Key Benefits of Physical Therapy

Physical Therapists can help...

• Evaluate physical problems
• Increase and maintain muscle strength and endurance
• Restore and increase joint range of motion
• Increase coordination
• Decrease pain
• Decrease muscle spasm and spasticity
• Decrease swelling and inflammation of joints
• Promote healing of soft tissue lesions
• Prevent contracture and deformity of limbs
• Alleviate walking problems
• Educate patients and family
• Decrease stress

There are a number of treatment methods that we utilize in our patients recovery:

• joint mobilization
• soft tissue release
• trigger point release
• manual therapy
• myofascial stretching
• muscle re-education
• modalities
• therapeutic exercise
• re-conditioning program
• specific strengthening of weak muscles
• home exercise program

Balance, endurance, stabilization, and strengthening are emphasized with the goal to enhance function and advance to higher activity levels.  Prior to discharge a customized fitness program can be developed for you on site at your fitness club.