What is physical therapy?
Physical therapy is the medical practice of restoring and maintaining your optimal physical abilities. Dr. Dicanio’s physical therapy services improve your body’s movement and overall functioning at any life stage, particularly when your mobility is threatened by aging, injuries, diseases, or other health conditions and outside factors.
Physical therapy is also preventive; regular visits with a physical therapist can maintain excellent physical health. It can help you avoid serious health conditions — even surgery — later in life.
What do physical therapists do?
Physical therapists generally focus on the health care basics of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation. At Quest Medical Care, Dr. Dicanio caters to all of your physical therapy needs. He routinely performs comprehensive medical assessments and makes clinical judgments regarding your health care or pain relief, whether it means treatment of injuries, procedures with lingering effects such as joint replacement surgery, or chronic health conditions, such as arthritis. Dr. Dicanio excels at formulating prognoses and developing treatment plans customized for you.
Dr. Dicanio works closely with you over time to implement physical therapy interventions and treatments to get you back to optimal health, no matter the cause. He also monitors your progress with follow-up visits and counsels you on effective self-management strategies.
One of his specialty services is interferential therapy, which is physical therapy that incorporates electrical stimulation for therapeutic pain relief without painful side effects.
Why should I seek physical therapy?
Dr. Dicanio and his team of medical specialists give you the physical therapy you need if your mobility and overall functioning are hampered. Physical therapy provides you with tools to get you back to your peak self.
If you’re experiencing physical complications from any of the following, call or make an appointment at Quest Medical Care today and get on the road to recovery:
- Car accident
- Surgical procedure
- Chronic health conditions (arthritis, etc.)
- Sports injury
- Diabetes
- Stress
- Stroke
At Quest Medical Care, Dr. Dicanio and his team work diligently with you to develop individualized treatment plans that work for you and achieve results.
Notes: Interferential Therapy (IFT), provides rehabilitation for: surgical recovery, accident recovery, chronic illness (ie: arthritis…), joint replacement. Programs are overseen by Dr. Dicanio. For all soft intros, refer to Dr. Gary Dicanio, DO and his team of medical specialists ( or something similar to that.
