Finding a quality physical therapist
Posted August 22nd, 2007 at 4:05 PM by Julie R. Keen
Section: Running & Training, Injury & Rehab, Health & Fitness, Injury & Rehab
It is hard, at times, to find a quality physical therapist. As a practicing physical therapist for nearly 15 years, I have heard some incredible horror stories of people going to “PT” only to receive a hot pack, ultrasound, and a sheet of exercises. The therapist might have had 5 or 6 other clients being treated simultaneously, and the new client had a barely 5 minute “consultation” before having the hot pack slapped on.
Of course there are also great therapists out there who can eliminate a chronic pain after only 2 or 3 sessions. Those who can explain and teach proper body mechanics in ways that even the most uncoordinated clients can understand and put into practice. So how does the average person find the latter and not fall into the former?
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Tags: body pain, chronic pain, education, evaluation, exercises, hot pack, injury, injury prevention, manual techniques, massage, modalities, physical therapist, physical therapy, progress, re evaluation, rehabilitation, sessions, therapy
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