What I have been noticing myself saying more often to clients is that “healing can be a roller coaster.” If physical therapy is going well, I would expect to see pain decreasing and the client seeing changes in their daily life or at least less affected by their injury. Sometimes it can take 2-3 weeks to begin seeing the effects, perhaps longer, but that’s the way the human body works. After doing some reflection on the past [...]

          Physical therapists work with people with all sorts of injuries. Some are work-related, others motor vehicle accidents, and some are due to active lifestyles. PT’s can be the ultimate decision-maker for athletes returning to sport training safely. Everyone knows someone who has had a surgery; therefore, you know and understand the differences after surgery and the sometimes long road to recovery post-surgery. With athletes, especially in youth sports, there is added competition [...]