Treatment with Hands-on Orthopedic Manual Therapy

Management of Orthopedic conditions: Rotator cuff tears, Meniscal tears, Patello-femoral syndrome

Oh my shoulder hurts. What did I do to my knee? Where did the soreness come from? If you have ever asked yourself these questions, you may want to see your doctor or your physiotherapist. Your injured area may need to be diagnosed through x-rays, ultrasound or MRI to help determine the extent of the injury. If your injury isn’t severe and all tests turn up negative, care without surgery may be all you need.

You may wish to see a physiotherapist, who will assess for soft tissue damage. Understanding the scope of the injury is vital to the recovery and is the basis for a treatment plan of therapies, mobilizations and progressive exercises to help restore function and reduce pain. With Physiotherapy, you may become stronger in so many ways.

At Atrium Physiotherapy, the experience and knowledge of the physiotherapists will progressively guide you to improved mobility, strength, and function. They will inform you and teach you specific exercises to help you get back into your normal activities whether that maybe at work or in a sport. Physiotherapists have long known and research now shows that exercises and activities designed specific to the individual orthopedic condition will speed the rate of recovery and also reduce the rate of re-injury in the future.