Robinson PA Physical Therapist: How Can Physical Therapy Help You?

Physical therapy is a health care specialty designed to treat disorders of the musculoskeletal system and its interaction with physical movement.  This form of therapy helps people develop, maintain, and reach maximum movement and functional ability throughout a lifetime.

The primary goal of PT is to identify and maximize movement potential, as well as provide preventive treatment and rehabilitation.

What conditions does physical therapy help treat?

Many different conditions can be treated with physical therapy.  Some of the most common include arthritis, migraines, fibromyalgia, sports injuries, back and neck pain and obesity.  In general, there are five specialty areas in PT: Orthopedic, Neurological, Geriatric, Cardiovascular and Pediatric.

What does a physical therapist do?

Physical therapists are health care professionals who manage and evaluate health conditions for individuals of all ages.  After your doctor refers you to a physical therapist, the therapist will then evaluate your medical history and perform a physical exam.  A physical therapist can then establish a diagnosis by organizing the evaluation results into defined syndromes or categories to help determine appropriate intervention strategies.

Types of interventions include therapeutic exercise, muscle and massage therapy, functional training, spinal and extremity mobilization, electric stimulation and more.

Physical therapy at Allegheny Medical

Dr. Krista Shiwarski is the Director of Physical Therapy at Allegheny Medical.  She received her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Chatham University and has extensive experience rehabilitating patients with orthopedic problems and sports injuries.  Dr. Shiwarski works closely with the referring physician and other staff members in order to coordinate treatment to promote optimal, quality results.

Physical therapy hours of operation at Allegheny Medical are Monday through Thursday 9am to 7pm and Friday 9am to 1pm.

Please call us at 412-494-4550 to schedule your appointment for physical therapy services today.

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: How Moon PA Physical Therapist can Help

For many people, myself included, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is a real hindrance.  I type for hours every day.  I have used a computer since I was 8, and I have played piano since I was 7.  Now, at 25, my hands feel the burn of daily over use.

When I told my doctor that about my wrist and hand pain he did some tests and realized what the problem was.  I was immediately sent to a physical therapist.  My Moon PA Physical Therapist helped me in many ways.  One major way they helped was by teaching me important stretches for my wrists and hands.  Before typing a long term paper, or playing a ten minute serenade, I do those stretches.

Physical therapy is an amazing health tool.  Unlike other health care treatments, it is also an educational tool.  They teach you how to take care of your body after physical therapy is over.  This is invaluable.  Before, I couldn’t sleep through the night without waking up in pain.  Now, I sleep soundly without pain.  I can type for hours without feeling pain;  best of all I play piano pain free.

Physical Therapy Services near Moon PA

Helping you reach maximum movement throughout your lifetime.

Allegheny Medical
2000 Cliff Mine Rd.
Park West Two, Suite 110
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Phone 412-494-4550

Physical therapy hours of operation: Mon-Thu 9am to 7pm; Fri 9am to 1pm

Coraopolis PA Physical Therapists: Helping People Walk Again

Physical therapists are often seen in movies, motivating and encouraging the patient, who is normally the star of the movie, to get out of the wheel chair and walking again.  Helping someone walk again is no easy task.

Some patients who go to physical therapy have suffered traumatic life altering accidents.  They may have been in serious, almost fatal, car accidents; had an accident at work, or had a recreational accident.  Whatever the case, a physical therapist's role in a person’s life who has suffered a near fatal accident, now takes a completely different role.

These patients may have come close to being paralyzed; or in some way be physically paralyzed.  It is the physical therapist’s job to encourage and motivate the patient.  Along with psychological encouragement, the physical therapist is responsible for helping the patient learn how to live their lives again with or without any physical mobility problems.

Physical therapists must be very patient with their clients, one step for the client is a huge victory.  My Coraopolis PA physical therapists also know when to push their clients to go further, when to come to their aide, and when physical therapy is too much for the client to handle for the day.

Helping a patient walk, hold a cup, sit up, and achieve acts of daily living is a great reward for the physical therapist, as well as a the person they are helping so greatly.

Physical Therapy Services near Coraopolis PA

Helping you reach maximum movement throughout your lifetime.

Allegheny Medical
2000 Cliff Mine Rd.
Park West Two, Suite 110
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

Phone 412-494-4550

Physical therapy hours of operation: Mon-Thu 9am to 7pm; Fri 9am to 1pm

A First Hand Account of the Benefits of Physical Therapy, Brigeville Area

How a Bridgeville PA Physical Therapist helped me recover from a Car Accident

During my junior year of high school my mother, sister, and I were driving on a heavily trafficked stretch of road in Robinson.  My mother wanted to make a left onto an over pass, taking us to a back-road short cut.  We were unaware at the time, but taking this short cut would result in a rear end car accident, which left me in a neck brace for about two months.

Moving my neck was very difficult and painful.  Everyday tasks became everyday struggles.  My doctor suggested physical therapy to help my neck injury.

Physical therapy was important for my recovery.  My Bridgeville PA physical therapist showed me neck exercises and stretches.  Doing these exercises prevented further injury, and strain, from occurring.  Following her instructions also reduced the amount of pain that I experienced.

One sign of a neck injury is the inability to touch your chin to your chest.  This was the case for me.  During my time at physical therapy, I was able to gradually work on touching my chin to my chest.

At the end of the two months of physical therapy I was neck brace free.  Without physical therapy, it would have taken much longer - maybe not at all.  Physical therapy helped me understand what was happening to my neck, how to be virtually pain free, and how to heal faster.

If you need Physical Therapy, Allegheny Medical can help. To schedule an appointment, please call our office 412-494-4554.

Allegheny Medical
2000 Cliff Mine Rd, #110
Pittsburgh, PA 15275

412-494-4550

Office Hours: Monday-Thursday: 9:00 am - 7:00 pm and Friday: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm