Are You in Pain?

The most common question asked by new patients is: “Can you tell me what’s wrong with me?”

If your body is in pain, suffers numbness, stiffness or loss of flexibility the obvious concern is what’s causing it and what can be done about it.

Perhaps you’ve received physical therapy in the past that mostly consisted of some hot packs/cold packs, muscle stimulation and home exercises. If so, the results were likely not up to your expectations.

Do You Want to Know if Physical Therapy Can Help?

Do you have pains and aches, loss of mobility or stiffness? You may very well need physical therapy to regain your former state of well-being. The good news is that you don’t need to keep living with it.

Give us a call and we can arrange a complimentary consultation.  At the end of the consultation we will let you know if we think we can help and how to proceed.

Our Doctor of Physical Therapy is a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist

The credential of ‘Orthopedic Certified Specialist’ and ‘Doctor of Physical Therapy’ may not mean much to the average consumer, but it makes them no less impressive. Most Physical Therapists are not also Doctors and only 6,000 (at this writing) Orthopedic Certified Specialists exist in the United States – and we have one of them!

What that means is that patients at HealthNOW are assured of finding out exactly why they feel the way they do – in other words an exact diagnosis. Plus, they will receive treatment that gets the job done efficiently and effectively.

If you would like our expert to give diagnose you and design a treatment program, call us for a free consultation.

What is Physical Therapy?

Physical Therapy repairs injury or impairment. Such problems require rehabilitation and healing, which is accomplished through a combination of therapies and techniques Treatment is supervised by physical therapists, who restore range of motion, muscle strength and fitness after an injury.

The principles of physical therapy have been around since the dawn of man. When people think of how physical therapy is utilized, they may think of someone who is trying to relearn how to walk after a debilitating car accident, or perhaps they think that “rehabilitation” is only for elite athletes.

Factually, rehabilitation is now  believed to be essential for any individual, regardless of age, who is injured and wants to return to his or her former lifestyle.

Physical therapy is used not only to deal with orthopedic problems such as back pain, neck pain or knee pain, but also for a wide variety of problems such as rheumatoid arthritis, TMJ (jaw pain), plantar fascitis (arch pain) and carpal tunnel syndrome.

Physical therapists also help young children with birth defects, assist stroke victims to restore movement, and speed post operative recovery. Perhaps most importantly, Physical Therapy can help prevent many problems since it teaches techniques to avoid injury.

Why is Physical Therapy at HealthNOW Unique?

At HealthNOW, the Physical Therapy department consists of a highly trained professional team who excel in diagnosis and treatment through the utilization of a broad range of techniques. The result? Successful prevention as well as treatment of pain and disease.

The department embraces the belief that physical therapy should integrate examination, history, analysis, and restoration of normal motion and function. To this end, “hands on” treatment consists of more than 30 minutes of each visit. This is a departure from many physical therapists who spend the majority of their time treating their patients with ultrasound and ice packs.

The initial approach is to rule out serious disease, establish what limitations exist, make an accurate diagnosis,  and create a baseline for monitoring progress. The objective examination received by all patients obtains quantifiable measurements that aid in the above mentioned diagnosis, treatment and measurement of progress.

Our aim is to correct the source of the problem rather than merely treat the symptoms.

A wide variety of conditions are treated, ranging from orthopedic to neurological, and from pediatric to sports. Many physical therapy modalities are available at the clinic, including:

• exercise prescription (strength, control, stretching and endurance)                              

• manual therapy techniques

• soft tissue massage

• cryotherapy

• heat therapy

• electrotherapy.

The physical therapy staff is not only trained in various exercise techniques, but they have specialized machines at their disposal which retrain muscles for optimum functioning.

Every patient has a personalized regimen created to address their particular needs. Goals are set and progress is monitored every step of the way. Those patients committed to wellness have enjoyed great benefits from following their individualized  program.  They enjoy coming for treatment because they witness the progress they are making.  The Physical Therapy department is very proud of its success rates.

A patient receiving physical therapy may be solely on a physical therapy program, or their treatment may be part of a more broad based program including chiropractic, internal medicine or clinical nutrition.  Each program is designed uniquely for the you.

Give us a call and we’ll let you know what we recommend to solve your complaints and get you back to feeling good again!