Orthopedic Injuries

Injured? We can help! We are here to help with your recovery. Physical therapy is crucial for orthopedic injuries, focusing on restoring mobility, reducing pain, and preventing complications through personalized exercises and interventions.

Physical therapists play a crucial role in diagnosing, treating, and rehabilitating these and many other orthopedic injuries and conditions. Our expertise in movement and rehabilitation techniques helps patients recover effectively and regain optimal function and mobility. Orthopedic conditions can stem from poor posture, gait, excess weight, injury, and degenerative disease, therefore, a one-treatment-fits-all approach is inadvisable.

Common Orthopedic Conditions:

Rotator Cuff Tears: Injuries to the muscles and tendons surrounding the shoulder joint, often requiring physical therapy or surgical intervention to restore strength and range of motion.

ACL Tears: Damage to the anterior cruciate ligament in the knee, often requiring post-surgical rehabilitation to regain stability and function.

Ankle Sprains: Ligament injuries in the ankle due to twisting or rolling, commonly treated with exercises to improve strength and proprioception.

Lumbar Strain: Lower back muscle injuries, often treated with therapeutic exercises and manual therapy techniques to alleviate pain and improve flexibility.

Tennis Elbow: Tendonitis in the elbow caused by repetitive motion, managed with exercises and modalities to reduce inflammation and improve strength.

Fractures: Bone breaks requiring physical therapy for recovery, focusing on restoring mobility, strength, and function through targeted exercises and functional training.

Osteoarthritis: Degenerative joint disease resulting in pain and stiffness, managed with exercises to improve joint mobility, strength, and pain management strategies.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Compression of the median nerve in the wrist, treated with therapeutic exercises and ergonomic modifications to relieve symptoms and prevent recurrence.

Plantar Fasciitis: Inflammation of the tissue on the bottom of the foot can be caused by a variety of reasons. This is treated with stretching exercises, orthotics, and modalities to reduce pain and promote healing.

Scoliosis: Abnormal curvature of the spine, managed with therapeutic exercises to improve posture, strengthen muscles, and reduce pain associated with the condition.

Meniscus Tears: Torn cartilage in the knee joint, managed with therapeutic exercises and sometimes post-surgical rehabilitation to improve strength and stability.

Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis): Condition characterized by stiffness and pain in the shoulder joint, treated with stretching exercises and manual therapy to restore range of motion.

Bursitis: Inflammation of the fluid-filled sacs (bursae) that cushion joints, often in the shoulder, elbow, hip, or knee, managed with therapeutic exercises and modalities to reduce inflammation and pain.

Achilles Tendonitis: Inflammation of the Achilles tendon at the back of the ankle, treated with stretching exercises, eccentric strengthening, and modalities to promote healing.

Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome (Runner's Knee): Pain around the kneecap, typically due to overuse, treated with exercises to strengthen quadriceps and improve patellar alignment.

Spinal Stenosis: Narrowing of the spaces within the spine, often causing nerve compression and pain, managed with exercises to improve flexibility and strength, and pain management techniques.

Hip Labral Tears: Tears in the cartilage that lines the hip joint socket, treated with therapeutic exercises and sometimes surgical rehabilitation to improve hip stability and function.

Tendinitis: Inflammation or irritation of a tendon, such as in the Achilles tendon or the elbow (e.g., golfer's elbow), treated with therapeutic exercises, modalities, and activity modification.

Postural Dysfunction: Issues related to poor posture, which can lead to musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction, managed with exercises to improve posture awareness, strengthen supportive muscles, and reduce pain.