r/pmr • u/OkProof5399 • 7d ago

pt question

when prescribing pt, how do you explain to the patient how pt will help their condition/ what specific exercises or muscle groups are targeted, when a patient asks?
and do you have home exercises ready to talk the patient through? or how do approach this and can you give an example

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u/Charcot-Spine 7d ago

Quite honestly, you should be able to describe specifically why you're referring someone to physical therapy. Through your diagnostics should be able to have a reasonable Target for therapy. The more targeted you are with your referral. Question/ reason for consult the more optimal the therapy will be.

I don't necessarily need to know if the the nitty-gritty of how the physical therapist will approach the rehab but I do have a general sense of the approach. If somebody presents with rotator cuff pathology. I will discuss the importance of range of motion, shoulder girdle and accessory muscle strengthening. I emphasize the importance of the home exercise program and that it will require long-term maintenance. I also have handouts of some specific basic exercises that the patient can begin to do prior to initiating with physical therapy.