When your musculoskeletal system - meaning your muscles, bones, and joints are not functioning properly it is rough. This can be things like pain, loss of motion, inflammation, stiffness, numbness, weakness, instability, or deformity. It can also be things like arthritis, osteoporosis, spinal pain, fractures, sprains, strains and tears, work and sports injuries, and joint replacements, as well as congenital deformities.

The physical pain and decreased mobility that come with these injuries or disorders is bad enough, but musculoskeletal injuries and disorders can also effect your mental health. An impeded musculoskeletal system can lead to stress, anxiety, and depression. Fortunately, the skilled orthopedic specialists at FYZICAL Spanish Fork can help you get back to living, working, exercising, and enjoying your hobbies. Our qualified professionals are experts in the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of injuries and disorders of the musculoskeletal system. The Physical Therapists at FYZICAL Spanish Fork can help you overcome your pain. They can help you move well again. 

 Let’s talk about your musculoskeletal system. Your musculoskeletal system does two major things: first, it helps to provide stability and support to your body; and second, it allows you to move. The stability and support comes from your skeletal system and the ability to move comes from the muscular system. 

 So now that we understand what your musculoskeletal system is and how it can be impeded lets talk about what we can do about it. Sometimes, when we are injured, or experience a musculoskeletal disorder we throw our hands up in despair and just proclaim I guess this is my life now. Or we think that only radical surgery or medication will provide any relief without a lot of hope for recovery. However, the truth is musculoskeletal conditions can be managed and even reversed with proper exercise and movement. That is where the physical therapists at FYZICAL Spanish Fork come in. They can help accelerate your body’s natural healing processes and get you moving again. We do this by seeking to decrease pain, restore motion and improve function. This, as you can imagine, will allow you to return to your normal activities. Imagine how amazing that would be.

Our skilled orthopedic specialists use a variety of techniques to help decrease pain, restore motion, and improve function. Our strategies include education, manual therapy - which means hands on assistance to get your body moving again - and exercises. We also use orthopedic devices, including orthotics, prosthetics, casts, braces, taping, and splints, to help decrease pain and increase mobility so you can enjoy the movement of your body more.

Now, at FYZICAL Spanish Fork, we understand that it can be difficult to know what you need to do to feel better (that is why you are reading online for help, right?); so at FYZICAL Spanish Fork, we want to give you the best information possible so you can make informed decisions about your body and your health. That’s why at FYZICAL Spanish Fork we offer free consultations to determine if your condition may benefit from a Physical Therapy visit to evaluate and diagnose your musculoskeletal pain. Then our skilled physical therapists will create an individualized treatment plan tailored to your needs. They will establish goals with you and meet with you regularly to help manage your symptoms and improve your quality of life.

If you or a loved one are suffering from musculoskeletal pain or mobility issues, contact us today to learn more about our orthopedic health program.