| Physical therapy tables are necessary fixtures for | | | | patient's condition, exercises may be performed alone |
| every therapy program. Physical therapy tables are | | | | or with the assistance of a therapist. An exercise |
| utilized to augment more than just physical therapy | | | | regimen will incorporate rehabilitation & exercise |
| programs, but pediatric therapy programs, geriatric | | | | equipment including physical therapy tables, floor |
| therapy programs, neurological therapy programs and | | | | mats, stationary bicycles, walkers, wheelchairs, |
| others. The physical therapy tables in our inventory | | | | practice stairs, parallel bars, and pulley weights among |
| are designed to accommodate the needs of almost | | | | others. |
| every patient, whether they're in a wheelchair or | | | | Physical therapy programs also incorporate hot |
| require the use of walkers or other mobility aids. Each | | | | & cold therapies. Heat therapy can be applied |
| physical therapy table is easy to move, simple to | | | | with compresses, paraffin wax therapy, or by |
| adjust, and the crank handles on the physical therapy | | | | soaking in a whirlpool. This strategy aims to stimulate |
| tables are retractable so they won't present an | | | | a patient's circulation, relax muscles, and relieve pain. |
| obstacle or hazard to either patient or healthcare | | | | Cold therapy can be applied with ice or soaking. As |
| provider. The physical therapy tables we carry are | | | | well, massagers can help improve circulation, relieve |
| simply vital for any rehabilitation program and physical | | | | pain and muscle spasms, reduce swelling, and help the |
| therapy procedure. | | | | patient to simply relax. Electrotherapy may also be |
| The purpose of physical therapy is to help patients | | | | used to stimulate muscle and make them contract, |
| regain the use of their muscles, bones, and nervous | | | | helping weakened or paralyzed muscles respond |
| system through the use of exercise equipment, heat | | | | again. |
| therapy, cold therapy, massagers, whirlpool baths, | | | | Geriatric physical therapy encompasses a broad area |
| among a myriad of other techniques. Every physical | | | | of issues that concern people as they age, but is |
| therapy treatment plan attempts to relieve pain, | | | | typically focused on the elderly. There are conditions |
| improve strength and mobility, and train patients to | | | | that affect many people as they grow older including |
| perform necessary tasks in order to resume their | | | | arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, Alzheimer's disease, hip |
| everyday lifestyles. Physical therapy is often | | | | and joint replacement, balance disorders, and more. |
| prescribed to rehabilitate a patient after many | | | | The use of physical therapy treatment tables in |
| injuries, illnesses, and disease such as: | | | | geriatric physical therapy will help restore dexterity, |
| - Amputations | | | | movement, cognizance, object recognition, and more. |
| - Arthritis | | | | Neurological physical therapy focuses on individuals |
| - Burns | | | | with a neurological disorder or disease, including |
| - Cancer | | | | cerebral palsy, Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosis, |
| - Cardiac Disease | | | | Parkinson's, stroke, spinal cord injuries, and others. |
| - Cervical and Lumbar Dysfunction | | | | Common problems associated with neurological |
| - Neurological Problems | | | | disorders include vision impairment, poor balance, |
| - Orthopedic Injuries | | | | paralysis, and loss of functional independence. |
| - Pulmonary Disease | | | | Therapists use physical therapy treatment tables to |
| - Spinal Cord Injuries | | | | work with patients to improve these areas of |
| - Stroke | | | | dysfunction. |
| - Traumatic Brain Injuries | | | | Pediatric physical therapy uses a wide variety of |
| The duration of any physical therapy program varies | | | | modalities to treat disorders in children. Physical |
| depending on the severity of the injury or illness | | | | therapy tables will be utilized as work stations to |
| being treated as well as the patient's response to | | | | improve motor skills, coordination, as well as cognitive |
| therapy. | | | | and sensory processing. Children with developmental |
| Physical therapy tables are commonly used in | | | | delays, cerebral palsy, spina bifida, and torticollis are a |
| exercise regimens, the best known and most widely | | | | few of the patients treated by pediatric physical |
| used form of physical therapy. Depending on the | | | | therapists. |