Physical Therapy

All rehabilitation services are provided by licensed physical therapists. Our staff includes clinical specialists certified by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as well as therapists experienced in treating sports injuries, spinal disorders (surgical and nonsurgical), chronic pain and arthritis.

The program is an APTA-accredited orthopaedic physical therapy residency site in which our staff therapists receive ongoing clinical mentoring and education in orthopaedic physical therapy treatments.

After being referred for physical therapy, each patient of Cedars-Sinai Orthopaedics receives an evaluation by a licensed physical therapist. A treatment plan is developed based upon the recommendations from the referring doctor and the findings of the evaluation. The therapist maintains communication with the referring doctor on the patient's continued progress.

The program's goal is to help patients reach optimal levels of function and independence, helping them to return to everyday activities. Our goals are to:

• Decrease pain
• Improve functional mobility
• Improve posture
• Increase range of motion
• Improve tolerance to work
• Increase strength and endurance

Our orthopaedic experts use a wide variety of treatment procedures to help optimize function and help patients reach their personal goals. Treatment procedures may include:

• Gait training
• Pilates-based exercise
• Proper posture and instruction in body mechanics
• Range of motion and stretching
• Soft tissue and joint mobilization
• Therapeutic exercise
• Trunk stabilization
• Modalities
• Motion analysis

Patients are trained to carry on a therapeutic program at home. This physical therapy program is designed for patients individually by our licensed physical therapists.

This is designed to help ease the transition from a hospital-based physical therapy program to a community fitness program.