Fyzical Therapy & Balance Centers services

FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers Skilled Orthopedic therapists can help you overcome any type of muscle, joint or nerve pain; restore your range of motion; increase your strength; and help you feel years younger.

Low back pain is very common. Most people experience it at least once in their lifetime. For most people, the pain is temporary. But back pain can become long-lasting (chronic) if a person has ongoing poor posture and body mechanics, unstable core muscles, ongoing walking (gait) issues, or if under stress and/or depressed.

Bad falls are a constant worry for seniors and others who have physical challenges. And those worries aren’t unfounded. Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths and serious health problems in the U.S.

At FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers - Mechanicsburg we offer Aquatic Therapy at both our Carlisle Pike and Mercury Drive locations. The benefits of aquatic therapy are extensive. Thanks to the buoyancy and warmth of the water, you can tolerate weight bearing exercises earlier and can regain mobility, strength, and function with less pain. We treat a variety of conditions in our heated pools including fibromyalgia, arthritis, chronic pain and multiple non-surgical and post-surgical orthopedic conditions. Our pools, underwater treadmills and stationary bikes, and other aquatic equipment  aid in regaining, preserving or improving physical health, function and wellness.

Underwater Treadmill Exercise as a Potential Treatment for Adults With Osteoarthritis. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention osteoarthritis affects over 30 million people in the US. Aquatic therapy is one of many tools physical therapists can use to treat patients with orthopedic and neurological conditions. From an orthopedic physical therapy perspective, excellent results can be achieved with patients with fibromyalgia, arthritis, osteoarthritis, chronic low back pain and post surgical rehabilitation.

The vestibular system is a main contributor to physical balance. Located in the inner ear, the system senses motion when small hairs, called cilia, are moved by microscopic calcium crystals. When we sit, stand, move, or experience motions (such as in a car) the crystals move the hairs. The brain receives the signals from the hairs, along with information from the eyes and your sense of touch to interpret motion, equilibrium, and orientation in space. In order to understand how Vestibular Rehabilitation works and the underlying corrective mechanisms, it is important to remember that the primary role of the vestibular system is to tell the brain where the head is in space. Quite simply, the vestibular system is our internal reference telling the brain how our head is orientated - up, down, tilt, etc.

Infrared video goggles assist your physical therapist at FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers in Mechanicsburg in determining where your vertigo complaints might be originating from. The goggles have invisible infrared lights that can illuminate the eyes of a patient suffering from vertigo and help to allow for a differential diagnosis between central and peripheral vestibular disorders. FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers uses this device to help us determine where the source of a patient`s dizziness or vertigo may be coming from.

The body`s nervous system can be damaged by injury, infection, structural defects, degeneration, tumors and more, which can cause any number of neurological disorders. No one is immune, as nerve disorders can occur in people of all ages. You can benefit greatly from neurological rehabilitation. At FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers - Mechanicsburg, experienced therapists work with those who suffer from common neurological conditions such as:

Fitness and Wellness is the cornerstone of healthy living. Our goal is to help you live a healthy, happy life, full of energy and free of pain. At FYZICAL Therapy & Balance Centers, you will discover how to achieve the pinnacle of healthy living, expand your boundaries, feel younger and quickly revitalize your health.