Functional Physical Therapy Gets Irvine Residents Back in the Game
Don’t let injuries, aches, pains, and aging sideline you from life. The Balanced Body physical therapy team uses functional physical therapy to help people from Irvine, Laguna Beach, and Costa Mesa live actively and pain-free.
Functional Physical Therapy Explained
Functional physical therapy aims to help Orange County residents regain the ability to perform their normal daily activities and regain their pre-injury or pre-illness level of function. Functional physical therapy falls into two broad categories:
Physical therapy focuses on improving strength, range of motion, balance, and coordination through exercises and other techniques.
Occupational therapy helps people regain their ability to perform daily living and self-care activities like getting dressed, cooking, and personal hygiene.
Functional movement therapy improves joint flexibility and mobility while offering many other benefits. These include better posture, less pain and suffering, enhanced muscle group strength, higher stability and balance, and an increased awareness of one's own body.
Functional Physical Therapy for Pain
Whether pain is the result of injury or recovery from a surgical procedure, functional physical therapy helps. Studies show therapy even helps relieve the discomfort from low back pain even when the source of the pain can’t be identified.
The therapists at The Balanced Body treat the root cause of pain in the:
· Back
· Neck
· Shoulder
· Knee
They also play an important role in post-surgical recovery for people living in the Irvine, Costa Mesa, and Laguna Beach areas.
Sports Injury Recovery
Playing sports combines balance and movement and relies on proper interaction between the mechanical, neuromuscular, and motor control systems. When injuries happen, getting back in the game requires getting those systems working and functioning together again.
To enhance joint mobility, muscular flexibility, and total functional movement, the physical therapists at Balanced Body employ techniques such as stretching and range-of-motion exercises to help patients recover from injury. These treatments not only promote proper muscular balance and alignment to help with rehab, but they can also help prevent future injuries.
Functional Physical Therapy for Post-Surgical Recovery
Gone are the days when the surgeon instructed their patient to remain still for 6 weeks. These days, in most cases, the surgeon recommends some sort of functional physical therapy to aid recovery and improve outcomes.
The Balanced Body therapists use functional physical therapy to reduce inflammation and restore joint and muscle function. By increasing blood flow to the surgical area, functional physical therapy also helps promote healing. You may even reduce the need for pain medication.
Get Your Life Back
If pain, stiffness, or achy joints or muscles affect your quality of life, don’t suffer. Join the others in Irvine, Newport Beach, and Costa Mesa in getting their life back.
California is a direct access state. That means you don’t need a doctor’s referral for physical therapy. So contact to the therapists at Balanced Body Physical Therapy and schedule an evaluation today.
