Q10. Will you do anything at the first session to help my pain? A10. Yes. It’s always our intention to start making progress on the pain and/or stiffness immediately, as well as help ease your nervousness, concerns and frustrations. Q11. Isn’t PT just for younger people who are injured and who play sports? A11. Absolutely NOT. I’ll be the first to admit that PT helps people who do play sports ( I have worked with pro basketball and hockey players, and a multitude of college and high school athletes)but, PT is actually much more valuable to help people who are aged 35+ who just want to keep active and on-the- go for as long as is possible. Q12. Will I get any exercises or anything like that to take home with me? A12. Only if the time is right and I think you doing them is not going to make your pain worse. I’ll give you as many hints or tips as possible that you can be using when you go back home that night. Q13. What will happen if I don’t choose to go and see a physical therapist? A13. Your current predicament will continue, and you’ll run the risk of doing unforeseen and untold damage to the joints if they’re not moved back into the correct position, or muscles made stronger. Q14. “This only happened the other day”, and I’m in a lot of pain. How long should I leave it before I come in and see a physical therapist for help? A14. ASAP. There will always be a number of things that we can do. Sometimes it’s as simple as “Do this, but don’t do that…” And the first will be to tell you what NOT to do. So many people make fatal, miss informed mistakes when it comes to dealing with sudden pain. Every decision that you get wrong in the first few days will, very likely, add to the length of time it will take to get better. Q15. Somebody mentioned a Chiropractor to me, what’s the difference between Physical Therapy and a Chiropractor? A15. To be brief, a PT looks for a cure. And our aim is to help you so much that you will not need to constantly keep coming back to us. So a PT will work you out a plan, to work on stopping the injury from happening again. We can do very similar techniques as osteopaths and chiropractors, such as manipulation of your spine, but we do added things such as massage and stretching and believe that the combination of that, plus exercises and posture correction will first reduce your pain fast, but also help you manage your pain in the coming years to avoid the need for repetitive visits to see us. Osteopaths and chiropractors are both fantastically effective at reducing back pain and many of the good ones will even refer their patients to a PT for the things like massage and exercises that they sometimes don’t do.
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