Ortho ... fisio ... biokineticist
Interesting interaction between these three.
Normal, healthy young individual with no pre-existing conditions ... and a clear cut injury. Then a cookie cutter standard rehab program may well work. IF the individual manages to do the exercises correctly.
IF it was this easy, then fisio's and bio's would not exist.
Few years back I was fortunate to get an orthopedic surgeon that was not knife-happy. After the scan he talked me through the results. Torn meniscus, but not bad enough for him to operate (his words). He rather recommended I see a bio.
So many "injuries" are referred pains, and the sore point is not the cause. Fisio's can be excellent in tracing these back to the origin. Massage, needles, acoustic-treatment, etc are a few of the tools in their kit to treat the pain and help you regain mobility. My personal experience have been that they only give basic stretch type exercises to continue the healing process. (pretty sure they can and do give more exercises as the case may require)
The last few years I have gained a new found respect for bio's. Not for pain treatment, but to look at the individual and then guide you through tailored exercises. These exercises look past recovery, towards strengthening muscle groups for long term better quality of life.
All said, if you are an old gym rat and know the basic exercises, then you might need less time with either of these. If you are not familiar with gym exercises and the correct posture .... downloading "standard" exercises can be dangerous.
As with all things medical, no one answer that works for everybody.
