Physical Therapy for Adults

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Acute Care Physical Therapy

In addition to our inpatient and outpatient physical therapy programs, physiotherapist provides physical therapy services to many patients at our clinic who are still in the acute phase of recovery from illness or injury. This includes adults with general medical issues, orthopedic and postsurgical conditions, neurological impairments, vascular deficits, and cardiac and pulmonary impairments.

Cardiopulmonary Physical Therapy

Physical therapists play a key role in Rusk Rehabilitation’s services for cardiac and pulmonary patients.

Limb Deficiency Physical Therapy

Pleasant Care Therapies offers specialized inpatient services targeted to the needs of patients who have had an amputation. Our physical therapists play a central role in both the pre-prosthetic and prosthetic training phases of this process.

Physical Therapy Programs for Medically Complex Conditions

A specialized program targeted to patients dealing with physical and functional disabilities including polyneuropathy, myopathy, spinal cord injury, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, and pain syndrome. We also provide rehabilitation care to people who have received organ transplants.

Your physical therapist focuses primarily on restoring your ability to move your body and perform the daily activities of life, including sitting up in bed, getting in to and out of a bathtub or shower, walking, and climbing stairs.

Individual therapy programs may include general muscle strengthening, electrical stimulation for pain relief and strengthening, and advanced physical therapy equipment for balance retraining. Your therapist may also suggest assistive equipment that can be employed when performing everyday activities such as using the bathroom or walking.

Physical Therapy After Stroke

During therapy sessions to help you recover from a stroke, your physical therapist works on restoring your ability to move your body and perform daily activities such as sitting up in bed, standing up, sitting down in a chair, walking, and climbing stairs.

Multiple treatment techniques are used to optimize each person’s return to functional mobility, including bodyweight-support treadmill training for early walking efforts, and the use of specialized balance equipment

Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy

Orthopedic and Musculoskeletal Program specializes in the acute postsurgical rehabilitation of musculoskeletal disorders and injuries, including joint replacement procedures, spinal surgery, and other types of orthopedic surgery. We also specialize in care for people recovering from sports injuries and those focused on improving their performance in running, golf, baseball, and other sports at Pleasant Care Therapies.

Physical Therapy for People with Cancer

People who receive a cancer diagnosis often receive treatment involving surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. For some people, these treatments can cause side effects such as pain, limited mobility, decreased strength, swelling, and fatigue that can improve with therapy.

Our physical therapists use a variety of treatments to help counteract these side effects, including postural awareness to help retrain muscles and joints, therapeutic exercises to improve flexibility and strength in the affected area, aerobic conditioning to combat cancer-related fatigue, and patient education on skin care, scar management, lymphedema, and safe practices when engaging in daily activities.

Physical Therapy for Lymphedema

Lymphedema causes limb swelling due to the accumulation of lymphatic fluid. This condition can arise when the channels and ducts that transport lymphatic fluid are missing, impaired, or damaged. Secondary, also known as acquired, lymphedema commonly occurs following cancer surgery to remove lymph nodes.

Specially trained physical therapists can provide rehabilitative care for people with lymphedema. In addition to learning how to lower the risk of developing lymphedema, patients can benefit from a rehabilitation program designed to increase their range of motion, flexibility, strength, and endurance, and reduce swelling and other symptoms. Treatment may include manual lymphatic drainage to remove fluid, multilayer bandaging, and compression garments to reduce swelling, and patient education.

Physical Therapy for Men’s and Women’s Health Issues

Our physical therapists provide a number of outpatient programs of men & women. This includes care for urinary incontinence, pelvic floor disorders, and osteoporosis.

We provide care for the transgender community that is respectful of each person’s gender identity and expression. Our physical therapists provide pelvic floor therapy and other rehabilitation care before, during, and after gender-affirming treatments, including surgery.