What does a Physiotherapy Evaluation comprise?
Your Physiotherapy Evaluation at Back Rx will be a one hour long meeting with your treating therapist. The motive of having a separate consultation session is to meticulously evaluate the problem, which is key to successful treatment. A detailed discussion of your problem is followed by a physical examination. An analysis of how much you can move, which movements produce pain and which help relieve it is carried out, to obtain a mechanical understanding of your problem. Strength testing of various muscle groups, assessment of sensations back down, reflex testing, balance evaluation- are conducted when needed. Any associated problems e.g. knee pain, shoulder pain will also be evaluated and given attention. At the end of the evaluation your therapist will explain to you what they think the problem is, what treatment strategy they would like to adopt and approximately how long they think you would take to recover. All your queries and concerns will be answered empathetically. If you have
