A physical therapist is a health expert who helps patients to overcome an illness, injury, or deformity. The physical therapy experts from New Jersey are specialized to restore any ailment causing lack of stability, coordination, and movement of the body, joint pains, and any abnormal cause which is restricting the free movement of a person.
What is the process of examination or assessment?
Physical Examination or assessment refers to observations made on the present condition of the body. If you are suffering from a difficulty there has to be evaluation about how, when, and where the difficulty begun in the first place. After that possible reasons for the ailment have to be jotted down. After this, you are sent for tests.
What tests do you have to go for?
The tests are done to make sure if any of your body parts are numb or if any specific body part is restricted to movement if yes, why.
- Pain perception
A neurological pin is used in direct contact with the patient’s skin after which the patient has to tell about the intensity of pain that they are experiencing.
- Temperature awareness
Test tubes within a range of temperature of cold water and hot water are touched to the patient’s skin after which the patient responds to what they feel of the touch
- X-rays
These electromagnetic waves generate a picture of the inner bones which shows if there is any deformity or ailment in the inner bones causing the pain and restriction and difficulty in body movement of a person.
- Ultrasound
This uses the high frequency of waves to obtain inner imaging of the body. This detects any abnormal behavior going on inside the human body.
After the testing is done and the cause of the ailment is found out. Testing may also be known as a diagnosis which means identification of the disease. After this, you enter the phase where the treatment begins. It may be in the form of medications, exercise, massage, or by using certain medical instruments and machines. Different treatments might suit different people and might give different results.
Being patient with each other –
One thing to keep in mind is to bear with the physiotherapist as they are also bearing with you. Treatment doesn’t do wonders overnight, it takes time. You may have to face the hardship of excessive pain while exercising, walking, or even during a massage but this short term pain will provide you with faster recovery and long term relaxation.
You need to cooperate and listen to the health expert. Don’t get agitated and annoyed and never lose hope. All that the physiotherapist is doing is for you after all they have sacrificed years to study, understand and gain expertise to help and assist their patients.
Similarly, a physiotherapist should also understand that the person is already having a very hard time. It is necessary to prioritize their needs and understand their concern. A little hope and empathy can do wonders in faster recovery.
