WHAT TO EXPECT?!

 

 

Preparing for your first sports therapy appointment

For the first appointment, we suggest comfortable clothing that allows you to move freely such as, gym wear, shorts are fine. Shorts are particularly important for knee or ankle issues, so we can visually see and evaluate the joint.

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The appointment includes an objective exam

Once we have completed your medical history and subjective exam, we do an objective exam where we palpate your joint and check for range of motion, strength, structural damage, and any instabilities. There are special tests that we might perform to help rule certain conditions in or out. If the problem is in your knee, we may evaluate the hip joint above the knee and the ankle joint below too. That’s because hip strength or ankle instability may be playing a role in your knee pain. In short, we follow your symptoms to determine where the pain originates. 

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Every therapy appointment includes assigned home exercises

In addition to therapy sessions with us, we will also give you a home exercise program. We will provide you with your own tailored online program which includes a video and exercise description. It tells you how many repetitions to do, and how often a day and how often per week you need to do your exercise. We may also have additional at-home suggestions such as condition information and tips to control swelling etc.