Physical Therapy: What You Need to Know

Physical therapy is a type of treatment that can help you regain function. A certified physical therapist must treat your condition, which means they have extensive training and experience.

A study from the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy (APTA) found that 312,716 physical therapists and 127,750 physical therapist assistants were licensed as of 2019. Physical therapists in the U.S. account for 95 per 100,000 people, while physical therapist assistants account for 39.

This article aims to inform you about physical therapy, its benefits, and how Atlas Physical Therapy can assist you.

What is physical therapy?

Physical therapy is a treatment that helps people recover from injuries, manage pain and improve their overall health. PT help patients by improving their movement, reducing pain and improving their quality of life.

Physical therapists can work with many different conditions, including:

• Back pain
• Neck pain
• Shoulder pain
• A compression neuropathy of the wrist is carpal tunnel syndrome.
• Foot injury (such as an ankle sprain or plantar fasciitis)
• Knee injury (e.g. patella femoral syndrome)
• Dry needling

The scope of physical therapy services provided by physical therapists varies depending on the needs of each patient. 

A typical P.T. session might include instruction in stretching exercises aimed at reducing muscle tightness, strengthening exercises to increase flexibility or training for those recovering from knee surgery or those who have been sedentary for many years.

What are the benefits of physical therapy?

Physical therapy can help you:

• Regain function. You may have experienced a loss of function in your body or have an injury that has limited your movements, such as a broken arm or leg. Physical therapy can help you regain your ability to move and use the muscles of your body again.
• Become pain-free. If you have suffered pain for a long time, physical therapy may be used to treat chronic conditions like arthritis or spinal stenosis (narrowing of the spine).
• Maintain mobility and strength while recovering from an injury or illness like a stroke or multiple sclerosis (M.S.).
• Return home sooner after surgery by strengthening residual muscle mass around joints before starting a physical exercise program at home; additionally, some patients report feeling better after surgery because they’ve lost weight due to lack of activity which reduces inflammation caused by swelling following surgery/surgery complications like blood clots after knee replacement surgery for example.

Physical therapists are trained to help with a variety of conditions.

• They can diagnose and treat muscle strains, sprains, strains and tears. These are often caused by an accident or fall but can also be caused by overuse or injury during exercise.
• They can treat chronic back, neck and shoulder pain that doesn’t respond to other therapies, such as medication or surgery. This pain is usually caused by an underlying problem such as arthritis or herniated discs (spinal stenosis).
• They can evaluate people injured in car crashes to determine whether they need surgery on their back; under certain circumstances, physical therapy may be enough for them at this stage without any surgery required!

There are many types of physical therapy.

Physical therapists are trained to help with various conditions, including arthritis, chronic pain and injuries. To treat these conditions, different types of physical therapy use different techniques. For example:

• The exercise involves trying different types of activities to help strengthen your muscles or improve your ability to do work (like running). It’s often combined with other treatments like manual therapy (a type of massage) or modalities (such as ultrasound).
• Manual therapy involves working directly on injured parts through massage or heat treatment techniques— unlike what you’d experience at the spa! The goal here is not just relaxation but also healing itself.
• Modalities use instruments such as ultrasound machines or hydrotherapy tubs for treatment purposes; these devices may be used alone or combined with other methods depending on which type is best for each patient’s needs.

How Atlas Physical Therapy Can Help You

Atlas Physical Therapy is a professional physical therapy practice that can help you. They’ve been in business for many years and are well-known in the community. 

They have a good reputation for helping people with their physical therapy needs, including evaluation and treatment of orthopedic and sport-related injuries, pre-and post-surgical rehabilitation programs (including manual therapies), spinal/core stabilization (such as traction), trigger point dry needling technique(s) or functional therapeutic exercise program(s).

While physical therapy is not a cure for your condition, it can help you regain function and improve your quality of life. It is important to remember that physical therapy is an outpatient procedure.

This means you will only need to be at the office for a few hours each week during treatment. To meet the needs of every patient, Atlas Physical Therapy has many locations throughout the country, including North Charleston, Summerville, and Mount Pleasant. Alternatively, you can also search for one that is close to you. Simply google terms like “physical therapist near me” or “adelaide physiotherapist,” and it should pull up a list of centers near you.