PHYSICAL THERAPY:
WHAT DOES A PHYSICAL THERAPIST DO?
Physical therapists help restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. They restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health. At Crosswinds Therapy, we specialize in Orthopedic PT-- assessing and treating disorders and injuries of the neruo-musculo-skeletal (nerve-muscle-bone) system.
WHAT CAN I EXPECT IN PT TREATMENT at Crosswinds Therapy?
• SKILLED hands-on work called Manual Therapy, such as Joint Mobilizations, MyoFascial Release, ManualTraction, Deep Tissue work, and other bodywork techniques
• Modalities such as hot/cold packs, Electrical Stimulation, and Ultrasound. These Modalities often used to expedite recovery and reduce pain
• Therapeutic excercise prescription, tailored to your medical needs
WHAT DOES PHYSICAL THERAPY TREAT?
Physical Therapy treats almost any injury/disease affecting the nerves-muscles-bones-connective tissues of your body!
• Spine: such as neck pain, rib/mid-back pain, low back pain, pelvic pain
• Extremities: such as shoulders, elbows, wrists, pelvis, hips, knees, ankle, foot, TMJ
• Connective tissue and their dysfunctions: such as fractures in bone, ligament sprains, tendonitis, muscles strain, neuralgia (nerve pain)
• Pain syndromes: Headaches, Migraines, Fibromyalgia, arthritis, post-partum condition, Motor Vehicle Accident, chronic pain