General Health Fitness

Here, we answer eight important questions about exercise and its health benefits.

• Exercise, physical activity and fitness: What’s the difference?
• What intensity exercise should I do? …
• How much exercise do I need? …
• Do I have to exercise every day? …
• Why is physical activity beneficial?

How To Tell If Physical Therapy Is Working

1. Patient-based feedback and survey questionnaires. In these assessments, patients respond to survey-like questions about how successful they feel their therapy has been. …
2. Objective Tests and Measures. …
3. Assessment of Functional Movement and Tasks.

Most practitioners recommend three visits per week initially for a patient to receive optimal benefits immediate post-diagnosis. After your initial evaluation, your physical therapist will advise you as to the optimal frequency of visits.

Regardless of your age, if you have a problem with normal mobility, you may benefit from working with a physical therapist to help you return to optimal function. A list of some of the most common reasons to seek physical therapy includes: Neck pain and low back pain. Arthritis in one or multiple joints.

Physical therapy can be a better option than surgery for many due to the fact that it not only addresses the purely mechanical bodily limitations, but it also improves the individual’s skills and strength. This translates to better integration into daily life activities and therefore better quality of life.