Rethinking Health With a Physical Therapist

Part 1:  Why you should invest in your health with a Physical Therapist.  Valuing the expertise and schooling involved in the profession of Physical Therapy. 

Rethinking Movement : How do you move daily? Is it causing you pain? Will it cause you pain in the future? How to change your habits to improve your health.

This is where a Physical Therapist, skilled in human movement, can be beneficial to you.  Physical  Therapists help heal, rehabilitate and have the knowledge to educate you with prevention. 

“Form Follows Function”; this is an old statement that has stuck with me since P.T. school and seems to be a statement I teach and rehabilitate by:  When you do an activity over and over again, your body adapts to that activity.  Likewise, when you do no activity, your body also adapts.  For example if you sit all day, your back will become rounded, shoulders hunched and your head will start to pull forward.  Your musculoskeletal system will start to form into this position and certain muscles will become overactive and tight, throwing off the symmetry and flow of your body.

Having a Physical Therapist as part of  your individual  health routine  is a must!  People should have a Physical Therapist in their lives as they have Dentists and Doctors.  I am on  several missions in my life, professionally and personally; but I want to share with you now one of my Professional missions.

That the Physical Therapy Profession and all those great Physical Therapists are valued for our knowledge, skill set  and the ability to formulate a plan of care that  transforms people’s lives while moving them forward with longevity. With the changes in Health Care and with the Profession’s structure changing to DIRECT access , we have more autonomy to help all people who want our expertise without being controlled by Insurance companies!!!

I want to give you a brief outline the education and process behind becoming a Physical Therapist; 

1. 4 years of acquiring a BS degree of Science
2. An arduous process of interviewing and writing essays 
3. Volunteering hours and observations in clinics
4. 3 years in Science Education with laboratory and skill training/ hands on

Outline of how an assessment by a Physical Therapist on a annual/ bi-annual basis can benefit you with your health.

1. Our knowledge as movement experts will assist with recognizing poor movement patterns which leads to strain, pain and chronic issues.
2. Postural Assessments will help define a muscular structures that will be overactive/ tight and those that will present with stretch weakness= prone to injury and long term issues 
3. Programming preventative workouts for special groups ( OA; RA; HNP) in regards to proper form and what movements to avoid while working on fitness and achieving highest level of function.  Therapists are trained with contraindications for these conditions and how to modify movements to keep them safe. 
4. Therapists are educated in all systems of the body and carry the concept of “ all systems work together “ to heal and decrease pain. This approach is key to longevity and health

Contact me today to get started!