Formula Physical Therapy is a physical therapy practice located in an 8,800 square foot facility at 27 Lois Street, Norwalk. The practice, just off the Post Road on the Norwalk/Westport border, serves residents of Norwalk, Westport, Weston, Fairfield and New Canaan. Formula's licensed therapists specialize in manual rehabilitation therapy for orthopedic patients, sports focused therapy as well as elderly well care.
Neurological physical therapy is a discipline focused on working with individuals who have a neurological disorder or disease. These include Alzheimer’s disease, ALS, brain injury, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, spinal cord injury, and stroke. Common problems of patients with neurological disorders include paralysis, poor balance, inability to ambulate, and loss of functional independence. Formula therapists work with patients to improve these areas of dysfunction.
Geriatric physical therapy covers a wide area of issues concerning people as they go through normal adult aging, but is usually focused on the older adult. There are many conditions that affect many people as they grow older and include but are not limited to: arthritis, osteoporosis, cancer, hip and joint replacement, balance disorders and more.
Physical therapy addresses the diagnosis, management, and treatment for disorders and injuries of the musculoskeletal system as well as rehabilitation of patients post orthopedic surgery. Orthopedic therapists address the treatment of postoperative joints, acute sports injuries, arthritis, and amputations just to name a few areas of need. Those who have suffered injury or disease affecting the muscles, bones, ligaments, or tendons of the body will benefit from assessment by a physical therapist specializing in orthopedics.
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Pediatric physical therapy assists in early detection of health problems and uses a wide variety of modalities to treat disorders in the pediatric population.