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Physical Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions

Physical therapy helps people of all ages who deal with orthopedic medical conditions, illnesses or injuries. Medical conditions relating to knees, shoulders, feet, ankles, elbows, lower back and more may improve with physical therapy.

“A lot of patients may see their physician and a physician may say that at this point surgery is not an option, and they’d like to try conservative care first, and that’s where we come in. Insurance companies also would like to have that conservative route taken first before they go right to surgery,” says Paige Larson, MPT, Director, Physical Therapy at Eisenhower Desert Orthopedic Center in Rancho Mirage, California.

Returning patients to a quality of life that they are familiar with is the goal, regardless of whether it’s to avoid surgery altogether or recover after surgery. Yet as sophisticated as physical therapy can get for a patient, it’s important to understand that they get out of it what they put into it.

Paige Larson, MPT:

 

In this short, Physical Therapy for Orthopedic Conditions, audio podcast, listen as Paige Larson discusses physical therapy. She covers its role in returning patients to a good quality of life, including:

  • Patient education
  • News
  • Functional movement patterns
  • Co-morbidity concerns
  • Postoperative physical therapy goals
  • Advanced physical therapist credentials
  • Patient involvement

Larson covers these topics and more in this informative audio podcast. Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority. Take a moment out of your busy day and treat your health as a priority – listen to this informative podcast, read the update to the community below and share this information with your friends and family, too. More great AUDIO information is also available for you at the Eisenhower Audio Podcast Library. Do you also enjoy VIDEO? Visit the Eisenhower Video Library as well!

Good News!

U.S. News & World Report announced its prestigious annual hospital rankings and, once again, Eisenhower Health was recognized among the best hospitals in the Inland Empire and #21 in California. Eisenhower was also rated High Performing in 15 types of care, including knee replacement, hip replacement, hip fracture, and spinal fusion.

Visit EisenhowerHealth.org/Awards to learn more.

ADDITIONAL TIMELY INFORMATION:

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