October is Physical Therapy Month

Physical therapists are movement experts who improve quality of life through hands-on care, patient education, and prescribed movement. Physical therapist and licensed physical therapist assistants (PTAs) provide care across the lifespan to anyone of any ability.

Here are some of the benefits of physical therapy:

Maximize Your Movement

Physical therapists can identify, diagnose, and treat movement problems. Pain-free movement is crucial to your quality of life, your ability to earn a living, and maintain your independence.

Personalized Care That Meets Your Needs

Physical therapists design treatment plans for each person’s individual needs, challenges, and goals. PTs and PTAs help people improve mobility, manage pain and other chronic conditions, recover from injury, and prevent future injury and chronic disease.

Care Where You Need It

PTs and PTAs provide care almost anywhere, including hospitals, private practices, outpatient clinics, homes, schools, sports and fitness facilities, work setting, and nursing homes.

Participation In Your Recovery

PTs and PTAs empower people to be active participants in their care. As needed, they also work collaboratively with other heath professional to ensure patients receive the best care.

Avoid Opioids

In some situations, dosed appropriately, prescription opioids are an appropriate part of medical treatment. However, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is urging health care providers to reduce the use of opioids in favor of safe alternatives like physical therapy for most long-term pain. Opioid risks include depression, overdose, and addiction, plus withdrawal symptoms when stopping use.

Avoid Surgery

Before you undergo expensive or invasive surgery, try physical therapy. For some conditions, including knee osteoarthritis, rotator cuff tears, spinal stenosis, and degenerative disk disease, treatment buy a PT is as effective as surgery.

Visit www.choosept.com to learn more.