Happy Physical Therapy Month from Fyzical!

Check out the article below from the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) on why Physical Therapy Services are so integral to our community and health:

Physical therapists and physical therapist assistants help you maximize your movement, manage pain, avoid surgery and prescription drugs, manage chronic (long-term) conditions, and recover from and prevent injury.

Scroll down to learn more about the many benefits of physical therapy.

Maximize Your Movement

Physical therapists identify, diagnose, and treat movement problems. They help people maintain or restore as much function as possible. Physical function and movement are very important to:

• Health, wellness, and fitness
• Managing pain
• Earning a living
• Independence

Get the Recommended Amount of Physical Activity
Regular physical activity can benefit your physical, mental, and social health. It also helps to prevent or improve many chronic conditions, such as:

• Heart disease
• Diabetes
• Obesity
• Depression
• Some cancers

Physical therapists help people overcome barriers to physical activity.

Participate in Your Recovery
Physical therapists and PTAs empower people to take an active role in their care. They work with each other, and other health care providers, to make sure patients receive the best care.

Schedule an Evaluation with your Physical Therapist
You don't need a doctor's referral for an evaluation by a physical therapist. Physical therapists are movement experts who improve quality of life through hands-on care,
patient education, and prescribed movement.

Call to schedule at 724-481-1141

 

Care For Your Specific Needs
Physical therapists design treatment plans specific to each person's needs, challenges, and goals. They work together with you to develop strategies and help you achieve your goals. Physical therapists and PTAs care for people of all ages and abilities.

Manage Pain and Avoid Opioids
While doctor-prescribed opioids are suitable for some cases, they only mask pain. Physical therapists help people manage pain without the risks of opioid use. Opioid risks include depression, substance use disorder, overdose, and withdrawal symptoms when stopping use.

To manage long-term pain, the CDC recommends safer options like physical therapy.

Avoid Surgery
Physical therapists help people manage pain and improve movement problems. Some pain and movement problems can become chronic and lead to surgery.

Physical therapy helps to reduce the symptoms of many chronic diseases and conditions. It also can keep many problems from getting worse. Physical therapists can help you avoid the need for, and the costs and risks of, surgery.

Research shows that physical therapy is as effective as surgery for some conditions, including:

• Meniscal tears and knee osteoarthritis
• Rotator cuff tears
• Spinal stenosis
• Degenerative disk disease

Before you have surgery, try physical therapy.

In some cases, surgery cannot be avoided. Physical therapy helps people prepare for and recover after surgery.