Physical Therapy

The Orthopedic Center offers convenient on-site physical therapy to all patients. Our physical therapists specialize in orthopedic and postoperative rehabilitation. We possess modern equipment and adjunct modalities.

On-site therapy guarantees that all orthopedic care is tightly integrated keeping all providers focused on getting you back in the game

What do Physical Therapists Do?

• Diagnose and manage movement dysfunction and enhance physical and functional abilities.
• Restore, maintain, and promote not only optimal physical function but optimal wellness and fitness and optimal quality of life as it relates to movement and health.
• Prevent the onset, symptoms, and progression of impairments, functional limitations, and disabilities that may result from diseases, disorders, conditions, or injuries.
• Plan and provide interventions including therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, electrotherapy, education.
• Conduct re-examinations, modify interventions as necessary to achieve anticipated goals and expected outcomes, and develop and implement discharge plans.

Biodex™

• The Biodex™ System offers a highly sophisticated way to diagnose, treat and document progress for musculoskeletal injuries and disease.
• This robotic, computer-controlled dynamometer is highly sensitive to patients’ limits.
• The Isokinetic, Isometric, Isotonic and Passive modes for testing and rehabilitation are totally accommodating throughout the entire range of motion and ensure that your recovery will be optimized.
• Biodex’s unique impact-free acceleration and deceleration eliminates joint trauma, allowing patients to exercise and be tested at more functional speeds.
• This technology is now available at The Orthopedic Center physical therapy department in Palm Bay.