Get Your Health Back On Track With Physical Therapy
Have you struggled with pain? Are you dealing with an injury affecting your ability to do your usual routine? Our highly skilled physical therapists can guide you back to health and back to doing what you love!
Whether you have recently had surgery or are recovering from a new injury, physical therapy at Priority Physical Therapy can help.
October is National Physical Therapy Month. Priority Physical Therapy wants to make sure that you have a reliable source to help you resolve whatever physical condition you face. Our physical therapists are highly trained and experienced in treating musculoskeletal disorders. We understand how important it is to get to the root of the problem and provide solutions that work.
Our team of physical therapists is devoted to helping our patients recover from injuries and pain that are interfering with everyday activities and making life way harder than it should be. Request an appointment with Priority Physical Therapy today, so we can help you get back to the life you deserve!
Why Should I Choose Physical Therapy?
There are several reasons to choose physical therapy over costly surgeries and medications. Physical therapy has been shown to not only help resolve pain and improve function, but it is also effective at enhancing your overall health and well-being.
One of the most significant benefits of physical therapy is that it can uncover the underlying reasons for your injuries and/or pain. Some of the impairments your physical therapist can help you correct include:
- Unhealthy lifestyle behaviors (i.e., poor sleep habits, improper nutrition, lack of exercise, etc.).
- Loss of motion
- Weakness
- Poor posture and faulty movement patterns
- Gait abnormalities
- Loss of balance
- Coordination deficits
- Neurological impairment
4 Benefits of Physical Therapy
A physical therapist can educate you about ways to move safer, use your energy more efficiently, reduce the risk of re-injury, and enhance the overall effects of your care. The benefits of physical therapy treatments include easing pain, reducing spasms, increasing circulation, and promoting healing.
- Physical therapy can help improve your joint range of motion and overall mobility: Our ability to move depends on how individual joints move and how the body’s joints move in concert with one another. Increasing joint range of motion and mobility of the connective tissues around your joints (including the tendons, muscles, fascia, and joint capsules) will help your joints feel better and move better.
- This will also help you improve overall functional mobility and activity tolerance, essential for work, leisure, and simple daily functions.
- Physical therapy can help strengthen weaknesses and compensation patterns: Through injury or surgery, muscles become weak and impact your ability to move and function normally.
- For some, an old injury or abnormal movement pattern has led to weakness due to compensations. Physical therapists are skilled at assessing the whole body, identifying weaknesses, and teaching how to restore strength and function.
- Physical therapy can improve your overall health and well-being: When you see a physical therapist for pain and injuries, you will receive rehabilitation benefits to resolve the condition and a total body approach to health.
- Physical therapists can recommend nutrition to improve pain, reduce inflammation, and improve overall health. In addition, physical therapists are movement experts and trained to help you move/exercise more, no matter your limitations or restrictions. More activity equals improved health!
- Physical therapy can help you reduce the risk of injury: By implementing a holistic approach, we can improve and restore your function and prevent injuries. This may include all components of typical physical therapy and include gait modifications and coordination exercises to stimulate the nervous system and help ensure your mechanics are ideal to avoid an injury.
Call Us Today To Request An Appointment
The mission of our physical therapy clinic is to use compassion, encouragement, and motivation in the treatment of our patients and clients. We provide outstanding and personalized skills as movement and rehabilitation physical therapists through exceedingly high customer service and results!
Our goal is to positively impact people’s lives and improve their quality of life. Your therapy will be centered around helping you get back to doing the things you love without pain. We understand that no two pain conditions are alike, and no two treatment plans should be either. Contact Priority Physical Therapy to learn more about National Physical Therapy Month and the benefits of physical therapy. If you’re struggling with a painful condition or experiencing a physical limitation, our therapists will work with you to ensure your success!
Palmyra R-I Sports Coverage: Now available!
Priority Physical Therapy is excited to be volunteering for the Palmyra R-I School District, providing sports physical therapy services for all home varsity events. We offer medical care on the sidelines and free screens in the clinic for all athletes in the district.
Our sideline coverage and screenings are designed to help identify potential injuries early, address any concerns before they become bigger issues, and ensure athletes are performing at their best. Whether your student is gearing up for the season or recovering from a tough game, our expert team is here to support their success on and off the field.
Recipe of the Month: Halloween Pizza
Ingredients:
- 1 bell pepper
- 3 10-inch flour tortillas
- 2 teaspoons olive oil
- 4 slices Mozzarella cheese
- 1 slice Cheddar cheese
- 4 large black olives
- ¼ cup pizza sauce
- 2 Tablespoons shredded mozzarella cheese
Instructions:
- Preheat the oven to 400°F and line a large rimmed baking sheet with non-stick foil. Cut six 4½ to 5-inch circles from flour tortillas and brush both sides with olive oil. Toast the tortillas in a skillet over medium heat for 2–3 minutes per side, until golden brown, then place them on the prepared baking sheet. From slices of mozzarella cheese, cut three baby ghosts, one friendly ghost, one Pac-Man ghost (using an egg-shaped cookie cutter and trimming the bottom with zigzags), and thin strips for a mummy design. Cut a Jack O’Lantern shape from cheddar cheese.
- Slice black olives to create toppings: halves for spider bodies, strips for legs, small circles for ghost eyes, larger slices for the mummy and Pac-Man ghost eyes, and small pieces for the Jack O’Lantern’s eyes and smile. Use mozzarella scraps to cut eyes and a mouth for the Jack O’Lantern, and a piece of bell pepper for the stem.
- Assemble your decorations: add olive eyes to the baby ghosts, eyes and mouth to the friendly ghost, sliced olive eyes to the Pac-Man ghost, mozzarella strips and olive eyes to the mummy, and the prepared face and stem to the Jack O’Lantern. Spread 2 teaspoons of pizza sauce on each tortilla crust, and top one with 2 tablespoons of shredded mozzarella cheese (for the spider). Bake all tortillas for 6 minutes.
- Remove from the oven, place the spider and other cheese cutouts on the pizzas, then return them to the oven for 1–2 minutes, just until the cheese begins to melt.
Use Your 2025 Benefits Before They Expire
As the year winds down, it’s a great time to take advantage of your health insurance benefits. If you’ve already met your deductible, your physical therapy visits at Priority PT may cost little, or even nothing, out of pocket. Many patients are surprised to learn how much they can save on care before benefits reset in January. Whether you’ve been meaning to start therapy or want to continue progress on your recovery, now is the perfect opportunity.
Don’t let your coverage go unused – schedule your appointments today and finish the year strong!
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