If you choose to do PT, it can be helpful. Ideally, your outpatient PT will ask what YOUR goals are and build a program to help you achieve them. My outpatient PT told me if something was more than uncomfortable to let him know, and he'd come up with an alternative. One time something seemed merely uncomfortable at the session, but I was in pain for two days afterward. I went in on the next session and told him, and he said, "We won't do THAT again!" This is what you want in a PT. Any other response is unacceptable. On a couple other instances, he asked me to do something, and I knew the second I attempted it that I wasn't ready yet, so I told him, and he provided an alternative that worked every time. PT needs to be an interactive process. Ask questions, give them feedback about what they are asking you to do feels like. Frequently, they would then explain what was going on or why they were doing a certain thing. It built trust, and I think our sessions went better because of it. If the PT you get doesn't interact with you in this way, you should strongly consider seeking another therapist or therapy place.
I had a great in home PT who massaged my lower leg several times to help ease tight tissues and, I think, help keep fluids moving back and and into the system to be cleansed. She never asked me to do anything that hurt, but some things were a little uncomfortable.