PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (WAGM) - Whether you’re injured while playing sports or are hurt in a motor vehicle accident many different injuries may require physical therapy for your body to properly heal. Physical therapy is treatment whose primary function is to restore physical function and movement. Physical Therapist at AR Gould, Rachel Emery, says they achieve this using several different methods, depending on the injury. “Heat, electrical stimulation, soft tissue mobilization such as massage or stretching. Physical therapists will use a variety of equipment. A lot of physical therapists use their hands as like their primary tool, but it could be as simple as a hot pack or an ice pack. We have different tools that help us facilitate range of motion and loosening of the fascia and the muscles. We have a variety of biking equipment, treadmills, things like that to help with cardiovascular endurance and general strengthening.”