Physical therapy is a medical treatment that helps you improve your function, range of motion, and overall quality of life. Physical therapy can help accelerate healing from an injury, reduce pain, ...

Medically reviewed by Katrina Carter, DPT Key Takeaways A Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) helps people improve their movement and manage pain.DPTs need to pass a state licensure exam after earning ...

Board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist Dr. Courtney Mears joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about physical therapy. What's the relationship between physical therapy, ...

Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, about hip-width apart. Lift your hips up in the air with ...

Doctors use physical therapy to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. It can help maintain muscle function, boost quality of life, and prevent complications. A physical therapist will tailor your ...

Staying moving is an important part of healthy aging and independence. For many older adults, physical therapy can be a useful resource in this effort. Traditionally, people have viewed physical ...

Hot take: the best workout I've had in the last year wasn't led by some boutique studio fitness trainer — it was with my physical therapist. As a group workout instructor myself and a millennial woman ...

Liz Simmons is an education staff writer at Forbes Advisor. She has written about higher education and career development for various online publications since 2016. She earned a master’s degree in ...