THE MAIN PURPOSE OF THE MAIN PURPOSE OF

PHYSICAL THERAPY IS TO PHYSICAL THERAPY IS TO

BRING BACK A PATIENT BRING BACK A PATIENT
TO A NORMAL STATE TO A NORMAL STATE
OF HEALTH AFTER OF HEALTH AFTER
HE/SHE HAD SUFFERED HE/SHE HAD SUFFERED
FROM AN INJURY OR AN FROM AN INJURY OR AN
ILLNESS THAT HAD ILLNESS THAT HAD
CAUSED PAINFUL AND CAUSED PAINFUL AND
MOTION LIMITING MOTION LIMITING
CONDITIONS. CONDITIONS.
PHYSICAL THERAPISTS PHYSICAL THERAPISTS
EMPLOY A NUMBER OF EMPLOY A NUMBER OF
TECHNIQUES TO USE IN TECHNIQUES TO USE IN
PHYSICAL THERAPY. PHYSICAL THERAPY.
THESE TECHNIQUES CAN: THESE TECHNIQUES CAN:

 DECREASE PAIN &  DECREASE PAIN &

STIFFNESS STIFFNESS
 IMPROVE MOTION  IMPROVE MOTION
 IMPROVE STENGTH  IMPROVE STENGTH
 IMPROVE MOBILITY  IMPROVE MOBILITY

Dr. Teejay Harold Sanchez

Dr. Teejay Harold Sanchez