Working from home creating new demand for physical therapy Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune (TNS) Jan. 2, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail Working from couches, dining tables and kitchen counters is taking a toll on people’s bodies. People are also getting injured when they start new exercise routines because their regular gyms closed, or they no longer want to go to them. And that’s to say nothing of the physical therapy some COVID-19 patients require after they recover.Stefan Amer Joyce Brodsky was always more of a sunbather than a swimmer. But after COVID-19 began spreading, sitting in chairs by her condominium pool was no longer allowed, and the only place to catch the sun was in the deep end.