Physical therapy is a branch of rehabilitative health that uses specially designed exercises and equipment to help patients regain or improve their physical abilities. It is …show more content…
It speaks of the health risks, such as cardiovascular disease, pertaining to those who do not exercise as much as they should be. It also mentions the benefits of those who do exercise. The author, Derek Browne, states that there will be an increase in the nation’s health following an increase in the physical activity of individuals. This meaning that less medication will be given out. The article, "Motor Physical Therapy Affects Muscle Collagen Type I and Decreases Gait Speed in Dystrophin-Deficient Dogs”, talks about a Golden Retriever being used to test the results of physical therapy to Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. The canine is used because it closely resembles the DMD of a human. In the study the canine goes through different stages of physical therapy to see which method works best. The result ends up being that physical therapy was the most beneficial. This shows that physical therapy is not used solely on humans but for …show more content…
The article, "Is Exercise Good or Bad for Arthritis in the Elderly?" is about the good and bad results of exercising and performing physical therapy for people with arthritis. In this article it shows the bad side of physical therapy being a stress on the bodies of the elderly. Sean Rundell, wrote an article on a patient’s outcome of using physical therapy to treat their back pain. The way he tested this was by conducting a research study to see the results of people who used physical therapy and whether their results were efficient or not. The results turned out to be more positive than negative feedback. But, not all people had good feedback of their experience using physical therapy. It caused some to feel more pain from exercising and stretching parts of their bodies that they usually don’t use in that way. Robert Saper tested this even further and showed someone who has chronic lower back pain and compared the effects of using yoga versus physical therapy to treat it. This was proven by conducting an experiment for 52 weeks to show the long lasting effects between the