Q16. I can’t figure this thing out. One minute I’m not bothered by it, then the next it can quite literally take my breath away. Just when I think it’s getting better, it hits me again! What if I come in and see you and it doesn’t hurt at that time, will I be wasting my time? A16. No. Pain is not really what we do! Physical Therapy is about finding whatever it is that is causing the thing to happen in the first place. And, if your injury is now a few weeks old, two things are likely to be happening. The first is that the joints and muscles are locked stiff, or jammed in one place, so every time you get to a certain point they don’t want to move and will give off a sharp pain. Second, is that now you’re likely to have inflexible and weak muscles. And the combination of that plus locked joints=long term problems. Q17. Is Physical Therapy guaranteed to help me like I hope? A17. That depends on what your hope is, but like most things, there are no guarantees. But, after a few sessions we will know IF the therapy will be beneficial. We do have great success, but IF there is an underlying cause that we cannot see or find, occasionally improvement does not occur. Q18. Does this sort of thing happen to other people like me? A18. We see many people with the same sorts of injuries, all day long. Particularly, the 35-64+ age group who suffer from aches, pains and stiffness. Q19. What is the long term benefit of me choosing to go and see a physical therapist? A19.You can have the freedom in your life to do what you want and when you want to do it, unrestricted by pain or stiffness. Q20. How quickly will I be seen? A20. Our goal is to get people in within 48 hours, often times we have squeezed people in on the same day. Q21. I’m not in any pain per se – I’m just experiencing lots of stiffness and tightness and worried that somethings about to go “pop” (meaning I will be). Am I right to be considering physical therapy? A21. You are PERFECT for physical therapy (and us). Some people think that physical therapy is about ending pain – that’s only ONE thing we do. But it isn’t the BEST. The aim is to stop you from ever getting to the point where you’re in lots of pain by making you looser, more flexible and your body stronger and able to withstand the amount of activity you want to do, no matter what your age.
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