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Physical Therapy
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Mission /Goals

The goal of physical therapy depend on the patient's type and level of activity to which the patient
would like to regarding their particular activities such as soccer, dancing, or just the tasks of
everyday living. The goal of a patient's treatment plan is to restore joint function and joint mobility,
increase muscle strength. decrease pain and inflammation, improve flexibility, resume
normal activities and return to sports as tolerated.

Treatments/Injury Information

Exercising daily plays a crucial rile in the process of healing and recovering from injury or disease.
This is the goal of physical therapy exercises. Stretching and strengthening activities are only a few
types of physical therapy exercises. Balance, joint control, and muscle re-training are other
types of important physical therapy exercises.

To learn more about this exercises used for treatment, please feel free to visit:
www.physicaltherapy.about.com/od/exercises

Current Research

Surplus Value of Hip Adduction in Leg-Press Exercise in Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Interventions Associated with Favorable Outcomes in Adhesive Capsulitis
Upper-Extremity Exercise Training in chronic Airway Obstruction
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Older Adults with Chronic Pain
Gait Symmetry Adaptations Following Unilateral Step Training in Hemiparesis
Neuroprosthesis Peroneal Functional Electrical Stimulation

Nutrition/Exercise Guidelines

To optimize your tissue's ability to heal, you need to treat it on the cellular level. Nutrition and exercise have
been proven to have an effective impact on the rate of tissue healing. Manual therapy interventions
combined with proper nutrition will help reduce pain and inflammation and improve tissue regeneration
so you can recover faster.
Research shows that the rate of tissue healing improves with specific types of nutrients. The key is knowing
which nutrients are most important. In addition, it is useful to know how much to take in order to be effective.

-Robert Inglis, MPT CSCS

For more information, please free free to visit :
www.ptsphysicaltherapy.com/tissue-nutrition

Prevention

Prevention related to Physical Therapy can encompass many things. It is difficult to put prevention under an "umbrella"
and state exactly what one can do in order to prevent prevent injuries. However, there are some cardinal
points that everyone should know:

Strategies for Standing

When required to stand for long periods place one foot on a foot rest. Alternate feet every two minutes.
Having one foot higher changes the muscle groups required, decreases fatigue and decreases the disc forces on the lumbar spine.
If a sturdy foot rest is not available a possible alternate is to stand with one foot forward and your knees slight bent.

Seated Posture

Maintain the normal curvature of the back.
When seated use a chair properly sized for your body.
Keep your feet on the floor so that you can bear weight through them.
Adjust the height of the chair so that your knees are at or slightly higher than your hips.
Use all adjustments available to be comfortable for the task you need to preform.

Desk Alignment

Maintain proper alignment at all time (90/90).
Items used most often should always be aligned towards the center so minimal reaching and rotation takes place.
When sitting at a desk,sit close to it.

Lifting Low to High

When lifting an object off the floor:

Stand close to it and create a broad base of support.
Bend your knees and keep your back aligned and use your legs to lower yourself.
Hold object close to you.
Use you legs to stand up.

Links and Resources

www.ptjournal.org

www.apta.org

www.tissuerecovery.com

www.physicaltherapy.about.com/od.exercises

www.ptsphysicaltherapy.com/tissue-nutrition

www.acsm.org

www.orthopedics.about.com/cs/backpain

http://www.ergosum.ca/ptips.html

www.mypyramid.gov

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Last Updated: May 11th 2009