WE WANT TO SEE YOU HEALTHY! The 3 Main Goals of Physical Therapy
Prevention It’s not enough for us to heal you. We also want to help strengthen your body to prevent future injuries to the same area. Prevention often ties to education: You need to understand what caused the issue in the first place to know how to prevent it. We will also teach you stretches and exercises that you can do at home to continue strengthening the injured areas. If you’ve never been to a physical therapy appointment, it can be intimidating walking through our doors. Now that you know we’re here to heal and educate you while helping to prevent future injuries, that first appointment should be much more manageable.
what you can do to decrease symptoms. We want to be transparent so you feel comfortable and know you’re in a safe place with physical therapists who want you to feel better. This often leads to positive outcomes when we’re finished with treatment. Healing Healing is a big part of physical therapy since, in most cases, you’re here to fix a physical issue that’s been plaguing you. We will work through stretches and exercises to relieve your pain and improve your functional abilities. Through physical therapy, we can accelerate the stages of healing while restoring muscle flexibility. After a few appointments, you will really start to notice a difference.
When patients arrive at their very first physical therapy appointment, they usually don’t know what to expect. In many cases, they have experienced an accident or injury and need physical therapy to regain the use of their body so they can enjoy their usual daily activities. They might think that the physical therapist’s only goal is to heal their body, but that’s actually only one part of it. Many of us have three goals in mind when we are working with our patients. Education For the most part, education increases understanding. We want our patients to understand why their body is responding the way that it is. If you’re in pain, we want to educate you on why you feel that way and
SUCCESS STORY
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“Absolutely fantastic place! Julian and his team were so helpful.”
–Chris Z.
“Employees are fantastic and therapist the best!!! Focus got rid of my pain. Thank you Dean, your therapy worked!” –Nancy H.
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