Four Phase of Recovery in Physical Therapy
Experiencing pain? Recently injured? Experiencing chronic pain without signs of relief in sight? Recovering from a recent surgery? Experiencing pain or recently being injured comes with uncertainty and anxiousness regarding how, when, or if symptoms will subside to be able to return to your prior level of physical activity.
Read full blogThe Ankle And How It Is Related To Function
The ankle is a complex joint that allows for movement in various planes:
dorsiflexion/plantarflexion (up and down), inversion/eversion (in and out), and
pronation/supination (arch down and arch up). While having adequate mobility in each direction is important, dorsiflexion, or the ability for the foot/ankle to move upward towards the ceiling, has the most functional implications. When we squat to pick an object off the floor, walk, run, descend stairs, drive, or even just lower oneself onto a chair, there is a degree of dorsiflexion required to perform these actions.
Preventative Rehabilitation: The Many Benefits of Pre-hab
Do you have a surgery planned in the near future? Is your job or sport physically demanding, putting you at risk of sustaining an injury? Are your muscles and joints simply not what they used to be, becoming frail and weak? If so, preventative rehabilitation, or “pre-hab,” may greatly benefit you.
Pre-hab helps in conditioning the body so it can heal quickly after surgery, speed up recovery processes, and prevent injuries from occurring.
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