Benefits Of Physical Therapy

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What is Physical Therapy? Physical therapy is a way to treat diseases and injuries without surgery or drugs. Physical therapists treat your condition and ease your pain using treatments that have stood the test of time along with the latest technology. We can help you recover after illness, injuries, or surgery. We can also help with many chronic conditions, such as COPD, asthma, or arthritis. Physical therapy can help you avoid surgery and take fewer medications. It can also help your overall well-being and prevent new illness and injuries by helping you manage your health better. Physical therapists help you increase your strength, range of motion, endurance, and mobility so you can carry out your daily tasks, perform your work duties, and …show more content…

Pediatric physical therapists help children in many of the same ways they help adults, but they also take into consideration the special needs of growing and developing children. • Sports therapy is a type of physical therapy that focuses on preventing injury and helping people who have been injured get back to the highest level of occupational, functional, and athletic performance possible. Sports therapy is not just for youth or professional athletes. Regardless of your age or athletic ability, sports therapy can help you get back into shape for training, athletic competition, or physical labor. • Occupational therapy is often confused with physical therapy. Even though they have things in common, there is an important difference between them. Occupational therapy helps you relearn how to do your basic daily activities, or helps you find a new way to do them. Physical therapy helps you get back to the job of living, working, and playing by helping your body heal and making it easier for you to move and get around. How Physical Therapy …show more content…

Other Questions about Physical Therapy Most patients have questions and concerns about their treatment. Your physical therapist will answer most of your questions during your first appointment. Here are the answers to some common questions that many new patients have: • Insurance coverage varies from plan to plan. Some plans pay for more than others do. Our office will be happy to contact your insurance company to find out exactly what your plan will cover. However, your physical therapist will work to create a treatment plan that fits within your coverage. • You do not need a referral for physical therapy in the state of Colorado. • Physical therapy typically can take as few as six visits to as many as a dozen. However, improvement often begins very quickly, and some patients may only need two or three visits. For many conditions, the amount of improvement you will see at the end of your treatment will increase with each physical therapy appointment you have. Completing your physical therapist’s treatment plan is an investment in a healthier, more functional

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