If you have conditions such as osteoarthritis or osteoporosis, physical therapists
can help teach you appropriate strengthening exercises that can increase your
ability to perform daily activities with less pain and more safety.
If you have heart, lung, or neurological diseases, the appropriate strengthening
exercises can increase your health and improve your quality of life. If the
wrong strengthening exercises are performed, you can increase your risk of having
a heart attack, stroke, or other health problems.
It is important to have a physical therapist teach you the appropriate strengthening
exercises for you, as an individual. Physical therapists will perform a full
assessment that will give them information about you and your medical condition.
They can then make a strengthening program that is safe and healthy for you.