Physical Rehab Therapy

Traumatic Injury Treatment

When we address an injury the first thing to assess is to figure out if it is a hardware issue or a software issue. The hardware is the structural components of the body; think bones, muscles, tendons, ligaments etc. Whereas the software component is how the brain is telling the body how to move and stabilize. More often than not it is a software/movement issue that is overloading the hardware component. The human body is amazing at compensating movements. When one joint or muscle is injured others take over the role of the injured tissues. This changes the movement patterns of the body. A good example is when you limp after spraining an ankle.

These software or movement faults are ever changing as we get older. Even after the tissues heal, the movement faults can still be present. This is what we work on addressing and correcting with rehab exercises. Where traditional physical therapy fails is in the effort to simply make someone stronger. Think doing internal/external banded exercises for shoulder pain. This can simply strengthen a bad movement habits. The key is to identify the faulty movement patterns and addressing those effectively. This style of treatment is equally effective in treating post traumatic injuries, such as rehab after an ACL tear.