Physical therapy FAIL! I'm so disappointed 😕

I'm still waiting for my physio appointment for my knees flare up.
In fact they have got better by themselves now!
I just do daily simple stretches and carry on normal life. The body usually heals naturally anyway.
 

Gothic Goddess said:
I've canceled the rest of my physical therapy. It's just making me worse. I'm so disappointed 😭
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I think that happens sometimes. Not all treatments work in every situation. But I think physical therapy does have a place in recovery most of the time. But if it makes things worse, by all means do something else. At my age, if something begins causing me pain, I have found just taking a week off from that activity helps more than pressing forward. But it's always a personal judgement call.
 

Even the best therapists can make mistakes. Especially if they are young and don’t understand that older people break more easily and take longer to heal. There’s good pain and bad pain. Good pain is the feeling you get when you do a good stretch that brings lasting comfort. Or the slight soreness in exercising and strengthening a muscle whose weakness is causing you problems. It should not bring you to tears or cause a person to shout from the agony. And it certainly should not cause days and day of suffering afterwards.

Most therapists are younger, many are quite strong. Even the gals! If it is not the good tolerable pain, then tell them. If he or she won’t listen. Fire the therapist and get a new one.
 
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