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What Do Physical Therapists (PTs) Do?
Uniquely Qualified to Get People Back in Motion:
Physical therapists apply research and proven techniques to help people get back in motion. All physical therapists are required to receive a graduate degree (either a masters or a clinical doctorate) from an accredited physical therapy program before taking the national licensure examination that allows them to practice. State licensure is required in each state in which a physical therapist practices. They are trusted health care professionals with extensive clinical experience who examine, diagnose, and then treat conditions that limit the body’s ability to move and function in daily life.
Improving Mobility and Motion:
A physical therapist can help you improve your quality of life by moving freely again without pain and discomfort and feeling renewed and ready to move on. They can even help you prevent an injury altogether. Because physical therapists receive specialized training in a variety of sciences (physics, human anatomy, kinesiology, to name a few) they understand how the body works and how to get you moving again. They know how to manage all four of the body’s major systems – musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary, and integumentary (skin) – to restore and maximize mobility.
Avoid Surgery:
Pursuing an exercise program designed by a physical therapist can be one of the best protections from injury and surgery. A physical therapist can help you avoid or delay painful, invasive and expensive surgery through a combination of manual physical therapy, modalities, adaptive equipment and specific guided exercises.
Eliminating Pain Without Medication:
No matter what part of your body hurts, a physical therapist can help you alleviate or manage pain without costly medication or other invasive methods. Physical therapists are a great alternative to medication and surgery for musculoskeletal pain. Research shows individuals who receive active physical therapy experience greater improvement in function and decreased pain intensity.
- Restore and improve motion to achieve long-term quality of life
- Help improve mobility and quality of life without surgery or pain medication.
- Design individualized training programs to help people get back in motion.
- Utilize modalities, manual therapy techniques, adaptive equipment and specific exercises to reduce pain and restore function.
- Enable improvement your mobility and quality of life without surgery or pain medication.
- Teach and educate individuals how to prevent and manage a condition so that you will achieve long-term health benefits.
- Many physical therapists are doctors (Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)) and all are trusted health care professionals with extensive training in diagnosing and treating conditions that limit the body’s ability to move and function in daily life.
- In most states, you can make an appointment with a physical therapist directly, without a referral!
Uniquely Qualified to Get People Back in Motion:
Physical therapists apply research and proven techniques to help people get back in motion. All physical therapists are required to receive a graduate degree (either a masters or a clinical doctorate) from an accredited physical therapy program before taking the national licensure examination that allows them to practice. State licensure is required in each state in which a physical therapist practices. They are trusted health care professionals with extensive clinical experience who examine, diagnose, and then treat conditions that limit the body’s ability to move and function in daily life.
Improving Mobility and Motion:
A physical therapist can help you improve your quality of life by moving freely again without pain and discomfort and feeling renewed and ready to move on. They can even help you prevent an injury altogether. Because physical therapists receive specialized training in a variety of sciences (physics, human anatomy, kinesiology, to name a few) they understand how the body works and how to get you moving again. They know how to manage all four of the body’s major systems – musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary, and integumentary (skin) – to restore and maximize mobility.
Avoid Surgery:
Pursuing an exercise program designed by a physical therapist can be one of the best protections from injury and surgery. A physical therapist can help you avoid or delay painful, invasive and expensive surgery through a combination of manual physical therapy, modalities, adaptive equipment and specific guided exercises.
Eliminating Pain Without Medication:
No matter what part of your body hurts, a physical therapist can help you alleviate or manage pain without costly medication or other invasive methods. Physical therapists are a great alternative to medication and surgery for musculoskeletal pain. Research shows individuals who receive active physical therapy experience greater improvement in function and decreased pain intensity.
