Physical therapy is a standard treatment that utilizes various techniques to improve mobility after an injury or surgery. It can also help with aging conditions that cause pain and mobility issues.
At Integrated Body and Medicine, our team of specialists offers physical medicine and rehabilitation to allow you to improve strength and whole-body wellness. We provide physical therapy for issues like knee pain, sciatica, lower back pain, and healthy aging.
Physical therapy (PT) improves joint and muscle mobility while also addressing strength, pain, and balance. It's often necessary after a sports injury or surgery or to manage chronic health conditions that occur with aging.
A physical therapist oversees the treatment plan and customizes the exercises to your needs. They ensure you're safe during therapy and adjust the treatment plan to your requirements.
We utilize a variety of therapies to improve strength, balance, and overall mobility. Stretching, focused strength training, and conditioning are all aspects of physical therapy that allow you to heal and age well.
Improving strength is a key component of PT to help you overcome injuries and improve after surgery. It's also crucial as you age because the muscles begin to waste, leading to difficulty with activities of daily living and increasing chances of injury and falls.
Nearly every PT program incorporates strength training to improve muscle strength, endurance, and mobility. We utilize bodyweight exercises, weights, and machines to target specific muscle groups around an injury or site of chronic pain.
Over the course of several weeks to months, we slowly increase the load on your muscles, gradually increasing strength. Enhanced strength improves mobility and balance and reduces chronic pain, especially with age.
As you age, muscle wasting occurs, increasing the chances of injury or pain. Because of decreased strength, it's often difficult to do everyday activities that you used to do. PT improves muscle strength, allowing you to age well and do activities you love.
Age changes many things in your body, including strength and mobility. Although we utilize physical therapy for injuries, surgery, and chronic pain, we also use it to help avoid injuries, especially with age.
PT provides a way to age gracefully and prevent age-related injuries. We support healthy aging with PT through the following:
Chronic pain is more likely in older adults due to past injuries, chronic pain conditions, and arthritis. PT utilizes manual therapy, massage, and therapeutic exercise to manage pain and discomfort successfully.
Falls are prevalent in older adults and can cause severe injuries, such as hip fractures. At PT, we offer fall prevention tips, such as proper footwear, gait and balance training, and home modifications.
Osteoarthritis is prevalent in older adults, causing joint pain and reduced mobility. PT provides range-of-motion exercises and stretching techniques to enhance joint flexibility and prevent chronic pain from arthritis.
As muscles weaken and joints become stiff, your balance changes. Balance problems result in falls and injuries. PT incorporates balance training to improve stability and prevent falls and other injuries.
PT also improves bone health to prevent bone loss from conditions like osteoarthritis. By improving muscle strength and bone health, it may help you avoid painful fractures, which aids in healthy aging.
To schedule a physical therapy consultation with our team, call our office in the greater Highland and Hammond, Indiana, area today or use our handy scheduling tool to request an appointment.
