Rehabilitation Specialist

What Are the Benefits of a Rehabilitation Therapy Program?

Rehabilitation is focused on helping the body restore itself following an injury, during a disease process, or even after surgery. The aim of a comprehensive rehabilitation program is to improve flexibility, strength, range of motion, balance and coordination so patients can enjoy a better overall quality of life as well as a reduction in or elimination of pain, stiffness, and other symptoms. Multiple studies have demonstrated the critically important role rehabilitation plays in helping people of all ages recover from injury and tissue damage, promoting faster and more complete recovery. Rehabilitation programs must be carefully developed for each patient to ensure the best possible outcomes as well as to prevent future injuries, and programs can be crafted to address both acute and chronic issues.

What Kinds of Issues Can Improve With Rehabilitative Medicine?

Physical rehabilitation programs can be used to address an array of acute and chronic medical issues, including:

• knee pain
• sciatica
• scoliosis
• back, neck and shoulder pain
• traumatic injuries from car accidents, slip-and-fall accidents, sports injuries and other traumatic injuries
• repetitive and overuse injuries
• muscle, ligament and tendon injuries including strains and sprains
• osteoarthritis
• fibromyalgia and chronic regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
• surgical recovery

Each treatment plan is carefully developed based on the patient’s specific needs and lifestyle factors to help ensure the best possible outcome and provide both short-term and long-term relief of symptoms.

What Happens During a Physical Rehabilitation Program?

Physical rehabilitation programs combine an array of therapeutic approaches to achieve comprehensive healing, making them ideal for complex injuries and injuries of the joints, which typically involve multiple types of tissues like bone, muscles and tendons. Therapies can include exercises and stretching, massage, lifestyle changes, injections and other holistic approaches aimed at tapping into the body’s natural healing processes while promoting greater strength, flexibility, the range of motion and mobility. Before any treatment begins, a comprehensive physical examination is performed and a detailed personal and family medical history is obtained to ensure rehabilitation therapy is optimized for long-term results.