, functional exercises, and compound motions.

10. Physical Therapy Can Relieve Headaches

Surprisingly, many headaches are caused by anomalies in the upper cervical spine's joints and muscles. Essentially, you can get significant headache relief by strengthening your neck's deep stabilizers and stretching stiff muscles. We can do this at your physical therapy appointments to relieve chronic headaches. 

Contact Innovate Physical Therapy Today

If you want to learn more about how physical therapy can help you, make an appointment with our physical therapists today. Our team can advise you with a custom plan to treat any areas you are struggling with.

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