{"id":2235,"date":"2025-06-30T18:26:24","date_gmt":"2025-06-30T18:26:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/orthopedics.test-southcoast-health-multi.southcoast-health.org\/?page_id=2235"},"modified":"2026-08-25T15:47:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-25T15:47:47","slug":"physical-therapy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/es\/all-areas-of-care\/physical-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Fisioterapia Ortop\u00e9dica"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div  class=\"blockSettings    hero-main-block show-breadcrumbs \" style=\"\"><div class=\"background\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"container\">\n\n    <div class=\"breadcrumbsWrapper desktop-breadcrumbs\"><nav id=\"breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"><ol><li><a href=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/\"><i class=\"fa-regular fa-house\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div><div class=\"breadcrumbsWrapper mobile-breadcrumbs\"><p id=\"mobile-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/es\" aria-label=\"Home\"><i class=\"far fa-home\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i><\/a><\/span> <i class=\"fa-solid fa-chevron-right separator\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i> <span><a href=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/es\/all-areas-of-care\/\">All Areas of Care<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p><\/div>    <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-bleed-y\">\n            <div class=\"inner-wrap\">\n                <div class=\"content-col\">\n                                            <h1>Physical Therapy<\/h1>\n                                        <div class=\"copy-wrap \">\n                                                    <p>Whether you\u2019re an athlete, a post-op patient, or managing chronic pain, our physical therapists are ready to help you regain the life you love. 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It\u2019s ideal for patients recovering from surgery or injury or managing long-term conditions like arthritis or chronic pain.<\/p>\n<p>Our licensed therapists specialize in musculoskeletal rehabilitation, helping you create individualized treatment plans tailored to your recovery goals. Whether you\u2019re recovering after an ACL repair, managing chronic back pain, or simply improving athletic performance, our expert team of physical therapists will be by your side every step of the way.<\/p>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    \t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"images\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"single\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Physical-Therapy-Walking-Stock.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"blockSettings  paddingTopNone paddingBottomMD cardIconsFluid cardIconsImageFluid light\" style=\"background-color:#fff;\">\t<div class=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"grid align-end introLeft\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-7 col-md-7\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"maincopy intro\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Conditions We Treat<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-5 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src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Balance Issues and Fall Risk<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasic  Center Vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='icon image-icon'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Chronic Orthopedic Pain<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasic  Center Vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='icon image-icon'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_knee.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_knee.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_knee-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_knee-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Muscle Strains and Ligament Sprains<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasic  Center Vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='icon image-icon'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_hip.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_hip.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_hip-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_hip-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Post-Fracture Rehabilitation<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasic  Center Vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='icon image-icon'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_shouolderclavicle-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Post-Surgical Recovery (ACL, Rotator Cuff, Joint Replacement, etc.)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasic  Center Vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='icon image-icon'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_elbow.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_elbow.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_elbow-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_elbow-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Sports Injuries<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-sm-6 col-md-4 col-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasic  Center Vertical\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class='icon image-icon'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle.webp 683w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle-300x300.webp 300w, https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/07\/ortho_icons_footankle-150x150.webp 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/span>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBody\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cardBasicBodyTitle\" role=\"title\">Tendonitis (e.g., Achilles, Rotator Cuff, Patellar)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"blockSettings  paddingTopMD paddingBottomMD multiple-media-object-block light\" style=\"background-color:#f6f7f7;\"><div class=\"container\">\n    <div class=\"grid\">\n        <div class=\"col-sm-12\">\n            <div class=\"inner right disc \">\n                <div class=\"copy\">\n                        <div class=\"mainCopyWrap\">\n            <h2>What to Expect During Your Physical Therapy Sessions<\/h2>\n    <div class=\"paragraphWrap\"><p>Your first visit with one of our physical therapists will include a comprehensive evaluation, during which we will review your symptoms, medical history, and current physical function. We\u2019ll assess your posture, range of motion, balance and strength to develop a care plan that supports your goals and helps you recover as fast as possible.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Common physical therapy treatment options include:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Aquatic therapy<\/li>\n<li>At-home exercise education<\/li>\n<li>Balance and gait training<\/li>\n<li>Electrical stimulation (TENS), ultrasound, and other modalities<\/li>\n<li>Manual therapy<\/li>\n<li>Neuromuscular re-education<\/li>\n<li>Therapeutic exercises<\/li>\n<li>Traction<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>    <\/div>\n    \n                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"images onlyImage\">\n                                            <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"first\" src=\"https:\/\/orthopedics.southcoast.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/08\/Phsyical-Therapy-in-a-Boot-Stock.jpg\" alt=\"\">\n                                                                            <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n   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