Physical therapy or physiotherapy (often abbreviated to PT) is a physical medicine and rehabilitation specialty that remediates impairments and promotes mobility, function, and quality of life through examination, diagnosis, prognosis, and physical intervention (therapy using mechanical force and movements). It is carried out by physical therapists (known as physiotherapists in most countries) and physical therapist assistants (known as physical rehabilitation therapists or physiotherapy assistants in some countries).
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My physical therapist has done wonders for me since my trimalleolar ankle fracture. However, since I had to stay immobile and in “a boot” with my foot elevated for a couple months while the bones healed, my leg became very weak and painful. I’m mobile now, but have been, even with physical therapy, in constant calf muscle /foot pain, and it was d…[Read more]
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