mardi 23 juin 2015

How To Prepare For Your First-Time Physical Therapy

By Marjorie Richards


Going for therapies can be really helpful for the body. You can have the highly-educated, well-trained, and licensed therapists to handle your body. If you are confident with the therapist's work, you should schedule an appointment with him or her. Here are what you should do to prepare for your first time physical therapy Portland.

First, you should create a list of those symptoms you are suffering from. Better take a note on how long the said symptoms have been making you suffer. You might have a lot of symptoms you want to complain about. To go through with the list, list first the symptom that has been making you suffer the most and go down from that.

When you are listing the symptoms, you should be as specific as you can about it. Take note of when the said symptoms become worse, if they bother you when sitting, standing, or lying down, how intense the pain is, if it is sharp or throbbing, and many others. These are symptoms can help the therapist evaluate the problem accurately.

Having a goal with the treatment is a good thing. It might be to reduce pain, avoid knee surgery, or increase mobility. You should tell the therapist what goals you have in mind for getting the treatment. Explaining your goals to the therapist allows the latter to do a better job. This will allow the therapist to work on your treatment with an end result you will be happy with.

Your medical history should be revealed to the therapist. Knowing the medical history of the patient will allow the said therapist to know more about what your symptoms are actually for. List all of the chronic conditions you have as well as injuries and accidents you experienced. Environmental factors such as prolonged sitting and standing at work might worsen these symptoms so note of that as well.

If you are taking medications, then you should list all of those medications. It does not matter if the medications are prescription or over-the-counter, you have to list them all. Also, you will have to include vitamins and supplements in there. The list you provided can give the therapist an insight on your health profile.

If you have any laboratory or diagnostic reports at hand, then you better bring those with you to the therapist. Do not underestimate the knowledge of the therapist in the health care trade. They should know how to read these reports. When you bring these reports to the therapist, they will have a clear picture of what the problem is.

If you are getting therapies as a result of the referral from physicians or other professionals, then you better provide the therapist their numbers. This can become necessary when the therapist wants to contact these physicians. The related people can be kept informed about the progress for the treatment.

It is recommended that you go to the said treatment dressed properly. You have to dress with movement in mind. There are therapist who will want to get the said program started, even if this is the first time you have met. Keeping these things in mind, wear comfortable clothing and footwear for this treatment.




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