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