Welcome to Maxicare Physical Therapy and Wellness Center!
Maxicare Physical Therapy & Wellness has been in the healthcare industry for more than 14 years and is well-known as a leader in providing highly skilled Physical, Occupational, and Speech therapy services. We are the fastest growing team of medical professionals who can be classified as the best in their expertise by providing innovative and high-quality care.
Our experienced therapists and staff are knowledgeable and always go the extra mile on behalf of our customers. We are very selective about whom we hire and have chosen only the finest people for our organization and serve our clients.
Using hi-tech and state of the art equipment together with highly trained professionals and clinicians, Maxicare shows its commitment to Quality Care for all our patients.
What is vertigo?
Vertigo – a sensation of motion in which the individual or the individual’s surroundings seem to whirl dizzily. This can last from seconds to sometimes days or even weeks. This happens because of different factors such as trauma, infection, or neurological diseases. For most people, this can be really debilitating and can hinder a person’s activities of daily living.
What are the general signs and symptoms?
Your vestibular organ, integral part of your balance, is located in your inner ear on both sides. These structures are responsible for telling your brain, the position of your head and then coordinating your eye movements based on your head position. If compromised problems can arise and you can be at risk for falls or injuries.
Nystagmus is an involuntary eye movement which for most vestibular conditions experience.
Symptoms of vestibular problems include nystagmus which can result/manifest to the following:
- Dizziness
- Difficulty on maintain an upright posture
- Blurred vision
- Brain fogginess
- Headache and Nausea
What to do?
If you are experiencing any of these symptoms, you must your physician right away. A thorough assessment is needed to make a specific diagnosis for your condition. Sometimes these symptoms may be a sign of something serious like a stroke. In that case, time is of the essence, so checking in with your physician is a must.
After knowing your diagnosis, the doctor may recommend VESTIBULAR PHYSICAL THERAPY treatment.
VESTIBULAR PHYSICAL THERAPY
This is a special type of physical therapy rehabilitation treatment designed to aid you recover quickly and put you to a safer level of function.
Unfortunately, not every therapist you meet is well versed to this type of treatment. Here in Maxicare Physical Therapy and Wellness, we are trained, skilled and updated to the treatment. WE are dedicated to really bringing you back to your previous level of independence.
Our FREE Discovery Visit is perfect for people suffering with any type of vestibular problem symptoms and should have been enjoying life much more without it. WE will also give all the information and knowledge that you to make the BEST decision for your health – whether that’s working with us or not. Reach us at +18329276898 and tell us exactly how you want us to help you. Or go www.eklavu.com and fill up our form.
Dizziness and Vestibular Problems we treat:
Inner Ear Problems
- Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (dislodged crystals)
- Vestibular Hypofunction
- Labyrinthitis (inflammation of the inner ear)
- Acoustic Neuritis (Inflammation of the acoustic nerve’s vestibular part)
- Schwannoma/Acoustic Neuroma
- Menier’s Disease
Trauma or Neurological Conditions
- Concussion and Post-Concussion Syndromes
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Stroke
- Vestibular Migraine
- Ataxia and Cerebellar Stroke
- Multiple Sclerosis
Functional Movement Disorder
- Motion Sickness
- Persistent Postural Perceptual Dizziness (PPPD)
Maxicare Physical Therapy and Wellness Services
Physical Therapy
Also known as physiotherapy, is one of the allied health professions. It is provided by physical therapists who promote, maintain, or restore health through physical examination, diagnosis, management, prognosis, patient education, physical intervention, rehabilitation, disease prevention, and health promotion.
Occupational Therapy
Teaches you how to adapt. It can help you perform any kind of task at school, work, or in your home. You’ll learn how to use tools (you may hear them called assistive devices) if you need them.
Vestibular Rehabilitation
Vestibular Rehabilitation is a form of therapy designed to help patients with complaints of falls, dizziness, vertigo, sense of imbalance, disequilibrium, motion sensitivity and balance disorders.
Workers’ Compensation
Is a form of insurance providing wage replacement and medical benefits to employees injured in the course of employment in exchange for mandatory relinquishment of the employee’s right to sue his or her employer for the tort of negligence. This is a program to guide workers’ go back to their normal working lives.
