What You can Expect to Achieve when Treating Osteoarthritis with Physical Therapy

What can you expect to achieve when treating Osteoarthritis with physical therapy? The likelihood of you achieving a good outcome is dependent upon a number of factors – not least what you consider a good outcome to be! Do you simply want to be able to go about your daily life without constant pain, or do you want to be a competitive ultra-distance runner or olympic weightlifter? The former may be achievable quite quickly and easily – the latter will require near perfect bio-mechanics and may take longer! Continue Reading

Breaking Down Barriers

Addressing problems like muscle weakness or abnormal load passing through the joint can help to bring the balance back towards the repair process. In summary – for most people osteoarthritis isn’t an inevitably progressive thing and can be modified by looking for and addressing the problems that tip the balance from wear to repair in the joints. Continue Reading