Physical Rehabilitation Therapy

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Physical Rehabilitation therapy is a health care specialty concerned with treating disorders of the musculoskeletal system and it's interaction with physical movement. It is the Rehabilitation of the body's musculoskeletal system. Physical rehabilitation therapists are licensed professionals who hold a master’s or doctorate degree in physical therapy. They work in a wide variety of settings including hospitals, rehabilitation clinics, out-patient facilities, schools, and nursing homes.

Physical therapists are licensed professionals who work with people that have sustained disabilities, impairments, or limitations in their overall physical function. Orthopedic physical therapists diagnose, manage, and treat disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system as well as rehabilitate patients post orthopedic surgery. This specialty of physical therapy is most often found in the out-patient clinical setting.

How Physical Rehabilitation Therapy is selected?

The type of therapy and goals of therapy may be different for different people. For example, an older person who has had a stroke may simply want to dress or bathe without help. The goal of younger person who has suffered a heart attack may be to return to work and normal activities. Realizing that each individual is unique, physical therapists have developed specific methods to determine how fit you are, and what types of activities you need to perform to reach your optimum level of fitness.

Benefits of Physical Therapist

1. While each individual is unique, physical therapists support the Surgeon General's statement that everyone may substantially improve their health and quality of life by doing moderate-intensity physical exercise for at least 30 minutes every day.
2. Physical therapists encourage people of all ages to begin a program of daily regular exercise to help prevent cardiovascular disease and musculoskeletal disorders.
3. Physical therapists are uniquely qualified to develop personalized conditioning programs that, if followed properly, will help prevent injury and promote fitness.
4. Physical therapists would be the first to say they would rather see you before you embark on a fitness program, than after you have sustained a painful injury.