PRO ACTIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR POSTURE STRENGTHENING

Sitting with a straight back or walking without bending even a little bit – sometimes you might remember and do it properly & sometimes you may just ignore it. But the right posture is what you need to look and feel good. It is up to our muscles and skeletal structure to keep our posture in proper alignment. It is also imperative to note that the bad posture is associated with many health problems such as:

• Pain in Back and Neck
• Headaches
• Indigestion
• Difficulty in walking
• Improper balance
• Restricted motion
• Lack of endurance
• Poor athletic performance
• Breathing issues

 

What goes wrong?

You have various muscles in your spine and core that help you maintain the right posture. However, like with all muscles, the less you use them, the more they atrophy and the less they can do their job. With today’s sedentary lifestyles, sitting at work, driving in the car, watching TV, etc., these muscles become weaker and weaker.  

How you can correct it?

The following methods can improve your postures, range of motion, increase flexibility and build more endurance.

• Be more aware of postures throughout the day
• Exercise your core muscles and mid back muscles
• Stretch from time to time
• Walk with a straight back.
• Run every day even for shorter distances
• Change your computer height or chair height if needed.

 

How Physical Therapy can help?

A physical therapists know the complete mechanics of human body, its movement and every correct posture. Your Physical Therapist can evaluate your body function, postures, strength and mobility to evaluate what is needed for you to have a better posture. Once your therapist figures out the problems and issues associated with the postures, a custom tailored plan can be curated to improve your posture, and relieve your pain quickly. At SV Proactive in Sunnybale, therapists can teach you the right exercises to attain the pain free life with perfect postures.

Pre & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation

Pre & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation, Sunnyvale

It is not hard to face the reality that surgery can be an intimidating affair. It’s a challenge to withhold not only the recovery even the preparation takes a toll on people’s mind and body. If you are one of the prospects who is going to face surgery or recovering from surgery Proactive Physical therapy, Sunnyvale can help you to get relief from pain and injuries. Pro-active physical therapy can be your partner to prepare and recover from surgeries, replacements, or any severe operation. According to the individual needs of the patients the most effective therapy is recognized to help you improve range of motion and gain strength and endurance.

What is Pre & Post-Surgical Rehabilitation?

Pre-Operative rehabilitation prepares you to have great outcome after surgery. It prepares you mentally for surgery, improves muscular control of joints, and improves overall wellbeing and fitness.

On the other hand post-Operative rehabilitation is performed to regain motion and strength. Physical therapists occupy expertise to help you recover from injuries and pain. Post-surgery healing can only be done if the right medicine and exercises are taken and performed. It helps in balancing movements, strengthening muscles, flexing range of motion and much more.

Why choose Sunnyvale physical therapy at Pro-active?

Our Therapists in pre surgical rehab makes sure that the surgical procedure for you goes as smooth as possible. We train and educate patients on surgery, exercises, motions, actions, precautions and provide training for best results. We prioritize your needs for the best rehabilitation possible.

Post-surgery real goals are to reduce pain, promote tissue healing, and build strength. We can help you attain normal function as soon as possible and ensures comprehensive and integrative care every step of the way. To get fast relief/for any consultancy related to pre and post surgical rehabilitation contact Pro-Active Physical Therapy, Inc., “Arques Plaza”, 1208 E. Arques Ave., Suite 115, Sunnyvale, CA 94085

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy, Sunnyvale

There is a lot of recognition that is now a day’s happening for Pelvic Floor Therapy. Lot of researches on Women’s Health Therapy and Pelvic Floor Therapy have found to be very effective. Awareness Campaigns for both men and women have been able to address the intimate issues both men and women that would significantly improve the quality of life. Pelvic Floor Dysfunction and its related conditions can be due to infections (usually not diagnosed), pregnancy or childbirth, poor posture from the chronic low back or SI dysfunction, trauma (e.g. bad fall), or following surgery. It can also be insidious and appear to have no real incident that caused it.

Pelvic floor physical therapy:

Involves biofeedback and exercises to encourage relaxation and strengthening of the muscles of the lower pelvis. Some of the Disorders are mentioned below:

• Disorders of the bladder

• Disorders of the bowel

• Sexual Dysfunctions ((Related to Pelvic Floor Muscle Dysfunction)

• Pelvic Pain/Dysfunction

• Coccydynia

• Post-Surgical: hysterectomy, hernia, laparoscopy, caesarean section, appendectomy, prostatectomy, and episiotomy.

Physical therapist at Pro active Physical Therapy can help pregnant women prevent or recover from pregnancy-related pain or dysfunction. A physical therapist can also teach women how to coordinate their abdominal and pelvic floor muscles in order to facilitate vaginal birth. For an expert advice, visit Pro-Active Physical Therapy, Inc.,“Arques Plaza”, 1208 E. Arques Ave., Suite 115, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 or contact:  (408)720-1700

Custom Orthotics Sunnyvale

Custom Orthotics Sunnyvale

Winter is on its way out and spring is almost upon us. With the warmer change in weather, we shake off our desire to hibernate and become more active, doing activities we haven’t done in months! However, we sometimes rush into things too quickly and can put too much pressure on our feet, leading to the development of various foot problems. Orthotics might be the answer for you as they can help change the way your foot makes contact with the ground and can take pressure off high-pressure areas in the foot. 

WHAT ARE ORTHOTICS? 

Orthotics are insoles that you use inside your shoes that help rectify biomechanical problems of the foot. They are usually made of a combination of rubber, metal, plastic, leather, or any other synthetic material. Our feet have so many muscles, bones, and joints that abnormal biomechanics of how they’re moving can result in numerous foot problems along with pain in your knee, lower back, hip or leg. 

