The Goal of PT After an Accident
Physical therapy restores function: strength, range of motion, endurance, balance, and the ability to perform daily activities. While chiropractic addresses spinal alignment and pain management handles acute pain, PT rebuilds the functional capacity that determines both quality of life and documented extent of disability.
What Your PT Sessions Include
- Initial functional assessment: Baseline measurements of strength and ROM compared against normal values to quantify your deficits
- Manual therapy: Hands-on joint mobilization and soft tissue work
- Therapeutic exercise: Progressive strengthening targeting injured structures
- Neuromuscular re-education: Retraining movement patterns disrupted by injury
- Modalities: Ultrasound, electrical stimulation, heat/ice for pain and healing
- Home exercise program
How PT Documentation Supports Your Claim
Every session produces clinical notes documenting current functional status, treatment provided, and progress. These create a continuous clinical timeline and quantify your functional limitations in objective terms — the language attorneys use to calculate damages.
Consistent PT is critical. Irregular attendance creates documentation gaps. MAIC's PTs coordinate with your legal team to ensure your treatment record is complete. Call 866-404-MAIC.