When you arrive at Fyzical Lakewood Ranch, you should expect to enjoy personalized therapy that will deliver remarkable outcomes with safe and effective services. Your physical therapist will spend time with you to learn about your condition and its effect on your life, previous level of functioning, and your therapy goals. Your therapist will also take specific measurements such as strength, balance, flexibility, posture, functional mobility, skin integrity, coordination, palpation, muscle function and range of motion, all of which help to diagnose your problem and develop a treatment plan.
Thorough evaluation
Whether you come in for physical therapy, balance therapy, medical fitness, pelvic therapy, massage therapy, orthotics or a free screen, we always begin with a thorough evaluation and assessment. Our goal is to provide you with services that best fit your needs and the evaluation helps us to correctly evaluate your problem. We consider your doctor’s diagnosis and the causes and severity of your condition in order to properly educate you on the problems we can address to achieve your goals for good health.
Broad range of questions
During evaluation, the physical therapist begins by asking you questions about your condition. He or she may want you to describe your symptoms, when they started, where they occur, frequency and severity of pain, things that increase or decrease your symptoms, other treatments you have tried, any imaging you have received, your health history and your goals for physical therapy. An open and honest dialogue with your physical therapist will result in a more effective diagnosis and treatment plan.
Physical examination
The evaluation may involve the physical therapist taking your blood pressure and manually examining the affected area to assess where you are feeling pain. The therapist may take you through various motions to assess the state of joints, muscles and tissues. Wearing comfortable clothes will allow you to move freely for a better examination.
Tailored treatment
At the end of the evaluation, the physical therapist will discuss your specific situation with you and your doctor, help you understand what is happening with your condition, tailor a treatment plan for you, set goals for your therapy sessions and demonstrate to you how your treatment plan will work. Most likely, the therapist will advise that you focus on reducing pain and symptoms, restrain mobility and gradually work on regaining daily function.
With guidance from your physical therapist, you will understand how to strengthen and heal your body in order to return to a better quality of life. For more information on our physical therapy and orthopedic rehabilitation services, visit the FYZICAL Lakewood Ranch website.