Are you experiencing nagging aches in the morning, pain with lifting activities, irritation in your joints following a workout or feel like you have plateaued in your athletic performance? If this sounds like you, it might be time to see a doctor of physical therapy. In this blog we will explore the reasons why it is important to seek out a professional to address these limitations.
Injury Prevention and Early Intervention
When you begin a new training program or get back into the gym following a bout of decreased activity levels, it is important to make sure you are not overloading your tissues. Overloading your tissues can leave you at an increased risk of injuries such as stress fractures, tendinitis, tendinopathies, or strains. A doctor of physical therapy can identify potential risk factors, assess movement patterns, and put together a personalized comprehensive exercise program to address deficits to optimize performance and prevent injuries. Early interventions by physical therapists when soreness, nagging pain, or irritation begins to arise can lead to faster recovery and reduce long term complications.
Rehabilitations and Pain Management
When an injury or aches and pains go unaddressed, these irritations can snow ball into chronic pain conditions. This is when physical therapist come into play. Physical therapist can address the issues before it progresses into something more serious, and can help assist you with ways to reduce pain levels. By educating patients on a holistic approach to treating chronic pain, patients begin to see results faster and better understand their conditions. These are non-invasive methods at reducing pain and potentially avoiding unnecessary procedures, medications, or surgeries so that you can start living your active life pain free!
Performance Optimization
It is a misconception that physical therapists only provide services to clients following an injury. Doctor’s of physical therapy also specialize in injury prevention, performance enhancement, and optimal movements patterns. By assessing strength, mobility, flexibility, range of motion, self limiting thoughts, and sport specific movement patterns, a physical therapist can personalize an exercise program to optimize your physical capabilities. Not only will you be preventing future injuries or aches pains, but you will notice an increase in your athletic potential.
TAKE ACTION NOW!
If you are questioning why you have not noticed improvements in your athletic performance, feel like you have plateaued with your current lifts, or wondering why you are always getting injured, it is time to see a doctor of physical therapy TODAY! Don’t let these nagging aches and pain limit you from reaching your full potential. At MotionRX, performance physical therapy clinic, we specialize in not only injury recovery, but performance optimization. Are you ready to prioritize your health? Click the link below to learn more about how you can take action today!