Why “Back to Normal” Is an Incomplete Physio & Rehab Goal
Image Source: https://everybodyphysio.com.au/services/physiotherapy/ A bricklayer from Western Sydney gets signed off after 4 weeks of lumbar / lower-back pain and heads back to site thinking he is 100%. By fortnight three, he is flat on his back again and confused about what happened. The reality is that "normal" was the exact movement flaw and tissue weakness that caused the breakdown. Settling for pain relief instead of setting physiotherapy rehabilitation goals leaves your body vulnerable to the exact failure loop. In terms of physiotherapy treatment in Penrith , this sounds reasonable, but it is not a useful rehabilitation target until "normal" is turned into something measurable. Normal could mean walking to work without hesitation, lifting stock at a small business, climbing stairs at home, or returning to weekend sport. But the fact is that these are very different functional goals. Better Rehabilitation Goals Are Measurable A personalised physiotherapy tr...