Getting physical therapy has so many benefits to you! As we age certain medical conditions may limit your ability to move appropriately or to perform routine functions in your home like you could do previously. Our physical therapists will customize a program that will help you reach your prior level of functioning, help prevent any further injuries and just improve your overall well-being.
1. Improve Mobility and Body Balance
Previously in our posts we gave several exercises to help with mobility and balance. Just after a big surgery, mobility can be affected to a great extent. Getting back on their feet soon after surgery can be difficult. Simple tasks such as eating, daily tasks or balancing the body can be challenging. The best orthopedic doctors recommend physical therapy after surgery helps with mobility and allows people to get their balance back. It helps with body part coordination and helps patients get back to their original routine sooner.
2. Prevent Surgery
Even though surgery might be needed in most cases, there are few cases where surgery can be avoided. With proper physical therapy, pain can be eliminated; physical health improved and helps in quick recovery. When the injured tissues and muscles are healed with physical therapy, there is no need to opt for surgery. If you have already had surgery, physical therapy can help you recover from it much faster.
3. Prevent Further Injuries
One of the aspects of physical therapy is to identify the weaker body parts and strengthen them. A physical therapist can evaluate you and target those areas. It is most likely in these areas where you might be prone to injuries. By carefully analyzing these areas and with target therapy, you will be able to strengthen the muscle and bone joints, thus preventing any further damage.
4. Prevent dependence on Pain Medicines
Often people with constant body pain or those who have undergone surgery are prescribed pain medication to ease the pain. If you have been taking pain medicines, you will know that it can become easy for you to become dependent on them. It prevents you from seeking a safe and alternative method of addressing the pain. With physical therapy, you can work on the underlying problem and lower your dependence on pain medications
5. General Health Problem Help
As we age, many age-related health problems can occur, such as arthritis, joint pains, and fatigue. Physical therapy helps seniors by providing them with an alternative and a much safer way to look after their bodies without needing to undergo easily avoidable surgeries. It has also proven to help people with cardiac problems.
6. Recover Original Capabilities
Often with time, we lose our original capabilities of our bodies. Like the saying goes, if you don’t use it you lose it. With continuous physical therapy, it can be restored and allow you to improve your fitness level and your overall health. You need to remember that it might not happen overnight, but you will see results within a matter of a few months.
7. Help Manage Diabetes and Other Conditions
People with diabetes and other vascular conditions are often prescribed with physical therapy to help them manage their symptoms. People can control their body weight and also their blood sugar level with such treatment. Physical therapy, along with proper medications, can improve the lives of people who are living with severe conditions that affect their lives.
If we can help you get signed up to help you with any of these things please call us at 580-279-1928 today!