Outcomes of the rehabilitation process are focused on the patient’s return to his/her performance of the activities of daily living. The fundamental purpose of the treatment plan is to integrate newly acquired gains in flexibility, strength and coordination and apply them to how the individual functions at home and at work. In effect, the physical therapist helps to ensure that the healing process continues and promotes the musculoskeletal abnormality.
Your physical therapist will work to help you regain mobility and function without pain. That is the main goal, but there are other benefits as well.
For example, your physical therapist can help you avoid surgery. Countless patients have regained their function and mobility without surgery by using this non-invasive therapy. That helps patients save money and also allows them to recover much faster.
Your therapist can also help you avoid suffering from an additional injury. Your therapist will evaluate the injury and look for ways that future injuries can be avoided. This might include building up other muscles or teaching you techniques to avoid suffering another issue in the future. This is especially important for athletes who are prone to reinjuring the same body part over and over again. You do not need to be an athlete to benefit from this, though.