Physical Exercise is Medicine
Physical and rehabilitation medicine has advanced in recent years towards an approach based on clinical exercise as the main method of intervention, prevailing over previous strategies focused on passive therapies.
What is the reason for this change and what are the benefits for the general population?
Physical exercise alone has been shown to be very effective in reducing symptoms directly related to musculoskeletal pathologies or disorders. In fact, the cases for which it may not be beneficial seem to be very rare. When compared with exclusively passive or even mixed interventions, none of them has better results in terms of reducing symptoms/improving the clinical condition.
The typical symptoms of a musculoskeletal pathology usually include persistent pain, poor mobility and/or muscle strength. The prescription of clinical exercise is the only method for which there is consistent scientific evidence indicative of a significant and stable improvement.
However, although all physical activity is beneficial when compared with a total absence of activity, ensuring monitoring by an expert is widely agreed, so that the prescription of treatment is customised, programmed and carried out according to the patient’s condition, especially when they present functional limitations resulting from musculoskeletal pathologies or disorders.
Exercise should be done correctly, as the natural tendency of the human being is to protect the injured area, which can make the problem worse. This is precisely why exercise-based physiotherapy requires personalised monitoring and an appropriate prescription by a registered physician.
Treatment of a sports injury must begin with a medical assessment
Com Corpus has a large clinical team to ensure coordination between the physician and the physiotherapist. Sometimes tests and blood work must be prescribed to better identify the pathology. You will need to make a physical and rehabilitation medicine or sports medicine appointment with one of our physiatrists for physiotherapy sessions at Com Corpus.
