How is the progress of my physical therapy treatment tracked?
You should notice a significant improvement in your discomfort and overall function as you progress through your rehabilitation activities.
Keeping track of your pain and mobility levels as you progress through your physical therapy program is an effective way to measure your improvement and progress.
Keeping track of your impairments and functional abilities provides physical therapists with objective data to compare to initial measurements. Furthermore, your reports and personal experiences aid in validating your progress and alerting your therapist to regressions and/or a lack of progress.
The bottom line is that you should notice improvements in how you feel and function throughout therapy. If you are not following an anticipated path of progress, your therapist will reassess the situation or make recommendations for further testing or treatments.