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Don’t Let Early Pain Turn Into Long‑Term Suffering
Get better without causing further injury. Those early aches and pains from an injury may tempt you to avoid activity out of fear of worsening the damage or experiencing more pain. However, doing so may create more issues with your injury. With a physical therapist’s help, you can maintain your ability to move through daily life without exacerbating your injury. Avoid the cost and risk of surgery and medications. If doctors diagnose your injury early enough, a physical therapy program may help you avoid or delay surgery altogether. And when it comes to pain management, either after surgery or during your program, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends physical therapy as a safe alternative to opioids to manage most kinds of pain not related to cancer. Speed up your recovery. Typically, patients who seek help from a physical therapist within the first two weeks of the start of their pain require less care. This is because the physical therapist can help you better understand the origin of your pain, symptoms, and strategies to manage your pain levels, all with your recovery in mind. Dodge other issues caused by chronic pain. The longer we live with pain, the more coping mechanisms we develop to avoid it, like avoiding physical activity. This, in turn, results in advanced issues like stiffness, loss of strength, and increased pain sensitivity. Seeking help from a physical therapist while the pain is still acute can help you avoid these problems caused by long-term pain.
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Get Ahead of Early Pain With PT
Many think seeing a physical therapist is only necessary after a significant event, like a workout/sports injury, surgery, or accident. But the truth is that even small things like discomfort after lifting something heavy, strain on our bodies from work, or bad posture can result in pain a physical therapist should treat. The pain doesn’t have to be severe to see your doctor, either. There are proven benefits to seeing your physical therapist early while the pain is still considered “acute.” Why? Because the longer an injury persists and becomes “chronic,” the more complicated treating the injury becomes. So, if you feel early signs of an injury, even just a pulled muscle in your back or a crick in your neck, here are four reasons to call your physical therapist now rather than later.
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