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Physio (i.e. physical) therapy can be described as a disorderly progression through three simple phases: (1) decreasing pain, (2) increasing motion, (3) gaining strength. But those three phases are not mutually exclusive. They are a continuum with significant overlap.
Pain, Motion, Strength: The three phases of physiotherapy
It was my third or fourth clinical experience in Missouri State University’s Doctorate of Physical Therapy program. The location was an Apex outpatient clinic in Monett, MO. My clinical instructor was laid back and practical. One of the most memorable things he taught me was to troubleshoot a person’s physical dysfunction in an oversimplified three-phase process: pain, motion, strength. (1) Pain: the signal.
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January 4, 2026 at 2:53 AM
Physio (i.e. physical) therapy can be described as a disorderly progression through three simple phases: (1) decreasing pain, (2) increasing motion, (3) gaining strength. But those three phases are not mutually exclusive. They are a continuum with significant overlap.