The PT will give you tests to measure:

• How well you can move around, reach, bend, or grasp
• How well you walk or climb steps
• Your heartbeat or rhythm while active
• Your posture or balance

Then, the therapist will work with you to create a treatment plan. It will include your personal goals like functioning and feeling better, plus exercises or other treatments to help you reach them. You may take less or more time to reach those goals than other people in physical therapy. Everyone is different. You may also have more or fewer sessions than others. It just depends on your needs. You treatments might include:

• Exercises or stretches guided by your therapist
• Massage, heat, or cold therapy, warm water therapy, or ultrasound to ease muscle pain or spasms
• Rehab to help you learn to use an artificial limb
• Practice with gadgets that help you move or stay balanced, like a cane or walker

Your therapist will watch your progress and adjust your treatments as necessary. You can do the exercises your therapist teaches you at home between sessions. This will help you stay on track and improve your fitness