Making it out of months of physical therapy is a real milestone. Here’s why moving on to orthopedic care feels so good:
1- You’re Finally Free from Awkward Small Talk 🥴
No more pretending you care about your physical therapist’s “I’ll-give-them-five-more-years” marriage, or listening to his (endless) “everything is socialism” speeches.
2- You Can Finally Admit Physical Therapy Will Never Fix Your Issues 🙂↔️
You can retire from going through the motions and performing exercises while someone silently counts your reps like a prison warden.
3- You Can Delete All of Those Appointment Reminders 🥳
Your phone calendar can breathe again. Goodbye, back-to-back scheduling chaos. You will not be missed.
4- You Don’t Have to Explain Why You Missed Your Appointment… Again 😏
No more creative excuses (see: lies) for missing “Makeup Monday.”
5- Your Wardrobe Isn’t Limited to Yoga Pants and Tank Tops👖
You can finally wear real pants and dresses, and you’ll never have to see that one male patient who insisted on walking around in tiny mesh shorts ever again.
6- Real Progress, Real Doctors 🩻
You’re with the pros now. More imaging, real diagnoses, big decisions. It’s Season 2 of your recovery, and the end of “let’s just see how you do for a few more weeks.”
7- Orthopedics = Validation 🏆
When you move to ortho, it’s proof you survived Level 1. You’re not just “being dramatic.” You have an MD who believes your pain is real.
8- You’re One Step Closer to Normal Life 😎
PT is like being stuck in a limbo of half-recovery and half-misery. Orthopedics is the highway out, even if there are still a couple of tolls ahead.
Pro Tip:
Celebrate the milestone, but don’t toss those resistance bands just yet. Your orthopedic team will ask if you’re still using them, and you want to be able to say “absolutely!” (Whether you actually are is between you and your closet. Shh.)