Importance of PT

As I have mentioned in previous blog posts, physical therapy plays an important role in many people’s lives. Physical therapy’s main goal is help a patient recover from an injury so that he can go back to living his normal life with no difficulties. “One Patient’s Story,” describes what physical therapy did for an older man. The article talks about a man in his early 60s had significant leg weakness and muscle spasms (Reeder Para. 2). He suffered from obesity and depression. His life at home was extremely difficult until he finally went to a physical therapy center. Jo Reeder, his physical therapist stated, “I customized a program for him that involved exercise and functional training. He was unable to keep his feet in the pedals of the exercise bike, so I adapted a bike by fixing shoes onto the pedals. Initially, he could not complete one revolution without assistance, but with warm-up exercises and stretching, he started to bike” (Reeder Para. 4). After a month of doing rigorous exercises, he was able to start walking again(Reeder Para. 6). Because of the exercises, he doesn’t have to use a wheel chair anymore. It was a life changing experience for him and his family. This article proves just how important physical therapy is. This man’s life was just one example of the millions of people’s lives that have been changed by physical therapy.

 Work Cited:

Reeder, Jo. "One Patient's Story." Life Options. Medical Education Institute Inc., Nov. 2001. Web. 27 Oct. 2012. <http://lifeoptions.org/stories/stories.php?story=r13>.