C & C Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab

When we get older, it can be more difficult to get around. However, movement and exercise is crucial to maintaining your mobility - and your independence. Let us help you stay active and independent.

Can hand therapy help with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS)? In many cases, yes it can. The therapist can show you exercises that relieve pain and pressure or recommend a brace to protect wrists while you work, perform chores, or sleep.

In the beginning stages of an injury, it can be hard to know for sure whether an injury is serious, especially if the pain comes and goes. If it’s getting worse, then a physician or a physical therapist can help see what the problem is.

If you have PPO insurance, you will want to contact the specialist to find out if they accept your type of insurance. It is also important to contact the insurance company to find out what your deductible and percentage that you’ll have to pay is before visiting.

Physical therapy, also called physiotherapy, is a medical science that's used to help heal everything from sports injuries and arthritis to back pain, rehabilitation after surgery, to neck pain.

Neurological physical therapists use treatments that can help improve patients with paralysis, vision impairment, poor balance, difficulty walking and loss of independence.

Pay attention to where your hands and arms fall over the day. If your shoulders hunch up regularly, that can cause back and neck pain.

Physical therapists have a wide variety of tools and techniques at their disposal, including passive techniques that can help decrease the amount of pain you have. Passive techniques include things like heat packs, ice packs, TENS units (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation), and ultrasound treatments.

In many cases, hand therapy is designed to relieve or reduce the pain and discomfort associated with an injury or condition. One example is arthritis, which involves inflammation of the joints in the hands and fingers and can be quite painful.

A physical therapist understands the proper way to apply ice or heat and can share that information with patients. It is important to ice an injured area soon after the injury, keep the injured body part elevated, and limit icing intervals to avoid frostbite.

Caused by direct pressure on the nerve for a prolonged period of time, Nerve Compression Syndrome is characterized by numbness, tingling, pain, and muscle weakness. A professional physical therapy treatment will give you the much needed relief.

When you’re doing a lot of bending, do you feel the need to stop every 20 minutes or so and stretch? Go ahead and listen to this urge. Leaning backwards to stretch every so often can help prevent back injuries before they start.