GETTING A HANDLE ON SHOULDER, ELBOW, & WRIST PAIN
NOW AVAILABLE: TELETHERAPY! While our doors are open, we understand that right now, not everyone can leave their homes to attend their physical therapy appointments. For these patients, we have started offering Teletherapy visits. These visits are one-on- one with your physical therapist on a HIPAA compliant platform. For each Teletherapy visit, you will receive recommendations and feedback from your therapist in real-time. For those of our patients One of the biggest concerns regarding pain in the shoulder, elbow and wrist is that it is difficult to impossible to actually allow these parts of the body time to rest. Everymovement and action requires these body parts—and when the pain develops in both arms, as it often does, treating the pain becomes even more complicated. It is impossible to care for your basic needs without involving your shoulder or wrist, let alone get through a day at the office. This is why somany issues regarding pain in the shoulder, elbows andwrists typically become chronic. Since it is difficult to allow these body parts time to properly rest, they continue being overused and the pain can actually worsen.
• Less time in the waiting room. • Better Health. 5 Tips For A Successful Teletherapy Visit: • Make sure your phone or computer is fully charged or plugged in. • Close all open windows on the device you are using. • Make sure no other device is using yourWIFI or internet. (Turnoff yourNetflix or SlingTV…). • Getting closer to the WIFI tower helps strengthen your signal if needed. • If we have a bad connection and you can not hear or see your therapist then exit out of the visit and try to enter again through your emailed invitation. Call today or request your appointment at loudounpt.com/newsletter-request- appointment/. alleviate some of the pain associatedwith your injury. Don’t assume that pain in your shoulder, elbows or wrists will go away on its own. It ismore common for the pain to worsen, and compensating for thepainby overusing the opposite armcan cause further injury to develop. For support with learning how to manage the pain, and to learn exercises and techniques that can help you overcome the injury and restore proper strength and functionality to your shoulders, elbows and wrists, schedule an appointment at loudounpt.com/newsletter-request- appointment/.
who have already started to take advantage of these virtual visits, we are already starting to see great success. During your visit you will receive: • Movement Evaluation to determine your true problem. • Education on why you are hurting and how to prevent it from reoccurring. • Exercise prescription specifically to meet your needs. Benefits of Teletherapy • Important: Most Insurance plans DO pay for Physical therapy is the ideal tool for support in this regard. Working with a physical therapist will provide you with an opportunity to understand what movements may be causing further discomfort, and can help you to strengthen the surroundingmuscles while improving range of motion, which together will likely Telehealth Physical Therapy visits. • No transportation time or costs. • No need to take time off work. • Eliminate child or elder care issues. • Remote access to a Physical Therapist. • Less chance of catching a new illness. Treating Shoulder, Elbow and Wrist Pain Addressing the painearly on is the best way to prevent an issue frombecoming chronic. Turning tomedication and braces for pain management is not a long-term solution and will only push off the inevitable truth — that you need to find a solution for the problem that is causing you pain.
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