PHYSICAL THERAPY
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy at Rosebank Sports Medicine & Therapy can help you recover from injury or illness and get back to living your life.
There are many life events that can compromise a person's ability to perform daily physical activities without pain or limitations. Surgery, illness, disease, and accidents can render a person bedridden, can cause them to lose vital strength and balance, and may even prevent them from feeding, bathing or otherwise caring for themselves.
Physical therapy focuses on helping individuals regain mobility and range of motion, while improving flexibility, strength, balance and endurance. PTs also focus on reducing acute or chronic pain caused by musculoskeletal injury or damage.
When Is Physical Therapy Helpful?
There is a number of life events and conditions that can make physical therapy a necessity for recovery:
- Arthritis
- Post-surgery recovery
- Broken bones
- Fractures
- ACL and MCL tears
- Strains
- Sprains
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Lupus
- Scoliosis
- Tendon inflammation
- Tendon tears
- Back pain
Physical therapy can help with acute or chronic musculoskeletal conditions that limit movement or cause pain.
Physical Therapy Treatments + Modalities
Physical therapy can encompass a number of treatments, therapy styles and modalities.
One of the most common types of physical therapy is therapeutic exercise.
This modality uses specific exercises to stimulate and strengthen a particular area of the body, while avoiding overwork or strain. Many people who attempt exercise on their own when healing from an injury often re-injure themselves from movements that are too strenuous or challenging. With a PT leading your exercise regimen, you can exercise safely and effectively.
Another treatment style often used by PTs is manual therapy. Manual therapy utilizes physical touch, pressure and manipulation to mobilize joints and muscles. Common aspects of manual therapy include massage, stretching, taping, myofascial therapy, soft tissue techniques and trigger point techniques.
Light therapy
is used by PTs to stimulate healing in wounds and to fight inflammation.
TENS
(transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) therapy uses low-voltage electrical currents to stimulate the body's production of endorphins and to reduce pain signals being submitted to the spinal cord.
Physical therapists also use heat, cryotherapy, and ultrasound therapy to help patients recover, regain movement and get relief from pain.