Physical Therapy Rehab Focuses On Exercise

For many back problems, physical therapy rehab is essential to recovering full function post-injury. Many patients will say they tried exercise programs and they either did not help or made the problem worse. It is important to quiz the patient about the specific exercises, and ask the patient to demonstrate them. If the patient cannot demonstrate them, or if the technique is poor, chances are good the patient has not given exercise an adequate trial. Some patients try exercise once, and quit for a variety of reasons. Either the importance of exercise has not been explained, the patient has not had adequate guidance or the patient has a lack of motivation. If the rehabilitation program was inappropriate or incomplete, yet the patient was faithful with the program, the prognosis is good for improvement when the correct exercise program is taught. The patient with chronic pain often suffers from discouragement, anxiety, fear, lack of motivation and even depression. Often, these problems go away spontaneously when the patient begins to succeed in appropriate physical therapy rehab.

The Saunders Group offers a wide variety of physical therapy supplies, ranging from low-cost back and extremity supports, theraband, exercise balls and other frequently used products, to high-end, patented traction devices. Our home cervical and lumbar traction devices are our most popular products. The Saunders Cervical HomeTrac Deluxe and Lumbar HomeTrac Deluxe allow back and neck pain patients to receive clinical-quality traction in the comfort of their own homes. The Saunders 3D ActiveTrac is our latest addition to our traction product offering. It allows severe and or irritable radiculopathy or herniated disc conditions to be treated earlier, more comfortably and more effectively. The lower half of the table can be positioned into various degrees of extension/flexion, side bending and rotation. Therefore, traction is provided in the position that is most comfortable for the patient. Other physical therapy supplies include the Total Back exercise device, our patented S'port All and S'port Max back supports, the Saunders Inclinometer (for objectively measuring spinal and extremity mobility) and many other unique items. Come to www.thesaundersgroup.com for essential products for physical therapists.