When you arrive, the administrative staff will collect your new patient forms (which can be found on our FAQ/Forms page) and make copies of your insurance cards and photo ID. Once that is completed, the physical therapist will perform a thorough evaluation of the injury/ problem area that is being treated. Following the evaluation, a treatment plan and your goals will be discussed with you to clarify your expectations. We typically begin treatment on the first day, so it is important to wear the appropriate clothing.

Aside from your new patient paperwork, insurance cards, and photo identification, nothing else is needed!  If you have not downloaded and completed your paperwork, arrive 15 minutes before your appointment time, so your therapist can maximize your time. Clean towels and bottled water will be provided for your convenience.

More than half of all Americans are suffering from pain. However, many do not know that physical therapists are well equipped to not only treat pain but also its source.

Physical therapists are experts at treating movement and neuro-musculoskeletal disorders. Pain often accompanies a movement disorder, and physical therapists can help correct the disorder and relieve the pain.

For many patients, one of the primary objectives is pain relief. Our approach is based on the well-understood healing model. After an initial injury, during what we call the acute-inflammatory phase, the treatment can be slightly painful. This is when the tissues are healing and inflammation is present. We take extra care during this phase to nurture the injury. Ultimately you may experience some pain, but we do everything we can to make the process as comfortable as possible.

After a thorough, initial evaluation your therapist will design a treatment program based on the injury or problem.  Our goal is to help improve and restore physical impairments caused by a disease, injury, or surgical procedure.

Your therapist will then deliver the “hands-on treatment” and may use treatment modalities to control pain if needed. Our trainers will closely monitor your exercise program to assure you are performing them correctly. We use a variety of manual therapy techniques including soft tissue and joint mobilization techniques, myofascial release, therapeutic massage, x-fiber massage and will only be performed by our licensed therapists.

Through our education, you will learn to manage your injury/problem while performing your activities of daily living. Home exercises are given to compliment the exercises given in the clinic so that you can continue the healing process at home.

Each visit will begin with a dialogue between you and your therapist regarding how you responded to the previous treatment, any new exercises and your home exercise.