Is physical therapy supposed to hurt?

Truth is when a muscle, body region or joint hurts the physical therapist's job is to determine what is the cause of the pain? Is it overcompensation? Is the pain due to muscle guarding? Or joint dysfunction? Perhaps there is there is a combination of the above options contributing to a patients discomfort. read more

”. The answer is usually, but in a good way. Phsycial Therapy: A Good Pain. First, it’s important to differentiate between “good” and “bad” pain. read more

Let’s look at 3 common pain producers in physical therapy: 1. overworked muscles. The most common cause for increased pain in therapy is due to an overworked muscle. A patient will come into the clinic with no complaints of pain. The patient will workout under supervision of the therapist and leave the clinic feeling fine. read more

Generally, pain is supposed to be suppressed or maximally weakend. That's one of the targets of the physical therapy. Sometimes we deal with the sensation of pain through affecting it locally, and in other situations, we affect the psychological aspect of the pain. read more