How Physical Therapy Can Prevent Injuries
Customized physical therapy may be a useful way to ease low back pain, which affects an estimated 31 million Americans a new study says. Researchers from La Trobe University observed that ‘many patients with low-back disorders persisting beyond 6 weeks do not recover.
Research studies have consistently demonstrated the effectiveness of preventative physical therapy in reducing the incidence of low back pain and improving functional outcomes.
A 2018 study reviewed the literature on prevention and treatment of low back pain. Although physical therapy is commonly thought of as a treatment for low back pain, it was also found to be beneficial in the prevention category, where it was recommended that healthcare professionals regularly deliver education surrounding back pain and promote physical therapy and exercise.And a 2018 study found that people with a new diagnosis of back pain who saw a physical therapist early had a lower probability of having an opioid prescription and significantly lower out‐of‐pocket costs than those who saw a physical therapist later or never.
