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When I went to physical therapy it consisted of them just teaching me stretches, all of which I could just find online. Is this the normal experience?
by daheza 10y ago
When I went to physical therapy it consisted of them just teaching me stretches, all of which I could just find online. Is this the normal experience?
- vrtx0 10y agoGood question. I can only share my personal experience; I've seen 5, but only 2 seemed to understand my pain and gave me exercises tailored to my needs (using elastic bands, aqua exercises, stretching, etc.). The standard for back pain seems to be core strengthening. I found aquatic exercises most helpful (and least painful) for that. The best ones I've seen were both athletes who succumbed to back injuries. But there must be good PTs who learned by the book too... I hope.
- madengr 10y agoI also went to a PT that specialized in low back pain & sciatica. Mine has finally gone away and the PT helped, but it has taken 1 year. There was a study in the UK where 90% of back pain goes away in 1 year, so they advised against any surgery. Of course this was in the UK so they couldn't get surgery within a year.