Thuy Hoang
Physical therapist and clinic lead
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Thuy leads the clinic and meets many people at their first visit. She likes to start with what a person wants to be doing again, and she asks the family to join in.
Services
Strength and walking
Strength, stamina and walking practice for adults who want to move around the house, the block and the store with less effort.
Is this for you?
This care is for you if
Your legs tire quickly on the stairs
Getting up from a low chair takes effort
A walk across a parking lot feels like a lot
You want to keep up with children and grandchildren
A visit
What a visit looks like
The first visit takes about an hour. Later visits are shorter. One of our four physical therapists treats you, and they stay beside you.
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Step 1: We ask what you want back
A walk to the mailbox, a flight of stairs, a seat on the floor with a grandchild. Your goals shape the plan.
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Step 2: We look at how you move
Standing, rising, walking and climbing, at your own speed, with a therapist beside you.
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Step 3: We start where you are
Light work first, such as bands, small weights and your own body weight.
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Step 4: You take a page home
A short set of exercises in large print that fits into your day.
What we do
How we work with you
Leg and hip strength
Bands, light weights and your own body weight, increased in small steps.
Rising from a chair
The move you make dozens of times a day, practiced until it is easier.
Stairs and curbs
Practice with a rail, and without one when you are ready.
Walking practice
Longer, steadier walks, with a cane or walker if you use one.
Pacing and breathing
How to spread out effort so that a walk is easier to finish.
Exercises for home
A few exercises you can keep doing on your own, written large.
What decides how many visits
How many visits you need depends on where you start, what you want to be doing, how your body responds and what your plan covers. We review it with you as we go, and we tell you when you are ready to carry on without us.
Who treats you
A physical therapist plans and leads your care.
Pauline Ashford
Physical therapist
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Pauline works on strength and walking, and on getting up from a chair or a car with less effort. She writes every home exercise in large print.
Minoru Sato
Physical therapist
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Minoru sees people after a joint replacement and people who live with Parkinson's. He works closely with their surgeons and neurologists when they ask him to.
Altagracia Palacios
Physical therapist
- Physical Therapist · PA Lic. 000000
Altagracia makes the home visits. She looks at the rooms and steps a person uses every day, and she shows the family how to help.
How it is paid for
Medicare Part B and many other plans can cover outpatient physical therapy when it is needed. The front desk checks your coverage and calls you before your first visit.
When to see a doctor first
Call your doctor before you start if you have new chest pain, shortness of breath, or swelling in one leg. We will not begin anything your doctor has asked you to hold off on.
Questions about this care
Is this a gym?
No. A physical therapist plans and leads your care, and we start from what you can do today.
What if I use a walker?
Then we practice with it, and we help you decide whether a different one would suit you better.
Do you run classes?
Not at this time. Care is one to one with a physical therapist.
Ready to start?
Book a first visit, or call and ask the front desk. Bring someone along if you would like.