PT discharge

Movement Compliance

73% of people stop their PT exercises within 4 weeks. Here’s the actual reason why
ByUprightAfter March 20, 2026March 27, 2026

The statistics on home exercise compliance after physical therapy discharge are striking. Research consistently shows that between 24 and 35 percent of patients fully adhere to their prescribed home exercise program after discharge. For the rest — up to 73 percent — the exercises stop within weeks. This is not a motivation problem. It is…

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Movement Compliance

The problem with your discharge sheet isn’t the exercises.
ByUprightAfter March 13, 2026March 27, 2026

When someone leaves physical therapy with a home exercise program, the instinct is often to evaluate the exercises themselves. Are they the right movements? Are the sets and reps appropriate? Is the progression correct? These are reasonable questions. But they are almost never the source of the problem. The exercises on a standard discharge sheet…

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