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Physical Therapy for long-term conditions
Some conditions last for months or years. Rehabilitation is care that can help people get back, keep or improve abilities they need for daily life.
Arthritis
Any disorder that affects the joints is often called arthritis. Pain, redness, warmth and inflammation of the joints are common symptoms. There are many types, including osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and gout, and treatment depends on the type.
An evaluation may consider
- Which joints are affected and which daily activities are harder.
- Any diagnosis and treatment plan you already have from your doctor.
- What you want to be able to keep doing.
Chronic pain
Chronic pain lasts longer than three months, or longer than the time in which you would be expected to heal. Physical Therapy is one of the non-drug treatments for it.
An evaluation may consider
- When the pain started, where you feel it, and what makes it worse or better.
- How pain affects your daily life. A questionnaire may be used.
- Whether a specific physical problem may be causing the pain, and whether a referral for further tests is needed.
Neurological conditions
The brain, spinal cord and nerves make up the nervous system. When part of it is affected, a person can have trouble moving and with other everyday functions. Examples include stroke, Parkinson's disease, and brain and spinal cord injuries. Rehabilitation can follow a stroke or a brain or spinal cord injury.
An evaluation may consider
- How you walk, balance and move.
- Strength, range of motion, reflexes and sensation.
- Your diagnosis, the care you receive from your doctors and what you want to manage more easily.
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When to get medical care first
See the full safety checklist
Call 911 right away if you think you or someone else is having a stroke. Warning signs include:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body
- Sudden confusion, or trouble speaking or understanding speech
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden difficulty walking, dizziness, or loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden severe headache with no known cause
For new or changing symptoms of a long-term condition, contact your doctor.
Other situations
Two clinics, one way to ask
Call either clinic, or send an appointment request.
Edison
East Windsor
How a request works
- Open and send your emailShare your name, email, cell phone, your preferred clinic and when you are generally free. The form opens a draft in your own email app. Review it and send it from your mail app yourself; the website does not send it. Please leave out symptoms, diagnoses and insurance details.
- We contact youWe will contact you by the next business day, by phone, text or email, whichever you prefer.
- The clinic confirms itYour appointment is confirmed only after the clinic responds and agrees a time with you.
Submitting a request does not confirm an appointment. Your appointment is confirmed only after the clinic responds.