Physical Therapy in Belleville NJ

At the Health & Spine Wellness Center of Belleville NJ, our physical therapist team will perform a thorough evaluation of your health history, your posture, biomechanics, range of motion and joint mobility to find out the cause of your pain or disability. Then, they will discuss treatment options and goals with you to then proceed with the development of a specific treatment plan tailored to address your specific needs.

Each physical therapy session lasts roughly one hour, and the frequency or length of the treatment will be determined by the physical therapist who prescribed the treatment. In order to see positive results, the patient needs to be fully committed to the treatment, which means that they need to complete all the exercises to their full extent and as often as directed by our professional team, using the proper techniques.

Please arrive at your physical therapy appointment with proper clothing that will allow you to move and perform the exercises freely. You will also need to bring your insurance card, a form of identification, the prescription that your physician gave you and if needed, your co-pay.

Electrical Muscle Stimulation

Electrical Muscle Stimulation is an exceptional way to help the body in the healing process. This is accomplished by sending a very small electrical current into the affected soft tissue injury or muscle spasm. The therapy utilizes this current in an effort to help reduce swelling and release trigger points that may have the muscle locked up. It does this by helping the body to release natural relievers of pain often referred to as endorphins.

This type of therapy is a great option if you have a back or neck muscle spasm because it relaxes the muscle, allowing it to return to its normal state promptly. This treatment is also great because it is performed in short therapy sessions, which according to research, is an excellent way of facilitating healing from acute to chronic pain.

Interferential Electro-Therapy

Inferential Electro-Therapy is an excellent method used to help the body heal from spasms, sprains and issues related to soft tissues. This therapy can accomplish all this because it is performed by putting a low simulated frequency on the soft tissue where the pain is originating from. This therapy does not hurt; in fact, most of our patients expressed that they felt very comfortable and at ease when undergoing this treatment.

Ultrasound

Ultrasound is a therapy that is utilized in the office to handle injuries related to joints, muscle spasms, as well as most soft tissues. While it shares the same name, this ultrasound is not the same as the type of ultrasound utilized diagnostically to screen internally in the body. This ultrasound creates small sound waves that in effect vibrate and massage soft tissues and muscle. These sound waves do an excellent job in facilitating the body's healing process in addition to decreasing scar tissue formation.

Certain ultrasounds also create a heating effect to help relax the muscles or tightness in the body. This heat, along with other features in the ultrasound, help start the healing process at the most basic cellular level, which leads to a speedy recovery.