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A member asked:

Girlfriend been on bed rest since june. no activity at all. she's now ready to get body normal. will a physical therapist be helpful?

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Yes: A physical therapist would be very helpful slowly increasing her activity and building up het tolerance. Often it is hard when a person gets off bed rest for them to realize how much their muscles have weakened. A physical therapist can help safely strengthen those muscles and get her active again.

Dr Ali agreed

Answered 5/16/2015

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