People holding physical therapy jobs have proved to be enormously beneficial to a Florida man who has sought alleviation from sharp back pain, according to a published report.
Tom Bayles penned a column in the Herald-Tribune stating the back pain he first endured years ago while cleaning a carpet prompted him to seek methods of easing the pain. The variety of doctors and specialists he has consulted all have directed him to physical therapy during his years-long battle with the scourge.
"Physical therapy encompasses a wide range of techniques, and don't I know it," Bayles' column states. "My back has been manipulated, massaged, suction cupped, electrically stimulated, ultrasounded, iced, heated, stretched and poked by therapists trying everything to find what works best for me.
The sensation of aching muscles prompted by exercises that are more strenuous is perfectly acceptable, he wrote.
Physical therapists typically hold a doctorate in physical therapy, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. U.S. states mandate that the people who practice physical therapy be licensed in order to ply their trade.