A musculoskeletal rehab program is designed to meet the needs of the individual person, depending on the specific problem or disease. Active involvement of the patient and family is vital to the success of the program.
The goal of rehab is to help the persib return to the highest level of function and independence possible, while improving the overall quality of life — physically, emotionally, and socially.
Dry needling is a treatment that healthcare providers use for pain and movement issues associated with myofascial trigger points. With this technique, a provider inserts thin needles into or near your trigger points. The needles stimulate your muscles, which causes them to contract or twitch.
Post-surgical rehabilitation will include several exercises and stretches that help to strengthen different parts of your body. Depending on where you have surgery, your muscles, tendons, and ligaments could be weak. Being able to use that body part will require frequent and gradual practice. Post-surgical rehabilitation will involve a plan that focuses on strengthening weak components of your body. This means performing exercises and stretches with your therapist and at home, tracking your improvement, noting any changes or difficulties you are having, and collaboration with your surgeon to ensure you get the best care possible.
Balance and gait training exercises form a part of physical therapy for patients with injuries affecting their lower extremities or neuromuscular conditions. Balance and gait training exercises focus primarily on improving your ability to walk. Your “gait” is simply your manner of walking.
If you have muscle weakness or issues with balance, physical therapy can help improve your ability to move.
Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) is a disorder of the vestibular system in the inner ear. This system is responsible for coordinating head and eye movements and plays a large role in balance. Dysfunction occurs when calcium carbonate crystals break loose and fall from their original resting position in the utricle (see photo below) into one of the semicircular canals, which typically sense movements of the head. Once this occurs, the brain receives a signal that the head is moving, even though this is not the case. This false signal causes uncoordinated movements of the eyes when the head is moved into a specific position (depending on which canal the crystals lands in). This leads to the sensation that the room is spinning around you, which is known as vertigo. In BPPV, the symptoms typically go away within 30 seconds or so.