What does a rehabilitation therapist do on a daily basis?

A rehabilitation therapist performs patient assessments and evaluations, comes up with treatment plans and implements them, and employs rehabilitation interventions and techniques daily. Here are some details on the common daily activities of a rehabilitation therapist:

• Performs patient assessments and evaluations. Rehabilitation therapists assess their patients' conditions and examine their functional limitations and abilities daily. They use tests, interviews, and medical histories to determine a proper and unique rehab plan for each patient that they have on a given day.
• Comes up with treatment plans and implements them. Rehabilitation therapists also come up with comprehensive treatment plans that are uniquely tailored to each of their patient's rehab needs regularly. This might include adjusting existing treatment plans in accordance with progress or setbacks that a patient is experiencing.
• Employs rehabilitation interventions and techniques. Rehabilitation therapists use a wide array of rehab techniques and interventions to assist their patients to regain mobility in a certain way. Some common methods include specific exercises, stretches, therapeutic modalities, devices, and manual therapies.