Do you find yourself having difficulty doing ordinary tasks like getting up from a low chair, standing for a long time or walking long distances? Often, with being sedentary, a change in activity level, post-pregnancy, injury or post-surgery you will lose muscle mass and strength. This makes it hard to do many activities we use to take for granted.
Your muscles make you move and support your skeleton and joints. Poor muscle strength and control leads to abnormal strains on your joints, ligaments, tendons, heart, lungs, digestive system and more. Being weak and inactive significantly increases your risk for heart problems, diabetes, stroke and more.
There is a SOLUTION, physical therapy! When you are in pain, injured, weak or deconditioned, it is important to identify what muscle groups are involved. Physical therapists are the uniquely qualified medical specialists trained to do this. In physical therapy your individual problems will be evaluated and a treatment plan thoroughly put together to gently get your normal strength and function back. In addition, the therapists at Joint Effort Physical Therapy work with you, to teach you what to do to maintain your strength and prevent future problems. Request an appointment to find out how we can help you gain strength and get back to the activities you love.