Mobile/In-Home Physical Therapy
While clinics offer more instruments for recovery, we understand that it is not always possible for clients to make it to Get Muvin Physical Therapy because their injuries are too severe, or they are simply uncomfortable doing so.
While we encourage all clients to make it a goal to transition out of in-home physical therapy, it is a service we are happy to offer.
Who Can Benefit?
In-home physical therapy is primarily offered to senior citizens, but is also suggested for clients whose injuries are too severe to leave the house. In other cases, shut-ins or clients suffering from mental trauma may also find in-home physical therapy beneficial.
When a senior citizen is assigned an in-home therapist, it could be due to any of the following ailments:
Advantages of In-Home Physical Therapy
Given the fact that following surgery, 66% of clients prefer physical therapy at home and that it can take 43 minutes on average of travel and wait time getting to an in-clinic appointment, it is easy to see home physical therapy as an attractive option.
Did you know that while clients are always given home exercises, those taught at home tend to be more effective than when taught in the clinic?
Here at Get Muvin Physical Therapy we’re aware that your time is valuable! On top of that, why risk further injury with travel when you can recover in the comfort of your own home? There are many advantages of a traveling physical therapist.
But What Are the Disadvantages?
In-home physical therapy can cover stroke rehabilitation, general pain in the back, neck, head, knee and hip regions, arthritis, tendinitis, fractures,and many more ailments you may suffer from.
However, therapists are limited to the tools they can bring with them to your residence and do not have access to the full range of equipment a clinic can offer.
Practices such as hydrotherapy, electrotherapy and acupuncture are all treatments that require a specialized environment to be successful.