Guided Stretch Program
Benefits of stretching: Increases your flexibility, increase range of motion, Improves your performance in physical activities, increases blood flow to your muscles, improves posture, helps to heal and prevent back pain, stress relief and can calm your mind. Decreases headaches.
Speech Therapy
Is a treatment that can help improve communication skills. It’s sometimes called speech-language therapy. Many people think that speech therapy is only for kids with speech disorders that affect pronunciation. But it also helps kids who struggle with spoken and written language.
5-Step Process
At Maxicare Physical Therapy & Wellness, we have created a 5-Phase programto not only eliminate your aches and pains, but also keep them away for good.
Phase 1: Understand Your Problem
At Maxicare, we realize that many patients are frustrated with the medical system. Far too often, patients don’t receive enough time from their doctor, and patients feel rushed with diagnoses and treatments, leading to a feeling of impersonal care. Maxicare wants to change the way that you view your doctor and your entire treatment process. The first thing that we do is take the time to hear your story.
No two instances of pain are 100% alike. Each and every one of us has a different body type, medical history, and pain tolerance. Maxicare Physical Therapy & Wellness recognizes that everyone is unique, and in order to provide the highest level of care, we need this deep understanding of your history and symptoms.
The key to this is an open and honest conversation about your health.
Part of that starts with you feeling comfortable with our team and trusting us to live up to your expectations.
Phase 2: Find The Root Cause Of The Pain
The root cause of your pain may not necessarily be the same as someone else’s. Different factors contribute to this, such as your medical and injury history, body type, the timeframe of the incident, and more. We want to identify the root cause of your pain and offer a natural, holistic solution to get you back to doing what you love most.
Maxicare offers a discovery visit, which consists of an in-office appointment with one of our physical therapists. During this appointment, we’ll discuss all of your questions and concerns. There is no pre-authorization needed from your insurance, and no prescription is needed from your primary physician. Best of all, our discovery visit is 100% free.
Phase 3: Customized Program To Help Ease Your Pain & Restore Your Mobility
When a doctor gives you a list of exercises to complete, they should be specifically catered to your needs. If you do exercises that irritate your muscles or without proper guidance, you can do more harm than good. At Maxicare, we aim to alleviate your pain before providing you with exercises to do at home. One of the ways that we do this is through manual therapy.
Using targeted treatment techniques, manual therapy helps to quickly restore your mobility and ease your pain prior to beginning exercises.
Our techniques include:
- Focusing on treating scar tissue
- Loosening up joints
- Easing out knots and muscle spasms
With manual therapy, tightness will be eradicated and your muscles will feel less irritated, as blood circulation will improve.
Phase 4: Retrain The “Brain-Body” Connection
Even if you feel pain-free during your treatment, this doesn’t mean that your body is fully healed. Chronic pain causes you to unintentionally develop bad habits to cope with that pain, and these need to be corrected.
Compensations may include:
- Pushing on your things with your hands when bending forward to pick up something from the ground
- Relying on momentum to stand up from a bed or chair
- Easing out knots and muscle spasms
- Learning too far forward to alleviate back stiffness
- Using neck muscles when lifting your shoulders
These types of compensations occur because your brain sees painful movements as harmful. Therefore, it causes you to adjust your movements so you don’t experience that pain. Unfortunately, most pain exercises only help to build strength and increase mobility without restoring brain-body connections.
Our exercise program is much more involved than just a sheet of exercises. We offer complete guidance and attention through 1 to 1 appointments. Through our program, we help patients to:
- Regain confidence in your movements, especially those that were too painful to do or that you were uncertain of
- Go back to exercising with us guiding you along the way, ensuring that you don’t have to worry about hurting yourself again
- Understand brain-body awareness and gain the skills to self-correct improper movements
- Return to doing the activities that you love to do, such as walking, hiking, or jogging
Phase 5: Optimize Your Quality of Life
Patients with the most success are the ones who come in with an open mind, stay motivated, and commit to an active lifestyle. Even if you feel stuck right now, it’s important to understand that with the right effort, you can get back to feeling better and living the quality of life you deserve.
Get in touch with us today to learn more about what we can offer. We look forward to hearing from you and answering your questions.
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