In pain or injured? Physical therapy may be just what you need!

Physical therapy is known for healing a variety of sources of back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, ankle, and foot pain as well as injuries and impairments of the body. An example of someone that needs physical therapy is someone who has been in car accident and has suffered minor injuries, someone recovering from orthopedic surgery, or experiencing body pain, headaches, or dizziness (as well as many other conditions and sources of pain).

Physical therapy can address your health conditions using appropriate and specialized activities specific to your pain or injury. These set of physical activities will help enable you to move normally thus giving you the freedom to live life the way you used to do.

The first step of the physical therapy process, will be for your physical therapist to conduct a thorough examination of your condition. Once done he/she will then create a schedule of daily physical activities that will help you gain muscle strength, endurance, range of motion, and motor coordination. All of these are needed in order for you to move normally and to enable each of your body parts to function well. The PT is also tasked to demonstrate to you the correct way of executing each physical exercise. If you are diligent and hard working in executing the treatment plan, you will surely gain maximum benefits from the activities.

Often times, people who suffer accidents would opt for physical therapy instead of undergoing surgery. There are countless treatments these days to help speed up the process of healing and if possible, to help steer clear of undergoing surgery. This is only recommended if it is supported by the patient's primary care physician or surgeon. Physical Therapy can also help a patient rehabilitate after surgery.

Want to know if physical therapy can help you? Call one of Pinnacle Physical Therapy's two convenient locations to discuss possible treatment or schedule a screening to have a physical therapist evaluate your condition. We accept most forms of insurance, offer significant cash pay discounts, accept Medicare/Medicaid, Worker's Compensation, and will work with your attorney or insurance company if you are involved in a motor vehicle accident. You have the right to live pain free! Call us today to schedule - Post Falls (208) 777-4242 or Coeur d'Alene (208) 665-2000.