Physical Therapy
Physical therapy services play an important role in the management of musculoskeletal injuries. Early intervention with therapy has been shown to reduce the time needed to restore a patient's form, strength, range of motion, and overall function following a musculoskeletal injury. Injuries can be as a result of a work injury, sports or exercise participation, or can just occur due to changes to our bodies due to aging.
Our Physical Therapy approach helps improve impaired physical function, relieve and control pain, and prevent further disability. In addition, we feature an active educational program to help prevent the occurrence of future injuries.
St. Vincent's Urgent Care Walk-In center's Physical Therapy Program utilizes the most up-to-date techniques and equipment available to help get clients back to form and function quickly and cost-effectively.
Treatment planning may target any of the following areas: 
- Strength
- Endurance
- Coordination
- Range of Motion
- Passive and active exercises
- Body mechanics
- Pain reduction
- Control of injury-related soft tissue swelling
- Work conditioning
- Job-specific Return to Duty Therapy
- Repetitive and cumulative trauma disorders
**Employers: Physical Therapy Services directed towards returning employees to duty promptly and safely following an occupational injury is a hallmark of the WorkCare Return to Duty Program.
WorkCare specializes in managing employers' workers compensationand employee fitness for duty needs. Therapy services can be applied post-injury, or may be employed as part of a pre-placement fitness for duty assessment to help demonstrate employee suitability for a given job.
Call our offices today for additional details on how WorkCare can make a meaningful difference in the reduction of your company's workers' compensation expenses.
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