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• Evaluate physical problems
• Increase and maintain
muscle strength &
endurance
• Restore & increase joint
range of motion
• Increase coordination
• Decrease swelling and
inflammation of joints
• Decrease muscle spasms
and plasticity
• Decrease pain
• Promote healing of soft
tissue lesions
• Prevent contracture and
deformity of limbs
• Alleviate walking problems
BENEFITS OF
PHYSICAL THERAPY
STEPS OF REHAB
1.Examination
2. Evaluation
3. Diagnosis
4. Prognosis
5. Intervention
6. Outcome
AVERAGE RECOVERY TIMESimple
fracture
Fracture
d Finger
or Toe
Fracture
d
Clavicle
Sprained
ankle
Calf
strain,
pull or
tear
Achilles
Tendon
Rupture
ACL
Surgery
Pulled
Groin
Muscle
Mild
Shoulder
Separatio
n
Reco
very
Tim
e
6 weeks
to heal.
Depends
on type of
fracture
and
location
Typically
heals in
three to
five
weeks
Five to
ten weeks
to heal
Minor
ankle
sprains
heal in
five days.
More
severe
sprains
can take
three to
six weeks
Minor calf
strain can
heal in two
weeks.
Severe
strain may
take up to
three
months or
more to
completely
heal
Four to
six
months
to heal
Often
takes
about five
months to
completel
y heal
Few
days to
several
weeks to
heal.
Depends
on
severity
of
muscle
pull
Take two
weeks off
before
returning
to activity
after a
shoulder
separation
SUMMARY
• Physical therapists duty is to get their patients back on their feet again.
• Different injuries have different recovery times.
• Though it may be frustrating, annoying and inconvenient to go to
physical therapy appointments a few times a week, many benefits come
out of going.
• Improvements will be seen quickly after starting physical therapy.
• American Physical Therapy Association