Or are PT's trained to work on muscles, tendons and ligaments without leaving them?
2006-08-30 14:00:52 · 17 answers · asked by Brokn 4 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
Ideally, no, bruising should not occur,;and I am a physical therapist. Our training is extensive in antaomy, physiology, physics, assessment of musculoskeletal and neurological systems (and many other systems of the body), as well as many hands on techniques of assessment, manual techniques and exercise applications and theory. There are many conditions under which a bruise may occur...some examples may include holding part of the body during aggressive stretching, deep tissue massage, trying to "palpate" (or feel) a deeply located structure, or tearing scar tissue during range of motion. However, bruising not intentional and may be more likely to occur if you have any of the following conditons:
1. You are on blood thinners or have taken an anti-inflammatory.
2. You have leukemia, hemophelia, or other blood disorder
3. You've had a recent surgery and it has taken time for the bruising to "come out"...for instance after knee replacement, bruising may not appear until about a week (in which case it is not a cause of the therapy, but directly related to the surgery)
4. You have very prominante bony areas
...or many others.
The question is this: Did you suffer any decline in your current condtion as a result of this "bruising?" If so, bring it to the attention of the therapist because we never know how some people will react to treatment. If it happens again, you may be better off in someone else's hands. If you suffered no loss of function, this is harmless.
In some cases, I have accidentally broken scar tissue in a patient after their knee surgery...even though it initally hurt, the next day they had more range of motion and felt much better. We, unlike the surgeon, never get to "see inside" the body and have to rely on feedback from our hands and our patient. Communication is vital.
2006-08-30 15:03:25 · answer #1 · answered by mistify 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No I would think they are trained to be therapist if they are leaving bruises then something is wrong. My daughter goes to physical therapy (for 2yrs now) and they work w/ her but she has never had a bruise left and some days it is a hard work out for her.
2006-08-30 14:07:06 · answer #2 · answered by blueseawale 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Should not cause bruises normally. But if you bruise real easily it could happen with normal physical therapy techniques. Let them know at your next visit and show them the bruises so the therapist can back off.
2006-08-30 14:07:17 · answer #3 · answered by Diane D 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Though I have never (to my knowledge) left bruises on a patient through treatment, I have heard very rare cases of mild bruising.
Bottome line is if your therapist is leaving bruises then they are probably not very good at what they are doing. (Or I suppose it is possible you have some extremely rare condition that requires extremely aggressive therapy.)
2006-08-31 04:14:45 · answer #4 · answered by Doctor of PT 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No bruises !!
Goodness sakes.
I had PT for several weeks, and never any kind of treatment that could have left bruises.
That's very strange. I'd ask for a new therapist.
2006-08-30 14:03:16 · answer #5 · answered by mia2kl2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
With some insurance policies the cost is the same as without insurance because the policy doesn't cover physical therapy. With other policies there will be a copay, which could be a flat dollar amount or a percentage of the actual charges. Call the customer service number on the back of your card and ask them.
2016-03-17 04:56:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
physical therapy should help you get back your physical strenght, to help your limb and joints, muscles etc do the work that its use to. but you should not have any bruises. unless the therapist is not trained properly or using the crrect tools to do the job. and even if that is the cause you should not have bruises.
2006-08-30 14:13:30 · answer #7 · answered by lady1 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I go to pt and i get bruises every once in awhile. They are there to push you, so sometimes thtat leave you in pain and bruises. Haha the 3rd pt i ever had was this guy mike and he pushed me to hard i actually kicked him, from then on he didnt like me.
2006-08-30 14:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! Not unless you really bruise easy. They should be gentle. Red marks (brief that is) I could see but bruises? Absolutely not.
2006-08-30 14:03:36 · answer #9 · answered by wizardburg28 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally no, however, if you are on blood thinners you will bruise easy (elderly especially). PT focuses on strengthening you not bruising.
2006-08-30 14:15:46 · answer #10 · answered by b's wife 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