Physical Therapy Rant

[cyrus buelton]

No offense if anyone of you are PT's or spouses/sibling/etc.


What a make the beast with two backsing crock of wasting money. They are about in line with chiropractors. (no offense to those either).

I pay 25$ dollars a visit (2x week by 8 weeks).

This guy just sits there, gives me an exercise and then goes to work with his other 2 clients, then checks back with me, gives me something else stupid to do, leaves again. Rinse, Wash, Repeat.

I can look on the internet and find all the stretches that I need to rehab my left shoulder. It just needs to loosen up. It isn't rocket science.

Maybe therapy is more beneficial for other injuries, but I am getting hosed on mine.

Not to mention the first time I went after my first surgery in 1999, I think that make the beast with two backsstick actually put me on weight too soon and it ended up tearing out and breaking one of my pins. The surgeon who did it is Notre Dame's football doctor, so doubt it was an error on the surgeon. It was the crock of a therapist.

The second time I had surgery, I blew off therapy and it healed just fine (note: third surgery caused by genetically thin labrums, the front is still tact in perfectly, it was posterior this time around).


///rant off

[Grampa]

Toasty polishing is good pt

[Grampa]

wax on


wax off

[Sinister]

"...genetically thin labrums..." 

[laugh]Get the make the beast with two backs out of here.

[cyrus buelton]

Toasty polishing is good pt

Nah, it will take all the graffiti off him

"...genetically thin labrums..." 

[laugh]Get the make the beast with two backs out of here.

I've had 4 separate surgeons tell me that. Guess they all suck.

[herm]

i have to agree with you cyrus <cringe>
PT and personal trainers are in the same bag as far as i am concerned.
you willingly give them your money so that they can tell you to do something you already know how to.....

so, basically, you pay to have someone nag you.

[Triple J]

so, basically, you pay to have someone nag you.

yep. otherwise most people would just sit on their ass eating chips instead of putting in the work.

[NvrSummer]

So does that mean I can skip the PT for my broken wrist guilt free??

[ryandalling]

So does that mean I can skip the PT for my broken wrist guilt free??

I dunno... my wrist calcified and I lost a lot of range of motion.... needed the pt to grind the calcium deposits out... however, a list of excercises on a sheet of paper for me to do daily worked just as good as a weekly check up with a PT.

[NvrSummer]

I dunno... my wrist calcified and I lost a lot of range of motion.... needed the pt to grind the calcium deposits out... however, a list of excercises on a sheet of paper for me to do daily worked just as good as a weekly check up with a PT.

Damn.  Did you do surgery or just a cast heal?

[Sinister]

so, basically, you pay to have someone nag you.

PT = Personal Terrorist   

[somegirl]

After I broke my wrist and had an external fixator for 3 months, I lost virtually all range of motion.  I went to a PT clinic specializing in hands and wrists and they helped me get it back, took a while but I got back to playing violin which is more demanding of wrists than virtually anything else I can think of.

It wasn't just a list of exercises, they really worked with me 1-on-1 and even constructed a custom spring-loaded splint to help passively stretch my wrist.  A lot of it I wouldn't have been able to do on my own.

I think it will really depend on the specific therapist and the specific situation.

[Popeye the Sailor]

My PT was great when I hurt my neck. Helped me get my full range of motion back.


Bonus: She was hot.

[sbrguy]

like any profession or anything involving humans, there are different levels of expertise in anything.

some people are good at what they do, some are not.

sometimes you need a physical therapist, sometimes you do not.  its very situation dependent.

i think they have their purpose and if people are unable or unwilling to do the things that are necessary to heal correctly, ie, break up scar tissue, then sometimes a pt is the best route to go, afterall it doesnt' hurt them to break up your scar tissue.. heard that the pt for knee surgery absolutely is horrible, but necessary.

[cyrus buelton]

I think it will really depend on the specific therapist and the specific situation.

Situation IMO, not therapist.

I have been to Methodist Hospital PT, which gets athletes (Pro, Olympic, etc) from all over the world.

The one locally does the Columbus Crew and Bluejackets.



Equally as worthless in my case