These are conditions that involve the muscles, joints, ligaments, or tendons of your body. Orthopedic or musculoskeletal conditions can come on suddenly with an accident or injury or they can develop slowly over time. Sudden injuries may occur during sports, car accidents and falls; these are called acute injuries. Conditions that develop slowly, often without a patient’s awareness, are considered chronic injuries.

At Dynamic Physical Therapy acute conditions are managed according to your body’s healing “schedule.” When an injury occurs your body immediately starts thea complex process of healing. The role of physical therapy is to provide optimal support to this healing schedule. This means avoiding activities that may interfere with healing and using tools and techniques to reduce pain, swelling and improve local blood flow to support healing of the injured tissue. Educating the patient is essential because the patient should understand what he or she should do, and avoid doing, to optimize healing of the tissue. After initial healing has taken place your physical therapist will change your treatment plan to include exercises, manual therapy and other techniques to strengthen and condition the injured tissue. The goal at this point is to make sure the injured tissue heals, is able to resist new injury and to function at full potential.

Chronic injuries or conditions are handled differently. With chronic injuries the healing process has either slowed down significantly or it has stopped. Action needs to taken to stimulate normal tissue healing. A physical therapist will devise an individual plan to eliminate roadblocks that are impeding healing of the tissue. Problems such as insufficient blood flow to the injured tissue, too much stress on the tissues that are injured or poor balance between rest and movement are common. At Dynamic Physical Therapy, we are experts at figuring out this puzzle for each individual patient and condition.

Orthopedic or musculoskeletal conditions are often complex and it takes time and expertise to find a successful healing plan. At Dynamic Physical Therapy our physical therapists are up for this challenge. Helping individuals with unique problems is what we do best. Our physical therapists regularly attend advanced training sessions to stay on the cutting edge of physical therapy. We also study scientific literature to offer our patients the most current and best solutions for their orthopedic conditions.