6 Fun Facts About Physical Therapy!
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Physical therapy can help relieve your pain quicker than other common healthcare practices
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Physical therapy uses several different kinds of modalities to assist you on your journey to becoming pain free!
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You don’t always have to have surgery.
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Although some injuries will require surgery, going and seeing a physical therapist in the early stages of your decision-making process, can give you another insightful option as to what manual therapy, modalities, and at home exercises can do for you!
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Physical Therapy is not a massage
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We specialize in hands-on manual therapy and applying pressure to soft tissues to relax tense muscles and improve blood circulation. We integrate massage-type motions, but only in highly individualized areas and for therapeutic purposes only.
Physical therapy can help the elderly with their balance to prevent injuries caused by falling.
The most common injury produced from falling are hip fractures, due to the elderly’s overall decrease in muscle strength. Strength exercises help to build muscle and overall coordination.
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Helpful with Pathologic Conditions
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Muscular, Neuropathic, and Sports Injuries can achieve greater muscular restoration, and functioning.
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Physical therapy isn’t just for adults, it’s also for kids!
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Physical therapy helps with a number of children’s ailments including developmental and physical disabilities.
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These are just a few of the many ways Results Physical Therapy can change your life!