The road to recovery after getting injured may be a long and windy one with many obstacles in the way. Upon receiving surgery or getting a cast removed, you will probably be directed to go to physical therapy to help rebuild and strengthen the muscle and the muscle memory. Physical therapy can take a very long time depending on what it is designed for. Most of the time, after and sometimes during physical therapy, you are usually asked by the physical therapist to do directed at-home exercises, which usually takes less than an hour and isn’t usually too intensive, but plenty of people simply neglect to do. By neglecting to do so, you may be putting yourself at long term risk and of a possible relapse. It is very important to maintain and improve your strength so that the injury you are recovering from doesn’t come back to haunt you in the future.

The at-home physical therapy exercises don’t have to be limited to your living room, you can go to the gym and have a trainer help you to maintain and strengthen yourself and to reach your goals. This can be proven to be safer and more effective than doing simple exercises at home, as long as you have the time and money for it. Prior to doing this, however, be sure to speak with your doctor and/or physical therapist so that you can both determine what is reasonable, safe, and realistic for you so that you can properly go about post-physical therapy life.

On Long Island, finding a top-notch physical therapist can be difficult. We work with many highly skilled physical therapists within both Nassau and Suffolk counties. Finding a physical therapist and communicating your goals couldn’t be simpler then by utilizing the Physical Therapist Finder directory.