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​​Scottsdale, AZ Orthopedic Physical Therapy

If you have an illness or get injured and your mobility is affected, your doctor will probably recommend physical therapy as part of the orthopedic rehabilitation process. Chances are, physical therapy will be one part of your treatment, but it is critical to your healing. When you combine Orthopedic Physical Therapy with other recommended therapies, you can return to your everyday life activities sooner.

What is Orthopedic Physical Therapy?

​​Scottsdale, AZ Orthopedic Physical Therapy

Orthopedic physical therapy helps you recover from illness or injury affecting your musculoskeletal system. Your musculoskeletal system is your bones, muscles, and everything that holds them together, such as joints, ligaments and tendons.

Orthopedic rehabilitation therapy optimizes your body’s physical ability in situations where you need:

  • More mobility
  • Greater flexibility
  • Reduced swelling 
  • Reduced stiffness
  • Stronger muscles
  • Better balance 
  • Increased stability
  • Less pain
  • Recovery after surgery

Each therapy session builds on the last, helping you gradually recapture your health and vitality to feel better and do your favorite activities again.

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers Skilled Orthopedic therapists in Scottdale can help you overcome any type of muscle, joint or nerve pain; restore your range of motion; increase your strength; and help you feel years younger. Your one-on-one customized treatment program may include the following:

  • Medical exercise therapy
  • Strengthening exercises
  • Flexibility and range of motion exercises
  • Cardiovascular exercises
  • Gait training
  • Balance training
  • Posture and coordination training
  • Manual and massage therapy
  • Activities of Daily Living (ADL) training
  • Fall prevention
  • Injury prevention
  • Fitness and wellness program

Our therapists have a large selection of equipment in our state-of-the-art facility, which means you get first-class, comprehensive care at every visit. You deserve to love your life, feel good, and be happy.

Benefits of Orthopedic Rehabilitation in Scottsdale

No matter what ails you, the amazing therapists at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Scottdale can take care of all your aches and pains - from head to toe - and get you back on track. Our experts treat clients with all types of general orthopedic injuries and conditions, including:

  • Arthritis
  • Post-surgical rehab
  • Neck and back pain
  • Joint replacements (hip, knee, shoulder)
  • Shoulder and elbow injuries
  • Knee injuries
  • Foot and ankle injuries
  • Tendon and ligament injuries
  • Muscle weakness
  • Overuse injuries
  • Pediatric injuries and therapy
  • Geriatric injuries and conditions
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Rotator cuff tear
  • Low back pain
  • TMJ (temporomandibular joint) disorders
  • Incontinence

Physical therapy is one of the best ways to get back to the activities you enjoy when you need orthopedic rehabilitation. Orthopedic physical therapy at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Scottdale offers many health benefits.

Some of these benefits include:

  • Greater strength
  • Increased stability
  • More cardiovascular capacity
  • Hastened recovery
  • Injury prevention
  • Reduced risk of falls
  • Pain reduction 
  • Reduced opioid use

Physical therapy is a noninvasive method that helps you feel better quickly, so you can get back to the activities you usually perform. Orthopedic Physical Therapy treatments often help patients avoid surgery for an injury if they have not already had surgery.

What to Expect During Orthopedic Physical Therapy at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Scottdale

Physical therapy sessions are a little different for everyone since your physical therapist designs a personalized treatment protocol for your specific condition. They also consider how you respond to the ongoing treatments. But physical therapists do have a standard treatment modality list they start with for orthopedic conditions.

You will likely experience one or more of these modalities in your sessions:

Orthopedic Hands-on Manual Physical Therapy

Manual therapy hands-on techniques help mobilize your joints and muscles with soft tissue massage, mobilization, and traction. Manual therapy enhances motor function and flexibility and reduces pain and inflammation.

Therapeutic Technology

Ultrasound, electrical stimulation, and lasers are commonly used technologies in an orthopedic physical therapy program. Ultrasound uses sound waves to improve blood flow and healing. Electrical stimulation helps nerve function. Lasers use light to stimulate tissue repair.

Exercise

You’ll spend a lot of time learning and performing targeted exercises during your physical therapy sessions. Targeted strengthening, stability, cardiovascular, and flexibility exercises increase your capacity. As your muscles get stronger, exercises reduce weakness and pain, improve your posture, and make many tasks much more manageable.

Your physical therapist will perform assessments throughout your treatment to gauge your progress.

A typical appointment lasts an hour, and you can expect sessions to last several weeks or more, depending on your condition and how well you respond.

Why Choose Orthopedic Rehabilitation Programs at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Scottdale, AZ

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Scottdale, AZ, considers many crucial factors when choosing Orthopedic Rehabilitation Programs. Here are some of the reasons our patients choose us. 

  • We offer specialized Orthopedic Rehabilitation Programs. Any physical therapist can treat orthopedic conditions. But the additional expertise of our certified therapists means faster, more complete recovery. Fewer appointments. Less pain. 
  • Up-to-date technologies with positive patient outcomes. Check out our numerous reviews to see how life-changing an orthopedic rehabilitation program can be at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Scottdale, AZ.

If you live in Scottdale, AZ, FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers is a leading choice for Orthopedic Physical Therapy. We have exceptional specialists using comprehensive treatments to get you moving again. 

Contact us today for more information about the benefits of Orthopedic Rehabilitation in Scottsdale.

Orthopedic Physical Therapy FAQs

What is orthopedic PT?

Orthopedic PT treats muscle, bone, tendon, ligament, or joint pain and limitations with conservative therapies such as manual therapy, physical therapy modalities, and therapeutic exercises. Orthopedic physical therapy concentrates on the enhancement of the orthopedic system.

How is orthopedic rehabilitation performed?

Physical therapists use hands-on manual therapies and introduce the patient to stretching, exercising, and other gradually progressing techniques to optimize physical abilities. Manual therapy helps mobilize muscles, ligaments, tendons, and joints with soft tissue massage, mobilization, heat & ice, and traction to enhance motor function and reduce pain and swelling.

What Conditions Does Orthopedic Rehabilitation Treat?

Orthopedic rehabilitation treats conditions like ligament tears, overuse injuries, fractures, arthritis, knee, hip, elbow, or shoulder pain, surgery, replacement, stroke, and amputation. All

physical therapists can treat orthopedic conditions, but orthopedic physical therapists have more in-depth training and knowledge in orthopedics.