Does Physical Therapy Hurt?

Will It Hurt? Physical therapy shouldn't hurt, and it will be safe. But because you'll use parts of your body that are injured or have chronic pain, physical therapy can be challenging, even hard. For example, you may feel sore after stretching or deep tissue massage.

Can physical therapy be painful?

When performed by a licensed physical therapist, physical therapy should not hurt. But it can be challenging. You will have to work, and you will feel discomfort and soreness during and after each session.

Is it normal to hurt worse after physical therapy?

If you are sore after physical therapy, that is a sign that your muscles and body are being stressed but in a good way. It's similar to how strength training works. A muscle must be loaded to become stronger; there must be some kind of resistance otherwise the muscle fibers will never have the chance to grow.