Last month, I started physical therapy to treat very painful jumper’s knee, also known as patellar tendonitis. During these sometimes intense sessions, my therapist recommends stretching and training I can do at home to maintain my progress and aid recovery. One of these stretches involves the use of a resistance loop to loosen the hamstring and calf muscles.
After finding success using the resistance loop a couple of times at home, I started wondering what other readily available items physical therapists use to help with their own mobility or healing. To find out, I reached out to a couple of licensed physical therapists to ask what items they always keep in their homes that are helpful to them. and your patients
They provided a variety of tools, including massagers, exercise balls, a yoga mat and even a personal lubricant recommended by a pelvic floor physical therapist. Check them out below.
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