Physical therapy can help patients experiencing a wide range of conditions, challenges, or injuries. For example, a patient may start physical therapy a week after knee replacement surgery in pain. In the beginning, their leg may be swollen, in pain, and unable to bend or straighten all the way, according to Nesser. “I tell them, ‘I’ve seen these before and I’m not going to you let you fail.'” And within a few weeks, Nesser says, they are typically starting to move and build strength. Physical therapy can also help patients recovering from COVID-19, after being on ventilators and getting discharged from long hospital stays. “I worked with a woman who almost died from COVID-19,” he says. “She had to learn how to get out of a chair and couldn’t even walk when she started. But by the time we finished her PT, she was doing 20 minutes on the treadmill.” “Watching the progress people make is the best part of my job,” Nesser says. To learn more or schedule an appointment, call 1-888-723-4277 or visit our website.