When you consult with a physical therapist regarding the massage therapy, you can expect to receive a combination of physical therapy services that are either active where you, as the patient, perform specific tasks or passive where treatment focuses on you receiving care rather than you participating in it.
Both have highly valuable benefits for acute or chronic health conditions, especially when provided in conjunction with each other. One of the most beneficial types of passive treatment we offer at our physical therapy clinics in Greenwood Village , Highlands Ranch , Parker Mainstreet , Rino or South Denver, CO , is massage therapy.
Techniques include deep tissue, Swedish, or even pressure point massage:. Everyone from young toddlers to seniors can benefit from massage therapy.
This technique offers a variety of benefits and is truly safe for just about anyone. We use therapeutic massage to help people manage or recover from a wide range of conditions, including fibromyalgia, back and neck pain , arthritis, migraines, diabetic nerve pain, sports, and auto-accident related injuries, and even psychological disorders including anxiety and depression since mental and emotional stress is often neurologically carried into and stored in physical tissues.
A professional massage provided by a physical therapist can even ease the effects of chemotherapy and can hasten the healing process in post-surgical patients. The first thing you should expect when you come to visit our clinic for a physical therapy appointment is a thorough examination and patient history questionnaire.
