What do you wear to physical therapy?
Something loose fitting, comfortable, easy to move in and casual. You can take a track suit to change into if you want. It depends on the therapy. if you are getting therapy for a wonky ankle or a wrist then you won't be doing the same exercises as a back patient, needless to say! Wear layers, like a shirt over a t, so you can take off a layer if you get warm. Don't wear office clothes, if you are going at lunch of after work, take a track suit to change into, especially if you'll be treating large muscle areas.
Is it normal for a physical therapist to press hard and hold pressure on stomach?
I went to first pt appointment today, the therapist was pressing so hard into my stomach I thought he was going to rupture an organ. Is this a normal technique used by pts for low back pain?
Is my physical therapist molesting me?
It's common to tough the bare skin during certain manual therapy and massage procedures. There are some where it's not necessary however. Commonly, we place hands on the buttock during a stretch such as this: http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/vi... ... in cases like this, it's not really necessary to actually touch the BARE skin. I can't really tell you if he's touching you inappropriately or not...all I can say is that touching the skin of the buttock is common in massage and manual therapy techniques. But the bottom line is that you are uncomfortable with that. You should speak to him about it, and if he's any professional, he will make accommodations.
Physical therapy after acl surgery?
How long after and how often will i have to go to physical therapy after an acl surgery? I don't need an exact answer just an estimate from someone who actually knows. thanx
Should a physical therapy session leave bruises?
Ideally, no, bruising should not occur,;and I am a physical therapist. Our training is extensive in antaomy, physiology, physics, assessment of musculoskeletal and neurological systems (and many other systems of the body), as well as many hands on techniques of assessment, manual techniques and exercise applications and theory. There are many conditions under which a bruise may occur...some examples may include holding part of the body during aggressive stretching, deep tissue massage, trying to "palpate" (or feel) a deeply located structure, or tearing scar tissue during range of motion. However, bruising not intentional and may be more likely to occur if you have any of the following conditons: 1. You are on blood thinners or have taken an anti-inflammatory. 2. You have leukemia, hemophelia, or other blood disorder 3. You've had a recent surgery and it has taken time for the bruising to "come out"...for instance after knee replacement, bruising may not appear until about a week (in which case it is not a cause of the therapy, but directly related to the surgery) 4. You have very prominante bony areas ...or many others. The question is this: Did you suffer any decline in your current condtion as a result of this "bruising?" If so, bring it to the attention of the therapist because we never know how some people will react to treatment. If it happens again, you may be better off in someone else's hands. If you suffered no loss of function, this is harmless. In some cases, I have accidentally broken scar tissue in a patient after their knee surgery...even though it initally hurt, the next day they had more range of motion and felt much better. We, unlike the surgeon, never get to "see inside" the body and have to rely on feedback from our hands and our patient. Communication is vital.
How many sessions of 1 hour should I attend for physical therapy for 1 week?
Depends on your situation. Leave me a comment and let me know what it is if you don't mind. I broke both my legs in lots of places and i attended the mandatory sessions but i stopped going fairly soon after. I walked and worked out everyday until i was fit. I took on board what the physios were helping me with and adapted it to my own suitings in my own time. I had full recovery in about 6 months. Physios can be very helpful.
What are some great physical therapy exercises one can do to help recover from tennis elbow?
Tennis elbow is a tendon injury, a strain or tearing of one or more thread like pieces of tissue that act like strands of cable or rope. “Tennis elbow” occurs on the outside of the elbow. “Golf elbow” is what they call the same injury on the inside of the elbow. Inflammation is the first reaction to injury, and that causes swelling and pressure on pain receptors in the area, AKA “tendonitis”.Tendons are very hard to heal, mostly because they are in places you use all the time, even without realizing it. I had tennis elbow for at least two years, and had to stop playing tennis, in the end. Rest is the only thing that works, and some kind of restraint, brace, or cast will help prevent accidentally re-tearing the tendon before it fully heals. If you keep reinjuring a healing tendon, your base, or “reptile”, brain will lock or freeze the joint, restricting your range of motion. Then, it will take therapy to unlock and regain normal range.I have found that you don’t feel tendon injuries until the day after, and the pain hits when you first start using that connected muscle that day, so even though the pain is not severe, it always comes as a shock. I know guys at the gym that have had and continue to re-injure shoulder tendons for more than 10 years, and most can’t raise their arm above the horizontal. They think pain is normal, and just live with it while continuing to exercise and stress that muscle connection.You have to really rest a torn tendon if you want it to heal. It takes a lot longer than you think, or maybe that’s how old guys like me heal. We all learn, eventually; I’m trying to save people from learning the hard way, like me. You won’t tear a tendon if you exercise slowly, with lighter weights than you know you can handle. When you go a little too heavy, you can’t help but throw a little momentum into the contraction to get the heavy thing moving. Momentum always ends in the tendons. Slow is very hard, because there’s more muscle contraction time, and that’s what counts. You can’t get hurt going slowly.
If I want to go to college for physical therapy, where should I go?
PT school is highly competitive and there aren't that many of them. It is a graduate program. Essentially, you determine which schools are best suited for you, you apply, and then you go where you are accepted. A list of schools: Physical Therapy APTA There are two-year programs offered at some community colleges/tech schools. These PT Tech programs are also competitive but offer all alternative and and an opportunity to start in the field.