the pros and cons of physical therapy?

Answer 1

There really is no downside to physical therapy depending on the injury that you have sustained, for instance if you have a complete rupture of your biceps tendon all the PT in the world will not reconnect your tendon. But I would recommend PT after the surgery is performed to repair the ruptured tendon.

Answer 2

Physical therapy is geared to teach the muscles to move how they were intended and they are good for that.
BUT there is a problem with the understanding of pain - Whether it is in how we convey it or how they understand it they frequently do not stop before causing more problems


Much pain is from muscles below is an example of what may help (based on headaches).
Begin with a couple swigs of molasses or a couple of bananas daily - magnesium (which regulates many things in the body) and potassium (a needed building block for muscles).
Drink at least 1/2 gallons of water per day. Running a body low on water is like running a car low on oil is the analogy the head of neurology at UCDavis told my husband about 10 years ago.

Now to the cause - muscles - your back, neck shoulders and head have tender spots. They are knots in the fibers of the muscles called trigger points. It makes the muscles tight which makes them press on nerves and other things causing the pain.

The cure - start with a professional massage, you will also want to go back over any place you can get to 6-12 times per session up to 6 times per day rubbing (or lightly scratching on your head) every where that is tender until the knots go away. The place where the skull connects to the spine press up under the edge of the skull (to get to those muscles).

For more information read The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook by Davies. It teaches what to do and where the pain comes from.

Answer 3

You regain strength and restoration in the affected area..
Which promotes an overall better life.

Regain abilities you've lost..


The only con that i can think of is it's going to hurt and you won't benefit from it unless you work through the pain. A lot of people just can't deal with that and deteriorate.