What type of patients are referred to Physical Therapy Now?
Most patients are referred to Physical Therapy Now because; either they are recovering from surgery, an accident, a debilitating injury, or they have chronic pain! Post operative patients or post injury patients need rehabilitation of their joints and muscle/soft tissue systems. We treat these movement dysfunctions and their associated pains to restore your body’s ability to move in a normal, pain free manner. Chronic pain is best understood by looking at the basic origin of pain. Pain occurs when tissue is damaged. Physical Therapy Now can help determine why tissue is not healing, and to develop a plan of care that will alleviate stresses to damaged tissue so that it can heal. – What should I expect at Physical Therapy Now? A. Our evaluation and physical assessment includes the following: • Assessment of which muscles are lacking strength. • Testing of joint biomechanics for dysfunction. • Breakdown of your injury or symptoms step by step. • Static (posture) and dynamic (movement and
