The goal is to give patients the education, movement strategies, exercises, and written instructions needed to continue making progress through an independent home program or gym routine.

Occupational therapy can help patients recognize how pain-related stress, fatigue, fear of movement, reduced motivation, and changes in relationships may affect daily function. Therapists can also teach coping strategies to help patients manage those challenges.

Yes. Occupational therapy can identify factors that may increase your risk of falling and teach strategies to improve safety and reduce that risk. This can be especially helpful for people who have limited their activity because they are afraid of falling.

Occupational therapy may address activities related to work, school, self-care, homemaking, sleep, church, recreation, and community participation. Treatment is tailored to the activities that are most important to you.

Yes. Physical therapy can help you learn movement strategies, pacing techniques, and coping approaches that allow you to gradually improve your activity tolerance while managing chronic pain more effectively.

A physical therapist evaluates your symptoms, movement, abilities, and physical limitations. That information is used to develop a treatment program designed to improve your tolerance for daily activities, work, hobbies, and recreation.

Physical therapy focuses primarily on strength, flexibility, endurance, posture, balance, and movement. Occupational therapy focuses on helping patients perform everyday activities such as working, dressing, caring for their homes, participating in the community, and maintaining healthy routines.

Functional rehabilitation combines physical therapy and occupational therapy to help people with chronic pain improve movement, manage symptoms, and return to daily activities that matter to them. Treatment is based on each patient’s current abilities, limitations, and goals.