Physical Therapy (PT) for arthritic symptoms enhances long term movement quality and eases painful and limiting symptoms. Everyday movements become easier to perform and wear and tear on your joints are reduced. Physical Therapy Treatment Plan for Arthritis can include: • certain medications • various supplements • a variety of topical treatments The physical therapist…
In today’s rapidly expanding realm of therapeutic techniques, two often-confused treatments are dry needling and acupuncture. While both employ slender, sterile needles inserted into the body, their origins, intentions, and methodologies diverge significantly. Dry Needling, a modern intervention rooted in Western medicine, targets specific trigger points in muscles to alleviate pain, improve range of motion,…
Did you know that physical therapy can help you feel more steady on your feet? PT is a safe and effective way to improve your balance and decrease your risk for falls. Patients that may be at increased risk for falls: What therapy can do: Therapy can help the balance systems in your body react…
Biofeedback is used to help control specific body functions. These body functions include heart rate, muscle contractions, and body temperature. The physical therapist will place electrodes on your body during biofeedback therapy to act as sensors of body functions. The electrodes sense how the body functions and a biofeedback processor analyzes this information. Audiovisual cues…
Gender Affirming Surgery (GAS) Physical therapy is recommended before surgery (if possible) and after all top and bottom surgeries. Many surgical procedures require physical therapy to help patients regain full function and maximize recovery and are considered health care standards of care. You should expect to receive support after gender-affirming surgical procedures in the form…
What Can Physical Therapy Do for You? Experiencing aches and pains from a new or old injury, car accident, surgery, or falling is not unusual. Greater than one-half of all Americans have been suffering from pain for years. Fact: physical therapists not only treat your pain but also treat the source of the pain. At…
Dry needling is a treatment technique we use quite frequently at our physical therapy clinic. Many people are unaware of what all it entails. We are going to answer all of your questions including the benefits, if it hurts and much more. We hear these common questions, so here is a little dry needling 101…