"Physical therapists (PTs) are highly-educated, licensed health care professionals who can help patients reduce pain and improve or restore mobility - in many cases without expensive surgery and often reducing the need for long-term use of prescription medications and their side effects."-APTA.org
"The practice of occupational therapy means the therapeutic use of occupations, including everyday life activities with individuals, groups, populations, or organizations to support participation, performance, and function in roles and situations in home, school, workplace, community, and other settings." - AOTA.org
"Speech-language pathologists (SLPs) work to prevent, assess, diagnose, and treat speech, language, social communication, cognitive-communication, and swallowing disorders in children and adults."-ASHA.org
There are many conditions that affect many people as they grow older and include but are not limited to the following: arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, hip and joint replacement, balance disorders, incontinence, etc. Geriatric physical and occupational therapists specialize in providing therapy for such conditions in older adults.
A wide range of orthopedic injuries and disabilities, including amputations, joint replacements, fractures, neck and lower back disorders and other orthopedic complications, are treated with orthopedic rehabilitation
Joint motion limitations due to prolonged immobilzation or due to soft tissue adhesion, arthritis, etc. can be resolved using various types of therapy modalities.
Muscle and joint pain can be treated by different forms of non-invasive and non-addictive physical agents such as TENS, therapeutic ultrasound, cold laser therapy, and manual therapy to break down pain cycle.
Neuromuscular re-education is a thrapeutic technique that involves special exercises that are used to improve balance, coordination, posture, kinesthetic sense and proprioception
We are currently looking for visiting PT, OT and SLP in Chicago and neighboring suburbs