Physical Therpy

Often, individuals experience little or no symptoms initially following a car accident but subsequently suffer from a variety of symptoms including pain and decreased function and mobility. Often the trauma associated with these types of injuries takes days and sometimes weeks to manifest itself. That is why it is important to receive immediate and appropriate treatment following an auto accident. Research shows that there are many benefits to initiating physical therapy care within 96 hours after you are in a motor vehicle accident.

• At Priority Physical Therapy & Rehab, we always perform a thorough examination of your injuries and determine the best course of action to provide the most beneficial symptom relief.

– Acute treatment may include manual therapies (which may include manipulations, strain-counterstrain, or other hands-on techniques), light pumping exercises, and/or microcurrent.

– Long term treatment may include manual therapies and/or specific strengthening

exercises to decrease long term discomfort.

– Whether your injuries are joint, muscle, neurological, whiplash or vestibular-

ocular we are prepared to treat you quickly and efficiently.

Experience You Can Rely On When It Comes to Car Accident Treatment.

We will assist you in returning you to your normal, daily, living activities as soon as possible. We offer excellent services, communication and accessibility. At Priority we specialize in getting you back to work and back to life sooner. Relieve the pain of your auto or work related injury

We assess and treat patients with injuries obtained during sports activities. These include both post-surgical and non-surgical sports injuries. We diagnose how the injury occurred, asking questions and using evaluative techniques and then develop a rehabilitation plan for treatment.

Some common sports-related injuries include:

• Tennis Elbow
• Golfer’s Elbow
• Runner’s Knee
• Rotator Cuff injury
• Shoulder Pain
• Muscle Sprain/Strain
• Achilles Tendonitis
• Shin Splits

1. Joint Replacements Surgeries:

Physical therapy is extremely important in the overall outcome of any joint replacement surgery. The goals of physical therapy are to prevent contractures, improve patient education on DOs and DON’Ts, and strengthen muscles around the the specific joint through controlled exercises.

In first phase 0-2 weeks the primary focus is inpatient education to avoid prevent post-operative complication, pain and inflammation control. Exercises may be initiated depending on surgical procedure but are very gentle and focus on improving ROM and improving circulation.

The second phase 2-8 weeks the focus is on improving ROM to normal and improve overall strength.

The 3rd phase 8-16 weeks, the main goal is to return to normal functional level and continue the progression of exercises.

2. Back & Neck Surgeries:

Spine surgery is a major undertaking, and rehabilitation is an important part to get the most possible benefit from the surgery. Essentially, rehabilitation (physical therapy, exercise) can help patients recover from spine surgery as quickly and completely as possible.

1. Patient education:

Our one-on-one physical therapy approach enable us to educate the patient about safety precautions after the back surgery with a focus on postural and muscle re-education, certain movements/positions to avoid and other safety precautions.

2. Pain management: controlling pain after the surgery is a very important step towards complete recovery, as it is very difficult to complete a rehab program if one is in pain. We may use different means to help minimize the pain, such as: Certain positions of the spine, certain types of movements, Ice application and Electric stimulations.
3. Exercise program: We will typically develop an exercise program tailored for your specific needs, taking into account the type of surgery, body type, and tissue conditions.

We focus on muscle facilitation with areas where the muscles may need special retraining to gain strength and provide stability following the back surgery. This type of exercise therapy may focus on:

• Muscles in the incision area
• Muscles that may have been weakened by nerve problems before the surgery
• Small muscles that work around each vertebra and help stabilize the spine. Most people (even those without spine problems) do not use these muscles very often. However, if these small muscles are trained properly, they can provide excellent stabilization that can protect the spine and protect the newly operated area to prevent future problems.

3. Other Surgeries:

Shoulder, knee and other common surgical procedures require a rigorous rehab program to attain complete recovery. At Priority Physical Therapy and Rehab we take pride in taking care of all your post-surgical rehab needs.