Physical therapy can help people of all ages regain or improve their strength, movement, and function after an injury or illness. Physical therapists are licensed medical professionals whose main goals are to eliminate or minimize your pain and restore your mobility, so you can get back to performing your normal, everyday activities without difficulty or discomfort.
Orthopedic physical therapy focuses on the musculoskeletal system and helps to restore function to joints, tendons, ligaments, and bones. It can be used to treat a number of disorders affecting different areas of the body, including the spine, knee, hip, shoulder, ankles, feet, and hands. Physical therapists regularly treat orthopedic sports injuries. They also regularly help orthopedic patients regain their strength and flexibility after surgery.
Customized Physical Therapy
If you require physical therapy for an orthopedic condition or injury, your therapist will work with you to design a customized therapy program tailored to meet your specific needs and help you to achieve your goals for a successful recovery. This can involve a variety of treatments and techniques, including:
- Personalized and progressive exercise programs
- Working alongside pain specialists to learn the right way to exercise to alleviate pain
- Manual therapy techniques for soft tissue and joint mobilization
- Electrical stimulation and therapeutic ultrasound
- Therapeutic exercises and stretches
- Massage therapy
- Heat and cold treatments
- Providing custom-made orthotic insoles
- Post-op training on durable medical equipment such as braces, crutches, splints, and continuous passive motion (CPM) machines
- Therapies designed to relieve pain and boost healing
- Patient education
- Pre-op physical therapy to strengthen muscles, ligaments, and tendons prior to surgery and to speed post-op recovery
- Coordinating additional support when required (nutritionists, pain specialists)
Orthopedic physical therapy aims to treat the underlying source of your pain, whether that’s arthritis or another condition, and it can improve chronic pain over time. Your therapist can guide you through all phases of healing, from the initial diagnosis through recovery and preventive care. Orthopedic physical therapists are experts in the way the body moves and so can help patients of all ages stay fit and active.
What Orthopedic Conditions Can a Physical Therapist Treat?
Physical therapists treat patients with all types of orthopedic injuries and conditions, including:
Spine
- Compression fractures
- Disc injuries and referred pain (sciatica, radiculopathy)
- Lower back pain
- Neck pain
- Post spinal surgery (fusion, discectomy)
Knee
- ACL, PCL, MCL, LCL injuries
- Meniscus injuries
- Patellofemoral pain
- Post knee replacement surgery
Hip
- Arthritis
- Post-hip-fracture-surgery
- Post-hip-replacement-surgery
Shoulder
- Acromioclavicular (A/C) injuries
- Impingement
- Labral Injuries / frozen shoulder
- Rotator cuff injuries
- Tendonitis
Ankle/foot
- Achilles tendon injuries
- Plantar fasciitis
- Post bunionectomy surgery
- Sprains and strains
Hand/arm
- Arthritis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Dislocations
- Golfer’s elbow
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow
Orthopedic Physical Therapists in Round Rock and Austin, Texas
Patients with many different orthopedic conditions and injuries require physical therapy in order to heal properly.
Endeavor Physical Therapy and Wellness is an outpatient physical therapy and hand therapy clinic offering a comprehensive range of PT services to promote wellness and recovery. We provide physical therapy intervention to patients suffering from musculoskeletal injuries and conditions; our therapies can help most areas of the body, including the shoulders, spine, hips, knees, elbows, hands, ankles, and wrists.
Our experienced therapists will develop a customized treatment program that is right for you, using a variety of therapeutic approaches. We provide treatment for injuries that may or may not require surgery. We also create custom orthotic insoles on-site that help relieve foot, heel, knee, and back pain from any number of conditions.
Physical therapy can be a great solution to getting you back to doing the things you enjoy, pain-free. To request your appointment call Endeavor Physical Therapy and Wellness today at (512) 284-7192 or request an appointment now.
