Physical ailments can impact your quality of life, making it more difficult to accomplish daily activities. Santa Rosa Beach Physical Therapy offers personalized treatments to help with a variety of physical conditions. Here are three signs you should try physical therapy:
1. Sports Injury or Chronic Pain
If you have experienced a sports injury or chronic pain, physical therapy may be helpful for you. Sports performance and rehab are beneficial if you play sports or lead an active lifestyle. This style of physical therapy is helpful for assisting with injury recovery, restoring function, and improving movement quality; sports rehab can help you return to your sport and other activities. Our therapists at Santa Rosa Beach Physical Therapy are able to perform your treatments in a gym, which offers equipment for exercises, or an outdoor location of your choice.
Therapists utilize pain management treatments to help with injury recovery and chronic pain issues. These include stretching therapy and myofascial release. A physical therapist will prescribe an initial number of sessions during an evaluation. If needed, the therapist is able to adjust the number of prescribed sessions.
Treatment add-ons are available to help reduce inflammation; dry needling involves the therapist inserting needles into tissue to target joints and increase natural opioid production. Cupping therapy can also be beneficial if you experience musculoskeletal pain. This treatment utilizes suction cups to create negative pressure and reduce muscular pressure. Some therapists also offer laser therapy. This treatment, such as Class 4 laser therapy, utilizes red and near-infrared light to help with pain reduction; the intensity of the laser means that this treatment is done quickly. This treatment can be beneficial for those with chronic pain and sports injuries.
2. Neurological Disorder
Neurological disorders include nerve-related issues and balance problems. An occupational therapist and speech therapist are able to assist with neurohabilitation and other conditions that impact movement. A home therapist offers an initial telehealth session, which helps the therapist align their approach with your needs. They perform an initial evaluation, and a home visit allows the therapist to observe and identify how your routine and daily motions may impact your physical issues. This allows them to provide personal and relevant corrections during your appointments. Continuing sessions at your home allows you to practice with the parts of your routine you have challenges with, such as going up and down the stairs inside or outside your home. Santa Rosa Beach Physical Therapy also offers speech therapy to help with neurohabilitation.
3. Mobility Issues
A therapist is able to help promote mobility, assisting with general debility and geriatric rehabilitation. Therapy works to help enhance strength and improve movement to address mobility issues related to aging and other problems. This includes utilizing guided exercise and hands-on techniques. During your treatment, a therapist addresses specific muscles and tissues, physically manipulating them during the session.
If joint pain makes movement in traditional therapy sessions difficult, aquatherapy, or water-based sessions, are available. This type of therapy works to help improve exercise and promote greater flexibility. Our physical therapists are able to meet you at a beach or at a pool.
Learn More About Physical Therapy
Increasing athletic performance, recovering mobility after surgery, and addressing physical pain are all reasons to visit a physical therapist. Santa Rose Beach Physical Therapy offers mobile convenience, performing sessions in your home to prevent long-distance travel and prevent difficulties related to mobile issues. We offer occupational therapy, including hand therapy, and our physical therapists provide yoga sessions and health coaching. To learn more about physical therapy, we invite you to book a consultation with us today.