General Health

Physical Therapy- General Health

What is Physical Therapy?
...One great answer to this question can be found at the official website of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Torso & Rib Cage

Physical therapy is commonly associated with many musculoskeletal and neurological problems. There are many health issues normally not associated with physical therapy that are commonly treated in this realm...with great success. Doctors know this, which is why they refer patients to The Cantrell Center when they encounter some of the diagnoses listed below.

These are some of the general health issues that can be effectively treated with physical therapy:

Balance and coordination disorders/"Frequent Falls"
Bell Palsy
Complex regional pain syndrome (RSD)
CVA and other neurological disorders
Degenerative arthritis
Fibromyalgia
Gait disorders
General Debilitation

MVA related injuries
Painful scar
Post-illness/injury deconditioning
Pregnancy related back pain
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Spinal cord injury
TMJ
Upper and lower extremity amputee