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Physiotherapy

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Therapy Details

Physiotherapy helps restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain, and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities of patients suffering from injuries or disease. Physiotherapy or "medically directed rehab" helps restore, maintain, and promote overall fitness and health. Treatment often includes exercise; especially for patients who have been immobilized or who lack flexibility, strength, or endurance. Physiotherapy helps encourage patients to use their muscles to increase their flexibility and range of motion. More advanced exercises focus on improving strength, balance, coordination, and endurance. The goal is to improve how an individual functions at work and at home.
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Benefits of Physiotherapy

Below are just some of the conditions where physiotherapy has helped in providing the best possible results.

  • Eliminating or reducing pain
  • Helps in avoiding surgery
  • Improving overall strength and coordination
  • Reducing the dependency on medicines
  • Managing and preventing sports related injuries
  • Staying fit at all ages and phases of life
  • Easing pregnancy and postpartum care
  • Improving mental health

Treatments

  • Therapeutic Ultrasound
    Although ultrasound is probably best known as a diagnostic tool, it’s also used to treat chronic pain and aid in a patient’s recovery from various soft tissue injuries. Treatment — referred to as therapeutic ultrasound — is noninvasive and requires no anesthesia. Research indicates it may result in pain relief, reduction of scar tissue and more efficient healing for many patients.
  • Electrical Muscle Stimulation (EMS)
    Electrical Muscle Stimulation is an exceptional way to help the body in the healing process. This is accomplished by sending a very small electrical current into the affected soft tissue injury or muscle spasm. The therapy utilizes this current in an effort to help reduce swelling and release trigger points that may have the muscle locked up. It does this by helping the body to release natural relievers of pain often referred to as endorphins. This is a great therapy if there is a spasm in a back or neck muscle. It works well in relaxing the muscle and allowing it to return to its normal state rather quickly. Short therapy sessions are excellent at facilitating healing from acute and chronic pain.
  • Instrument-Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM)
    IASTM is a practical manual therapy treatment to help relieve pain from soft-tissue injuries. Dr. Perez uses specially designed tools that are designed to help remodel scar tissue, increase range of motion, improve blood flow, promote tissue healing, and decrease pain.
  • Active Release Technique (ART)
    Active release technique refers to a manual process of manipulating tendons and other tissues as the patient actively moves the area. The thought is that the manipulation and pressure helps break up scar tissue or other damage, allowing the healthy tissue in the area to heal and regrow. ART can improve range of motion and functionality while reducing pain. That’s because scar tissue can bind or restrict muscles, tendons and ligaments from healthy movement. Over time, that can lead to irritation and swelling and degeneration of the muscles because they aren’t being used appropriately. Once scar tissue is removed, the body can begin to heal and the patient can start working to rebuild strength and movement.
  • Kinesiotaping
    ART can improve range of motion and functionality while reducing pain. That’s because scar tissue can bind or restrict muscles, tendons and ligaments from healthy movement. Over time, that can lead to irritation and swelling and degeneration of the muscles because they aren’t being used appropriately. Once scar tissue is removed, the body can begin to heal and the patient can start working to rebuild strength and movement. Kinesiology tape gently lifts the skin away from muscles and other body tissues. This can create space for blood and lymphatic fluid to move about and may help control inflammation. In addition, because the tape is flexible and lightweight, it doesn’t overly restrict movement, but it does provide some support.
  • Rehabilitative Exercises
    Sometimes the best medicine for an injury or other issue is rebuilding the muscles and functions of the body. One way to do that is through rehabilitative exercise. Rehabilitative exercise is a treatment method commonly used in sports medicine to help athletes recover from injuries, but it can also be valuable as physical therapy for those who are recovering from non-sports related injuries or trauma due to surgery. The main premise of rehabilitative exercise is that you’re building strength, endurance, flexibility, range of motion and other functionality by exercising specific parts of your body. Exercise rehab may consist of stretching, working with weights, cardio, and other activities.

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