HOW CAN ORTHOTICS CORRECT FOOT CONDITIONS? 

• Orthotics help balance pressure placed on the feet by redistributing the weight appropriately 
• They help stabilize the heel 
• Support the arch of the feet 
• Provides cushioning to delicate and inflamed areas of the feet that arise from too much walking, jogging, running, etc. 

There are generally two options when it comes to selecting orthotics: over-the-counter orthotics and custom-made orthotics. Over-the-counter orthotics are available at your local pharmacy and big box store and they can be used with your regular shoes to correct trivial problems. However, because they are prefab, generalized products, there is a possibility that they might make your foot pain worse due to it not being the right kind of support that you need.  Custom made orthotics work best because they are tailor-made to correct the problems specific to your feet.   

Here’s a tip 

Orthotics can still benefit you even if you don’t suffer from any foot issues but are an active participant in sports. If your foot is dealing with stress and impact, or if you have recently gained weight, orthotics will help you walk better! 

Put your best foot forward and in the right direction! 

We at Proactive Physical Therapy Inc. will quite literally help you get back on your feet! Our Physical therapist can advise you on how to look after your feet and what type of shoe or orthotics to opt for. Book an appointment with our Physical Therapist to scan your gait with our Gaitscan. If you have any questions regarding any kind of foot conditions, please call or email us and we will be happy to help you! 

PRO ACTIVE PHYSICAL THERAPY FOR ELDERLY

How does Pro Active Physical Therapy help?

The first goal is to reduce pain and swelling if there is any. Then the next step is to increase flexibility, strength, coordination and balance, this may involve stretching, lifting weights, walking, manual therapy, and electrical stimulation among others. The goal of physical therapy for seniors is to make daily tasks and activities easier. And to make seniors as independent as possible. If the elderly are recovering from an illness, injury or surgery, restoring function, reducing pain and improving quality of life becomes the main objective.

Types of Pro Active Physical therapy in elderly:

Manual Therapy: It is performed by the hands of the physical therapist keeping the goal in mind that the pain should be reduced, flexibility in the muscles and range of motion in the joints is improved.. Manual Therapy includes the following techniques:

• Soft tissue Mobilization
• Joint Mobilization

Cold Therapy: It is performed to alleviate pain, swelling, and inflammation. This may involve ice packs, ice massage, compression and RICE. Heat Therapy: It is performed to loosen muscles before exercise. It relaxes muscles and stiff joints from osteoarthritis or other conditions which causes immobilization. Electrical Stimulation: It is used to decrease pain and enhance healing of the muscle tissue. Ultrasound: It is used to decrease inflammation in the soft tissue. Therapeutic Exercises and Activities play a vital role in all Physical Therapy sessions SV Proactive can help you gain independence, increase mobility and range of motion. All Medicare patient can consult Physical therapist to improve their activities of daily living On January 1, 2014  the law changed to allow the following provisions:  

• Allows patients to directly access physical therapist treatment for 45 calendar days or 12 visits after which time the patient must be seen by a physician who must approve the plan of care developed by the physical therapist. Note: this time limit impacts only patients who receive direct treatment from a physical therapist. Patients who see a physical therapist for wellness services or who already have obtained a medical diagnosis from a licensed diagnostician before or during care are not subject to the 45-day/12 visit time limit.

• For more information, feel free to contact the PT Board of California and/or the California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association.

• Note that some insurance carriers do not support this.

Pro Active Physical Therapy and it Uses

Pro Active Physical Therapy may not be the first choice of treatment for many but often, people who have suffered injuries and are suffering from chronic pain or restricted range of motion are treated well with physical therapy. A belief has been created in several people’s mind that surgery is a faster and more effective way to treat the problem. However, doctors refer patients to a physical therapist as the first course of action to avoid hassle in surgery.

But that’s not all. Physical therapy also has several other advantages that can be attested as effective as other courses of treatment, or even better. In physical therapy, trained professionals also known as physical therapists evaluate and treat abnormal physical functions related to an injury, disability, disease or condition.

Pro Active Physical Therapy includes:

• Diagnosis and management of movement dysfunction and enhancement of physical and functional abilities.
• Restoring, Maintaining, and promoting finest wellness, fitness and quality of life.
• Prevention of symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may have been resulted from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries.

Benefits of Physical Therapy:

Depending on the condition, therapy and treatment plans are curated:

• Pain management
• Surgery avoidance
• Improvement in mobility and range of motion
• Recovery from injury or trauma

Recovery from stroke or paralysis

• Fall prevention
• Improved balance
• Management of age-related medical problems

Types of Physical therapy:

The above mentioned benefits are just some from a long list. There are several types of physical therapies present, for range of conditions such as:

• Orthopedic physical therapy
• Neurological physical therapy
• Geriatric physical therapy
• Cardiovascular and pulmonary rehabilitation
• Pediatric physical therapy
• Wound care therapy
• Vestibular therapy
• Decongestive therapy
• Pelvic floor rehabilitation

Pro Active Physical Therapy is not just an alternative course of treatment; it offers varied benefits for people from all walks of life, right from athletes and sports persons to people suffering from a range of health issues.

Pro Active Physical Therapy

A physical therapist is a qualified and licensed medical professional with experience in diagnosing physical abnormalities, restoring physical function and mobility, maintaining physical function, and promoting physical activity and proper function. As vital participants in the healthcare space, physical therapists assume leadership roles in rehabilitation, in prevention, health maintenance, and programs that promote health, wellness, and fitness.