Family docs have your best interest in mind, Physical Therapist (PT) have your movement and mobility interest in mind.
For example: When you say:
"I have pain"
Doc says: Don't do it
PT says: Do it a different way
or, When you say:
"I sprained my back"
Doc says: Rest it
PT says: Active rest it
or even, When you say:
"I sprained my knee"
Doc says: Immobilize it
PT says: Quad set it, if pain free, couple thousand a day
Who is right??? Both are. Your doctor expects a joint to heal, a Physical Therapist expects you to heal while you are maintaining or restoring your function.
Call a PT today for your ache, injury, or surgical recovery.
Robert Babb, PT, MBA
The Physical Therapy & Wellness Institute
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