Physical Therapy

What is Physical Therapy?

Skills for better movement

Physical Therapy (PT) emphasizes activities to facilitate gross motor development, basic mobility, and functional skills.

Areas of focus for the physical therapist include:

	Gross motor skills - activities that use large muscles
	Mobility skills - moving safely through one's environment
	Postural control and alignment
	Joint motion and flexibility
	Manual therapy techniques
	Body awareness
	Positioning and adaptive equipment
	Balance
	Coordination
	Sensory motor skills
	Adaptive skill development
	Orthotics training and fitting for lower extremities
	Modalities such as electronic stimulation, heat, and ultrasound

There can be overlap between the different therapies because they are related and complementary services. The differences are in the techniques and activities used and the areas with which they are concerned.

Epicenter Therapy Services emphasizes the team approach to avoid duplication of therapies.

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