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Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Questions

What is sports physical therapy?

Sports physical therapy is focused on returning you to a high level of movement, strength, balance and control to help them optimize their performance and ability in physically demanding and often competitive conditions. Sports physical therapy is most common for athletes, law enforcement, fire and rescue teams, construction workers and healthcare personnel

At each step of recovery, treatment is tailored to help individuals return to high demand activity.

Back and Spine Physical Therapy Questions

What is physical therapy for back pain?

Physical therapy for low back pain may include the following: mobilization and manipulation (what some people call adjustments), stretching, strengthening, and specific exercises to improve motion in tight areas of your spine and joints.

Dry needling and electrical stimulation can help reduce pain. Our therapists address the underlying movement, strength and control limitations to eliminate low back pain and prevent it from coming back.

Hip Physical Therapy Questions

How many weeks of physical therapy after hip replacement?

The duration of physical therapy treatment after a hip replacement can be two weeks in a skilled nursing facility or home health but may extend to eight weeks in an outpatient facility, depending on the patient’s needs and surgeon preferences. Regardless of how long it takes, it is important to resume normal walking without pain or difficulty.

Is physical therapy required after hip replacement?

Shoulder Physical Therapy Questions

Do you have physical therapists that specialize in shoulder pain?

Excel Physical therapists specialize in treatment of shoulder pain and injuries. They restore movement and strength to get people back to normal activities without surgery or addictive medications. If surgery is needed, our therapists specialize in progressing patients through post-operative recovery to restore full shoulder function and eliminate pain. Learn more about our experience with shoulder pain and how we can help.

Neck Physical Therapy Questions

How long does physical therapy take for neck pain?

Eliminating or significantly reducing neck pain usually occurs over a period of 3-6 weeks. Chronic or degenerative conditions, like arthritis or radiating pain in the arms, may require additional treatment or further evaluation. It is best to start physical therapy for neck pain as soon as possible for the speediest recovery. Please contact Excel Physical Therapy today to schedule an appointment.

How long is physical therapy for whiplash?

Knee Physical Therapy Questions

Do you have therapists that specialize in knee pain?

Excel Physical Therapy has a team of board-certified orthopedic physical therapists who specialize in treatment of knee pain. They carefully evaluate and diagnose problems, including loss of knee motion and strength, pain and ligament sprains. They can order X-rays to aid in diagnosis of problems like arthritis or to rule out other underlying conditions. Learn more about knee pain and how our Excel Physical Therapy offers the best physical therapy for knee pain.

Foot and Ankle Physical Therapy Questions

Do you need physical therapy for a broken ankle?

In some cases, ankle fractures do not require any physical therapy. However, most ankle sprains and fractures would benefit from physical therapy to assure that normal motion, balance and control of movement is regained in the ankle and rest of the leg.

People may resume normal walking and even sporting activities but still lack full motion, stability, control and strength, resulting in slight changes in movement that can lead to pain or injuries in the future.

General Physical Therapy Questions

What is physical therapy?

Physical therapy is an interactive, hands-on treatment approach. It involves the patient and the therapist working together to promote healing and eliminate the underlying problems, including pain, weakness, poor movement control and balance. It can address one area or multiple areas of the body.

Physical therapy includes careful analysis of the underlying injury or problem, custom techniques or treatments performed by the physical therapist to reduce pain and improve movement and exercises to improve strength, joint motion, flexibility, balance and movement control.

Physical Therapy Frequently Asked Questions

Do you have questions about the benefits of physical therapy, if it’s right for you and next steps? You’re in the right place. Learn more below about our physical therapy FAQs.

Physical Therapy FAQ Categories

1. General Physical Therapy Questions
2. Foot and Ankle Physical Therapy Questions
3. Knee Physical Therapy Questions
4. Neck Physical Therapy Questions
5. Shoulder Physical Therapy Questions
6. Hip Physical Therapy Questions
7. Back and Spine Physical Therapy Questions
8. Sports Medicine Physical Therapy Questions

Insurance Information

• In most cases, insurance will cover a good portion, if not all, of your treatment costs. We understand navigating insurance can be confusing, so Excel Physical Therapy will be happy to assist in contacting your insurance company and determining your coverage based on your policy.
• For more information, visit our insurance plan page, and please do not hesitate to contact our Oshkosh, WI physical therapy office. We do offer different payment options for your convenience.