Symmetry often gets asked how a patient can go about initiating Physical Therapy. Here is a brief rundown of the way things currently work in Texas… In Texas as of this writing, seeing a Physical Therapist for an Evaluation or Initial Consultation can be done WITHOUT a prescription. All that needs to be done is to call to schedule an …
The Case for a Regular Physical Therapy Check-Up
Early in the year, it’s often a period of review, recap, reflection, and resolution. We take inventory, and then plan for the future. This process can apply to multiple facets of life – certainly to include our physical beings. Functioning well physically enables us to productively participate in all aspects of our vocational, social, and recreational lives. So we schedule …
Resolve to Move Well in 2015
We are already 1 month into 2015. Commercial gyms are humming with activity. On a recent weekend in Austin, with temperatures in the 70’s, the neighborhood sidewalks and parks teemed with people out walking, jogging, skating, etc. Whether we formally ink goals for the year or simply acknowledge a general desire to just feel better, we all traditionally resolve to …
A Physical Therapist’s Reflections on Knee Surgery
Having been an orthopedic PT for 15 years and treating many, many patients with knee injuries, I knew exactly what had happened when my leg buckled during a soccer game last November. Indeed, an MRI confirmed that I had torn my ACL. Not only that, but I’d also torn my MCL, my LCL, and my lateral meniscus, and chipped some …
What is an Orthopedic Physical Therapist?
Physical Therapists are trained to examine, differentially identify dysfunction, and to provide treatment and/or prevention methods for conditions that limit the body’s ability to move and function in daily life. For many medical conditions, physical therapy provides an effective and inexpensive alternative to pain medication, surgery, or other more extensive medical interventions. An orthopedic physical therapist specializes in the care …
Swimming Tips
You may at some point have considered a swimming program as a part of an exercise and fitness regime. Symmetry Physical Therapy would like to share some information regarding the benefits and also the potential pitfalls of recreation in the water. Swimming for recreation has many health benefits. It is great exercise for the whole body – including the entire …
Top Five Reasons that attending Physical Therapy will benefit YOU…
Physical Therapy is a PAIN KILLER! – Manual therapy and individually prescribed physical activity are well-documented as effective for a host of musculoskeletal disorders, from back or neck pain to shoulder tendonitis, ankle and knee sprains, hip arthritis, tennis elbow, overuse injuries, and more. And PT works without pharmaceutical costs and side effects. Physical Therapy can MAKE YOU TALLER! – …