WHAT SHOULD I EXPECT FROM PHYSICAL THERAPY?
- Physical therapy can help you manage your OA pain and improve your function.
- Physical therapy can help you stay on your feet.
- Physical therapy is only one part of a comprehensive plan of care that you and your doctor create together that includes home care, activity modification, and medical treatment.
- Physical therapy requires occasional office visits, but it only works when you are an active participant in the prescribed home exercises you do between office sessions.
- Improvements in strength, stamina, balance, and flexibility can take at least 3 months to kick in, and will always require an ongoing maintenance process.
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