Physical Therapy Frederick, MD

Anyone struggling with an injury, pain condition, or disability can benefit from physical therapy.

We create personalized plans that include exercise, manual therapy, and innovative treatments to help with mobility and function. Therapists create personalized treatment plans to improve mobility, relieve pain, prevent injuries, and enhance overall physical well-being.

Physical therapy also provides you with activities you can do at home that enhance your health and independence and help you maintain the gains you make during in-person therapy.

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Common questions

Who needs physical therapy?

Anyone struggling with an injury, pain condition, or disability benefits from physical therapy. Key Spine Care specializes in sports medicine, spine health, and personal injuries. The team includes a certified primary spine practitioner (PSP) and board-certified chiropractic sports physician. Some of the conditions that benefit from physical therapy include:

Neck pain
Back pain
Sciatica
Sports injury
Personal injury

When it comes to spine-related disorders (SRDs), the PSP serves as an interprofessional care coordinator, making sure patients with neck or back pain get the appropriate care to relieve their discomfort. Though the PSP makes referrals to specialists when appropriate, conservative treatments like physical therapy always remain at the forefront of care.

What happens during a physical therapy evaluation?

You can expect a thorough evaluation during your first physical therapy appointment at Key Spine Care. The purpose of this exam is to identify and assess your functional abilities and create a plan that helps you achieve your goals.

Your provider reviews your medical history and asks about your daily routine. They perform a physical exam, focusing on muscle strength, mobility, flexibility, and balance.

What types of treatments can I expect from physical therapy?

At Key Spine Care, you can count on a personalized physical therapy treatment plan that addresses your concerns and helps you achieve your goal. Treatment might include:

Guided exercise and stretching program
Home exercise program
Laser therapy
Soft tissue mobilization
Dry needling

The team schedules regular physical therapy appointments to help you reach your goals. They may combine your therapy with chiropractic care to support the body’s healing process.

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Sports Medicine

Treats injuries in athletes and active individuals caused by working out too much, misusing equipment, falling etc.

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Neck Pain

Symptoms include stiffness, limited range of motion, headaches, or even radiating pain into the shoulders, arms and hands.

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Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Can cause pain, burning, numbness, tingling and weakness of the legs, buttocks and lower back.

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Our 3 Step Process to Alleviate Pain

At Key Spine Care, we focus on ACTIVE over passive treatment plans and proudly and exclusively only offer 1:1 care (e.g. no assistants or PTAs, just you and the doctor for the entire appointment, every time). We work together as a team to implement our shared plan to treat and prevent your symptoms.

Step 1: RECOVER From Pain & Limitations

After we have determined your individual diagnosis, we create a comprehensive and individualized plan to help you resume doing what you love - without the use of rest, pills, injections, or surgery!

After this stage, you will have:

1. Eliminated the source of the pain
2. Found pain-free postures
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Step 2: REBUILD Proper Mechanics & Address Root Cause

We work together as a team to implement our shared plan to develop healthy posture and movement patterns.

After this Stage, you will have completed exercises to address any needs in:

   1. Motor Control
   2. Stabilization
   3. Mobility

Step 3: REDEFINE Future Performance & Prevent Recurrence

After this stage, you will have:

1. Eliminated the source of the pain
2. Found pain-free postures
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Goal of ALL Our Treatment Plans

While we love our 1:1 time with our patients, we also do NOT want you to be locked into a never-ending treatment plan of 2-3 visits per week for life! Most of our treatment plans are 12 visits or less as we prioritize teaching you how to:

Eliminate the cause of the pain
Find pain-free postures
Develop healthy posture and movement patterns

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