Physical therapy is a health care specialty involved with evaluating, diagnosing, and treating disorders of the musculo-skeletal system.
The ultimate goal of physical therapy is to restore maximal functional independence to each individual patient. To achieve this goal, physical such as exercise, heat, cold, electricity, and massage are utilized.
Physical therapy is provided by physical therapists, who are licensed health care professionals with a master’s or doctorate degree in physical therapy. Physical therapists evaluate, diagnose, and manage the physical therapy treatment plan, customizing it to each individual’s needs.
Physical therapy is ordered by a physician when it is felt that such a course of treatment would be beneficial.
It is offered to a wide variety of patient’s including newborn babies, children, adults, and geriatrics.
Physical therapy is useful in treating many different medical disorders. and injuries, neurological and muscular illness, as well as cardiopulmonary diseases are only a few pathologic conditions which physical therapy plays a treatment role in.
Through patient and therapist interaction, physical therapy can help restore movement and function helping patients return to their prior level of independence.
Some of the conditions that physical therapists manage include:
- back and neck pain
- spinal and joint conditions, such as arthritis
- bio-mechanical problems and muscular control
- cerebral palsy and spinabifida
- heart and lung conditions
- sport-related injuries
- tension-type headaches
- stress incontinence
- neurological conditions, such as stroke and multiple sclerosis
See Suzanne Thomas at Desert Springs Physical Therapy in Silver City, NM for pain relief of all types.
You can schedule an appointment by calling (575)-534-1187 or Health care professional may fax a prescription to (575)-534-1439.