Physical therapy and chiropractic care play a vital role in improving pain, mobility, and strength. When combined, these treatments can accelerate the recovery process. A successful rehabilitation journey relies on the three R’s: Reset, Reinforce, and Reload. Working with the right medical team and understanding how your body moves can significantly enhance your quality of life.
Reset: The Foundation of Recovery
The Reset phase is the most crucial step in the recovery process. It involves manual interventions performed by a chiropractor or physical therapist to improve mobility and motor control—without active participation from the patient. This phase is not guided exercise but rather hands-on techniques such as mobilizations, manipulations, chiropractic adjustments, soft tissue work, dry needling, craniosacral techniques, Active Release Technique (A.R.T.), and instrument-assisted therapies. Incorporating manual therapy techniques into your treatment plan is essential for a successful recovery.
chiropractic adjustment at Midland Sports Rehab and Freeland Sports Rehab
Reinforce: Maintaining Progress
The Reinforce phase helps sustain the benefits gained during the Reset stage. It also allows patients to continue progress between appointments. This phase includes education on proper stretching, sleep positions, nutrition, ergonomics, foam rolling, and exercise modifications to prevent symptom aggravation. Chiropractors and physical therapists often use tools like kinesiology tape to support and enhance the Reset stage, ensuring lasting results.
Reload: Strengthening for Long-Term Success
The Reload phase focuses on corrective exercises to improve function and reduce pain. Proper exercise progression and an understanding of movement patterns are key to maintaining the improvements made during the Reset and Reinforce stages. Physical therapy plays a critical role in this phase by guiding rehabilitation and strengthening movement patterns to prevent future issues.
The Power of Integrating the Three R’s
By incorporating the three r’s, Reset, Reinforce, and Reload, into your recovery plan, you gain a deeper understanding of your body’s mechanics and the reasons behind compensation patterns. If your Physical Therapy or Chiropractor practitioner is not assessing movement patterns, they may be making assumptions about the underlying dysfunction. Achieving lasting results requires addressing the tissue through Reset before moving on to Reinforcement and Reloading. Combining chiropractic and physical therapy care ensures a more efficient recovery and helps you regain optimal function faster.
At Midland Sports Rehab and Freeland Sports Rehab, we provide physical therapy and chiropractic care to the Midland, Freeland, and Saginaw, MI, areas. Our doctors are experts in patient care and incorporate the three r’s to help relieve back pain, neck pain, knee pain, and more! Book an appointment with our expert providers today for the best care in the Great Lakes Bay Region.