Phase 1: Relief Care

Many people get physical therapy because they are in pain. In this first phase of relief care, the main goal is to reduce your symptoms. Sometimes this will require daily visits or two to three visits per week for a time.  Our doctors and therapists at AMP PT will work with you to choose which plan best meets your needs.

Most people are under the assumption that if they don’t feel any pain that there is nothing wrong with them – that they are healthy. Unfortunately, pain is a very poor indicator of health. In fact, pain and other symptoms frequently only appear after a disease or other condition has become advanced.

For example, consider a cavity in your tooth. Does it hurt when it first develops or only after it has become serious? How about heart disease? Regardless of whether you are talking about cancer, heart disease, diabetes, stress or problems with the spine, pain is usually the last thing to appear. When you begin physical therapy, pain is also the first symptom to disappear, even though much of the underlying condition remains.