It’s estimated there are 6 million road accidents in the U.S each year. Motor vehicle and other accidents can result in complex injuries and symptoms. After an accident, it’s important that you see a health professional for an in-depth evaluation, and depending on the type and extent of injuries you’ve sustained, you may need to undergo rehabilitation. 

Accidents can impact your physical and emotional health. Post-accident rehabilitation is designed to restore your quality of life. It comprises a wide range of healthcare services, including physiotherapy, chiropractic care, psychotherapy, and pain management. 

Why You Need Rehabilitation

After an accident, post-accident rehabilitation therapy helps you recover from physical and emotional injuries. Apart from expediting the healing process, it averts potential complications such as surgery. 

The primary goal of rehabilitation is to help you achieve full recovery by reducing pain, increasing mobility, and improving your emotional wellbeing. 

What Are the Physical Benefits of Rehabilitation?

Rehabilitation restores your physical function and mobility. Starting early can significantly speed up your recovery. Physical therapy improves your mobility by strengthening your muscles to help you stand and walk normally. Joint therapy improves overall joint function, hence allowing you to carry out daily tasks with ease. A therapeutic massage can reduce muscle stiffness and pain. Chiropractic adjustments can minimize stiffness, improve posture, reduce pain and inflammation. Rehabilitation allows medical professionals to track your progress and ensure that any lingering issues are addressed before they get worse.



What Are The Emotional Benefits of Rehabilitation?

As pain reduces and your mobility and physical function improves, your mood is bound to improve, allowing you to enjoy life once again. Rehabilitation also allows for more restful sleep, which plays a huge role in your emotional wellbeing. This can alleviate symptoms such as irritability, anxiety, and depression. 

As you undergo rehabilitation, you will also enjoy a greater sense of independence. This is bound to significantly improve your self-confidence and your emotional strength to deal with the injury and any health issues you may be experiencing. 

A successful rehabilitation program will reduce time spent away from work. This reduces any financial strain related to your recovery. As your bodily function and mobility improve, you can slowly get back to your normal lifestyle, which benefits your overall wellness in the short and long-term. 

While you can recover from some accidents in a span of weeks, others may take you months or even years to achieve full recovery. A comprehensive rehabilitation program can help you achieve full recovery within a shorter time-frame.

An accident can cause complex injuries and symptoms which can affect you physically, emotionally, and financially. Physical therapists, chiropractors, psychologists, and other health professionals are critical to your recovery.

At APP Physical Therapy, our professionals will conduct an in-depth evaluation to design a custom treatment program that is unique to your individual injuries and symptoms.