physical therapy assessment
Our approach to the physical therapy assessment centers on understanding and addressing the patient's needs with a patient-focused lens.
We begin with sitting down and listening to the details of the patient's condition, concerns, and ultimate goals of therapy. This allows us to gain a thorough understanding of their individual situation, considering their unique experiences and challenges.
During the objective part of a physical therapy assessment, we observe how your body moves and works. This includes checking how well your joints move, how strong your muscles are, how you feel things, and how you do different activities. We may ask you to perform certain movements or tests to understand your body better. We will also assess sport or activity specific movements if appropriate. This helps us figure out what the underlying causes of the condition or discomfort may be.
The information from the whole assessment goes into creating a rehab plan specific to your needs and goals.
We begin with sitting down and listening to the details of the patient's condition, concerns, and ultimate goals of therapy. This allows us to gain a thorough understanding of their individual situation, considering their unique experiences and challenges.
During the objective part of a physical therapy assessment, we observe how your body moves and works. This includes checking how well your joints move, how strong your muscles are, how you feel things, and how you do different activities. We may ask you to perform certain movements or tests to understand your body better. We will also assess sport or activity specific movements if appropriate. This helps us figure out what the underlying causes of the condition or discomfort may be.
The information from the whole assessment goes into creating a rehab plan specific to your needs and goals.
manual therapy
Manual therapy is a hands-on treatment approach used by physical therapists to alleviate your pain, improve your mobility, and enhance your overall body function. It involves skilled techniques where the therapist uses their hands to manipulate, mobilize, and massage muscles, joints, and soft tissues. The goal is to reduce your pain, increase your flexibility, restore normal movement patterns, and improve your body's overall function.
Manual therapy techniques may include joint mobilization, soft tissue massage, stretching, and specific movements tailored to the individual's needs.
At Physiopath, we use manual therapy to make your rehab process more effective and efficient. By easing discomfort, improving your ability to move, and helping your muscles work better, we aim to get your body in a better position to do the rehabilitation exercise program.
Manual therapy techniques may include joint mobilization, soft tissue massage, stretching, and specific movements tailored to the individual's needs.
At Physiopath, we use manual therapy to make your rehab process more effective and efficient. By easing discomfort, improving your ability to move, and helping your muscles work better, we aim to get your body in a better position to do the rehabilitation exercise program.
dry needling
Dry needling is a technique used to help ease muscle pain and tightness. It involves using very thin needles to target specific areas of tension or discomfort in your muscles. These tiny needles aim to release tight muscles and improve blood flow to help your body heal naturally.
The goal of dry needling is to reduce your muscle pain, help you move better, and enhance how your body works. It's often used as part of a broader plan to make you feel more comfortable and mobile, especially if you're having muscle-related issues.
The goal of dry needling is to reduce your muscle pain, help you move better, and enhance how your body works. It's often used as part of a broader plan to make you feel more comfortable and mobile, especially if you're having muscle-related issues.
exercise therapy
Exercise therapy is the backbone of physical therapy, essential for building your body's strength so that it can handle whatever activities you want or need to do.
The primary goal of exercise rehabilitation is to enhance your physical abilities, reduce pain, and restore your body to optimal functioning. It’s often a gradual process, helping you progress step by step towards regaining your normal movement and function. This personalized approach helps in improving your quality of life and reducing the chances of future injuries or setbacks.
The process involves a series of exercises that aim to improve your strength, flexibility, balance, and overall physical performance. These exercises are usually targeted to the affected or weakened areas of your body. It is most often a gradual process, helping you progress step by step towards regaining your normal movement and function. The program might involve a variety of activities such as stretching, strengthening exercises, cardiovascular exercises, balance and coordination training, and functional movements tailored to your daily activities.
At Physiopath, we craft a tailored exercise plan that fits your condition and, more importantly, your goals. This plan adapts and develops as you make progress. By the end of the program, our aim is for you to not only achieve your goals, but to also feel that you have gained some exercise tools to keep you moving in the future.
The primary goal of exercise rehabilitation is to enhance your physical abilities, reduce pain, and restore your body to optimal functioning. It’s often a gradual process, helping you progress step by step towards regaining your normal movement and function. This personalized approach helps in improving your quality of life and reducing the chances of future injuries or setbacks.
The process involves a series of exercises that aim to improve your strength, flexibility, balance, and overall physical performance. These exercises are usually targeted to the affected or weakened areas of your body. It is most often a gradual process, helping you progress step by step towards regaining your normal movement and function. The program might involve a variety of activities such as stretching, strengthening exercises, cardiovascular exercises, balance and coordination training, and functional movements tailored to your daily activities.
At Physiopath, we craft a tailored exercise plan that fits your condition and, more importantly, your goals. This plan adapts and develops as you make progress. By the end of the program, our aim is for you to not only achieve your goals, but to also feel that you have gained some exercise tools to keep you moving in the future.