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HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
December 2008, Newsletter v.8
Partners In Rehab distributes a monthly e-mail newsletter to deliver helpful advice and tips on healthy mobility and active lifestyles on the North Shore of Boston.
We hope that you find this information helpful. Please forward it on to others who enjoy fitness and overall physical wellbeing.
Top Five Reasons
why you need a
Partners Physical Therapist
Education
So you’re not a kinesiology major. (…Wondering what kinesiology is?) Whether you’re an advanced athlete, weekend warrior or wondering how best to prevent bodily injury at work, a Physical Therapist has the expertise you seek. Not only trained to prevent injury and treat existing impairment, Physical Therapists are skilled instructors, taught to educate patients on maximizing mobility and reducing the risk of injury in any setting. If you’ve already sustained an injury, a large part of your treatment will likely include education – exercises for regaining health, guidelines for improving strength, and coaching to prevent future episodes.
Prevention
Ever wished you could take back something you did? Wish you could do something over? Prevention is key. If you have moved wrong or bent the wrong way then you’ve likely experienced that shooting pain that makes you wish you could relive the last five seconds. The truth is many injuries can be prevented through muscle strengthening and education. Physical Therapists excel at developing exercise plans to help improve movement and stability making injury less likely.
Recuperation
We are all familiar with Physical Therapy as treatment for injury. Many of us however falsely believe that the injury must be completely debilitating before we are eligible for PT care. Physical Therapy is appropriate for a full range of impairments, including those responsible for every day aches and pains. There is no reason to live with physical discomfort or limited mobility when Physical Therapy can help heal the source of pain and get you moving again.
Preparation
Got a charity road race or bike ride on the calendar? Guys’ golf weekend or marathon canoe trip planned? Skiing for the first time in years? Assuming these aren’t daily activities, you can expect a certain amount of aches and pains following your outing. You can also expect a certain amount of injury if you’re not prepared for the specific activity in which you are about to engage full throttle. Physical Therapy can help prime forgotten muscles and ready your body for new or long forgotten physical activities. Following the event, Physical Therapy can help relieve soreness so you can remain active without extended downtime.
Competition
In addition to providing exercise instruction and the treatment of injury, Physical Therapists can help advance your competitive performance on your playing field of choice. Kinesiology is in fact the study of human movement and is the scientific basis for Physical Therapy. As experts in mobility and injury prevention, your PIR Physical Therapist can help give you the edge to get ahead.
For additional information, or if you have questions about proper posture for any activity, contact the professionals at PIR. We are happy to provide preventative exercises or advice on how to treat an injury you have already sustained. Please feel free to contact Brett Lombardi, PT in our Methuen office at (978) 689-4500 or at Brett@partnersinrehab.com.
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