Physical Therapy Services
Physical Therapy
Examination, diagnosis and hands-on treatment of how you move.
Physical Therapy
Physical therapy here begins with an examination: how the joint or region moves, what restricts it, and which structures reproduce your symptoms. Treatment follows from those findings and combines hands-on work with an exercise program you continue between visits. Your therapist reviews progress against how you respond and adjusts the plan as it changes.
How It Works
How physical therapy is done here
The first appointment is an examination. Your therapist takes the history, watches how the region moves, tests the structures that could be producing your symptoms, and works out which of them reproduces the problem. What is found is what the plan is built on.
Treatment combines hands-on work with an exercise program you continue between visits. The balance between the two depends on what limits you: a joint that will not move needs different handling from one that moves freely but cannot control load.
What It Addresses
What physical therapy is used for
Physical therapy here is used to address presentations like these. What is driving yours is established at the evaluation.
- Pain, stiffness or weakness that is limiting daily activity or work
- Movement restrictions identified on examination
- Recovery after an injury, a flare-up, or a period of reduced activity
- Returning to lifting, sport or exercise after a problem
- Symptoms that have not settled with rest alone
What to Expect
One-on-one care, built around you
Your care begins with a one-on-one evaluation. Rather than focusing on the symptoms alone, we establish a cause and effect relationship through accurate palpation and assessment of the body, then build a rehabilitation program customized to your individual needs.
- An examination first, including the history and testing of the region and the joints above and below it.
- An explanation of what was found and what the plan is, in plain terms, before treatment starts.
- Hands-on treatment in the same visit where the findings support it, paired with specific exercise.
- A home program you are expected to do, reviewed and progressed as your presentation changes.
Common Questions
Questions we are asked about Physical Therapy
- What happens at the first appointment?
- The history and an examination, then an explanation of what was found and what the plan is. Treatment usually starts in the same visit where the findings support it.
- How many visits will I need?
- That is answered after the examination rather than before it, because it depends on what is found and how you respond. Your therapist will tell you what they expect and review it as you go.
- What should I wear?
- Something you can move in, and that lets the area being treated be seen. If the problem is in the leg or the back, shorts are easier than jeans.
- Do I need a referral, and is it covered?
- We accept major insurance providers, but coverage for physical therapy varies by plan, and some plans ask for a physician's referral or prescription while others do not. Call (212) 922-0044 before your first visit and we will confirm your coverage and tell you what, if anything, you need to bring.