Arthritis
Move with greater confidence and get back to normal naturally.
Physical Therapy for Joint Arthritis
A practical, conservative approach for hip and knee pain.
Arthritis pain can make everyday movement difficult. Performance Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine provides care designed to help you move better through hands-on manipulation of joints and tissue, strengthening exercises, and exercises you can continue at home. The practice’s approach is focused on helping people avoid medications, injections, or surgery they may not need.
What the Research Shared by Our Practice Shows
Studies of hip and knee arthritis support a physical-therapy-first approach.
Knee Arthritis Care
In the knee study described by the practice, physical therapy included hands-on manipulation of joints from the back to the ankle plus exercises to strengthen muscles around the knee. Seventy-five percent improved enough to decide against knee replacement surgery.
Hip Arthritis Care
In the hip study described by the practice, treatment included specific hip exercises. Forty-four percent of people receiving the real treatment improved enough to decide against hip joint replacement surgery.
Care Built Around Movement
Your therapist will explain your condition and work with you to establish a treatment plan. The goal is to improve movement and help you return to the activities that matter to you.
Take the Next Step Toward Better Movement
Care is available in Colchester and Hebron.
Performance Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine has served Eastern Connecticut since opening its Hebron office in 1989 and Colchester office in 1990. The team includes therapists specialty trained in orthopedics, manual therapy, sports medicine, neurology, hand therapy, lymphedema, and vestibular therapy. Most insurance companies cover self-referral to physical therapy, and the administrative staff will check benefits before your first visit.