Conditions We Treat

Low back pain is very common and the most common reason people seek physical therapy treatment. The symptoms of low back pain vary a great deal. Your pain might be dull, burning, or sharp. You might feel it at a single point or over a broad area. It might be accompanied by muscle spasms or stiffness. Sometimes, it might spread into 1 or both legs.

Sciatica is a condition that occurs when a nerve in your low back or hip is injured, pinched, or compressed, causing pain or other symptoms that can extend from the low back to the hip, leg, or foot. It can be caused by sudden trauma or by long-term stress affecting structures in the back. It most often affects people aged 30 to 50 years.

Neck pain is a common condition that affects 22% to 70% of people at some point in their lifetime. In most cases of neck pain the exact cause is unknown. Nevertheless, patients with neck pain may be given a variety of diagnoses including cervical disc herniation, osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease, degenerative joint disease, and/or whiplash. These diagnoses lack clear definitions and often fail to explain the patient’s clinical signs and symptoms.

Do you feel like you don’t have the strength to do the things you love? Can you tell your legs or arms are not as strong as they used to be? Strengthening is vital for maintaining a level of fitness to continue to be active. It is even more important as we age since muscle tissue and bone density is on the decline. Physical therapists have the training and expertise to guide you through specific exercises to improve your muscle strength, power, and endurance while preventing future injuries. 

“Arthritis” is a term used to describe inflammation of the joints. Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis and usually is caused by the deterioration of a joint. OA affects daily activity and is the most common cause of disability in the US adult population.

Balance problems make it difficult for people to maintain stable and upright positions when standing, walking, and even sitting. Your physical therapist can help treat your balance problems by identifying their causes, and designing an individual treatment program to address your specific needs, including exercises you can do at home. Your physical therapist at Chattanooga Physical Therapy can help you: reduce your fall risk, reduce your fear of falling, and improve your mobility, balance, strength, flexibility and posture.

Physical therapists, who are experts in restoring and improving motion, can analyze your gait for walking or running to assess for any dysfunction. It is common to have gait-related impairments following an ankle sprain, surgery, injury or the gradual aging process. We recommend that elderly adults who use canes and walkers as walking aids be properly assessed and fitted by a physical therapist to avoid fall-related injuries. Let us help you improve your movement at Chattanooga Physical Therapy!

Sports injuries can vary between person to person from ankle sprain to hamstring strain or shoulder dislocation. Let us help you evaluate your injury so you can get back to your sport or activity of choice! Physical therapists are movement experts and can assess how you can prevent any further injuries and continue to do what you love to do.

Headaches can be caused by dysfunction in the cervical spine or surrounding musculature. Physical therapists play a critical role in the diagnosis and treatment of headaches, to allow you to take less medication and allow you to get through your daily functions. If headaches are affecting your day to day activities, contact Chattanooga Physical Therapy today!

When an employee is injured at work, the best way to return to work quickly is physical therapy. An active treatment plan focused on the patient’s specific work duties is the best way to return to work safely. Your physical therapist at Chattanooga Physical Therapy will evaluate your area of impairment, discuss your work duties and together you will develop a treatment plan to help you reach your goals and return to work with reduce injury risk.

If you have experienced surgery, your rehabilitation following the surgery is vital for the best outcomes! Rehabilitation can start within days of your surgery to start the recovery process. Physical therapists are trained to perform rehabilitation after any orthopedic surgery including the wrist, elbow, shoulder, knee, hip, ankle and spine to facilitate a faster and safe recovery with reducing your risk of re-injury. The physical therapists will be with you for each phase of your rehabilitation to regain your motion, strength, flexibility, movement and functioning so you can return back to your life and things you enjoy doing.