Welcome! We’re excited to kickstart the Elite Core Therapy education blog by sharing some of the key benefits of incorporating physical therapy into your life. Not only is it advantageous for those of you that recently endured knee or hip replacement surgery, but it is also a powerful means for individuals suffering from discomforts that come due to sports injuries and certain medical conditions.
Benefit #1: Heals the Body & Prevents Further Injury
Physical therapy is important when rehabilitating from hip or knee replacement surgeries because it will help restore normal movement in the joint. By keeping up routine treatment sessions, the pain will soon come to ease, and the surrounding muscles will begin to strengthen. In the same manner, our attentive staff will assist the patient to get back on their feet, little by little, after a cardiac, or orthopedic surgery.
In addition, the knowledgeable staff at Elite Core Therapy can help people that have suffered a sports injury by working on the muscle and joint to restore strength and movement, and to prevent further damage. By partaking in physical therapy, the patient is accelerating the healing process and preventing further injury.
Benefit #2: Assists Stroke Patients Restore Function
Furthermore, physical therapy is beneficial, and rather necessary, when recovering from one major medical condition: a stroke. Strokes, unfortunately, have increased for young and middle-aged people; however, the overall rate has decreased. Nevertheless, strokes occur every day and our staff help patients by stimulating the affected nerves and muscles to prevent stiffness; the main goal is to assist the patient to relearn everyday skills so they may go back to their normal routine, or at least as close as possible to what their normal routine was before the stroke occurred.
Benefit #3: A Non-Surgical & Pre-Surgical Approach
On the other hand, for individuals that are looking to avoid surgery, physical therapy may be the ideal solution they are looking for. It can help heal the injury or eliminate the pain depending on the pain or injury the patient has. If surgery is necessary, however, pre-surgical sessions are also beneficial because it will improve the patient’s condition to withstand the surgery and it may help accelerate the overall recovery process.
Benefit #4: Improves Well Being & Quality of Life
Last but not least, we can assist anyone to manage age-related medical problems. We know that as time passes, some people may need help to improve their mobility, coordination, flexibility and to strengthen their muscles in order to prevent falls and maintain their independence. Others may need additional assistance due to diseases such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer’s. In either case, one of the best ways to treat these medical issues is by seeking the help and support of a professional physical therapist.
After reading our very first blog, if you feel you, or a loved one, would benefit from going to physical therapy, then come our way so we may treat you with not only professionalism, but with the care everyone deserves. As such, our promise to each patient that comes to our facility is to put your safety first, treat you as part of our the Elite Core Therapy family and give you the incomparable one-on-one care you have been waiting for.
