As weprepare to move into National Physical Therapy Month, it is a good time reviewhow physical therapy can help someone with MS. As many have experienced, thesymptoms of MS can affect your ability to move around. You may be experiencingtightness, pain, and weakness, especially in the muscles and joints. This iswhere physical therapy may help. An article in WebMD explains:
Physicaltherapy cannot cure the primary symptoms of MS (such as weakness, tremors,tingling, numbness, loss of balance, vision impairment, paralysis, and bladderor bowel dysfunction), but therapy can enable you to compensate for the changesbrought about by MS. These "compensatory treatments," as they'recalled, include learning about new movement techniques, strategies, and equipment.
Physicaltherapy can also be very helpful at lessening secondary symptoms of MS. Aphysical therapist can teach you exercises to strengthen and loosen muscles.Many of these exercises can be performed at home. The goal of physical therapyis to improve your independence and quality of life by improving movement andfunction and relieving pain.
Physicaltherapy can help with:
Balanceproblems
Lack of coordination
Fatigue
Pain
Immobility
Weakness.
Manyhospitals offer outpatient physical therapy services. However, you may need toget a doctor's order to be seen in physical therapy. If you feel you canbenefit from physical therapy, ask your doctor for a referral.
Treatmentsin physical therapy often can be completed in one to three office visits. Thefirst appointment includes an evaluation and recommendations for exercises. Thefollowing appointments check your progress and review and expand your homeprogram.
Mosthospitals can provide additional sessions of outpatient physical therapy if aphysical therapist is needed to attain an expected improvement in function.
To learnmore about physical therapy, visit http://www.moveforwardpt.com/Default.aspx
source: The MSFYi newsletter
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