PHYSICAL THERAPY NEAR YOU
Dr. Rony Masri and the Total Motion physical therapy team have helped restore quality of life to many of those in the Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford communities.
Our PT and rehabilitation treatments have treated various injuries and conditions, helping individuals feel whole again.
What is Physical Therapy?
Physical therapy is a healthcare service that helps you move better and feel less pain. It uses exercises, manual therapy, and other techniques to treat injuries, reduce pain, and improve mobility. The goal is to help you recover from injuries, surgeries, or conditions affecting your muscles, bones, and joints.
As your physical therapist, we’ll work with you to understand what’s causing your pain or limitation. Together, we’ll create a plan that’s designed just for you—focused on exercises, hands-on techniques, and other methods to improve your strength, flexibility, and mobility. The goal is to get you back to doing the things you love with less pain and more confidence in your movements.
We’ll be with you every step of the way, guiding you through exercises, offering advice, and helping you understand how to prevent future problems. It’s not just about treating the symptoms; it’s about empowering you to take control of your health and get back to feeling your best.
The Benefits of Physical Therapy
Physical therapy offers a wide range of benefits that can improve your overall well-being and help you lead a more active, pain-free life. Here are some of the top benefits of physical therapy services:
- Pain Reduction: Physical therapy can help reduce or eliminate pain through targeted exercises, manual therapy, and other techniques, allowing you to move more comfortably.
- Improved Mobility and Movement: It helps restore flexibility, strength, and range of motion, making it easier to perform daily tasks and activities without limitations.
- Prevention of Future Injuries: By addressing imbalances and weaknesses in the body, physical therapy helps prevent future injuries and reduces the risk of re-injury.
- Avoiding Surgery: In many cases, physical therapy can eliminate the need for surgery by providing non-invasive treatments that promote healing and restore function.
- Improved Balance and Coordination: Therapy can help improve balance and reduce the risk of falls, especially for older adults or those recovering from injury.
- Customized Care: Physical therapists develop personalized treatment plans that focus on your specific needs and goals, ensuring a more effective and efficient recovery.
- Increased Strength and Endurance: Through targeted exercises, physical therapy can build muscle strength and overall endurance, improving physical performance in everyday life.
- Better Posture: Physical therapy addresses posture issues, reducing strain on the body and improving overall comfort and alignment.
What Physical Therapy Can Treat
At Total Motion Physical Therapy, our specialized doctors are trained to use various orthopedic manual therapy techniques.
We address conditions like:
Many studies have shown that by using manual therapy and exercise, patients get better faster with longer results. For this reason, we follow up our manual work with specific medical exercises that reinforce our manual techniques to treat the source of the pain further and not just the symptom.
We constantly reassess our patients throughout their care to ensure that their treatment is specific to their needs, further enhancing the value of our treatment. Our staff has embraced the concept of being “life-long learners,” and we are always acquiring and perfecting various physical therapy services and interventions to provide better care for our patients.
Our Physical Therapy Treatments and Services
Physical therapists are highly trained to treat, diagnose, and prevent movement dysfunction through:
- Manual therapy
- Medical exercise therapy
- Strength training
- Patient education
Our therapists are experts in examining, treating, and preventing further complications and pain in the nerves, muscles, and joints that you would not be able to predict yourself.
Work with one of our specialized local physical therapists, and they will guide you through recovery and rehabilitation without putting your body and health through unnecessary drugs, passive treatment plans, and imaging that could cause damage and chronic pain to your body.
The PT professionals at our physical therapy clinic will not only address the injury itself but will also focus on preventing further issues. Get in touch to schedule a consultation and learn how we can assist with your recovery and rehabilitation.
Sports Injury Rehabilitation
Total Motion is dedicated to seeing players from our area recover from sports-related injuries.
Physical therapy for sports rehabilitation is about helping athletes recover from injuries so they can return to their sport safely. We create specialized treatment plans that address conditions and use exercises, manual therapy, and techniques to restore their health and wellness. The goal is to heal the injury, prevent future problems, and improve performance.
Our therapy plan and guidance also include injury prevention strategies, helping athletes reduce the risk of re-injury and optimize their training.
Don’t Just “Wait and See” With Recovery
Too often, people make the mistake of waiting to address an injury, and it’s mostly due to people being unaware of the harmful effects of neglecting an injury or treating an injury with temporary fixes.
A 2006 study by Bisset et al. compared the recovery results of patients who tried either manual physical therapy, corticosteroid injections, or the “wait and see” approach and found that patients who underwent physical therapy to address their injury or pain had better, lasting long-term results than the other approaches did.
- Those who underwent physical therapy had less pain recurrence and a higher range of motion at the 52-week follow-up than those who had corticosteroid injections or surgery
- The physical therapy group had faster results than the wait-and-see group.
Getting physical therapy first is extremely important as it allows for quicker attainment of decreased pain and increased range of movement, flexibility, strength, and motor control in an injured or dysfunctional body part. If you have sustained an injury, you should contact one of our physical therapists in Christiansburg, Blacksburg, or Radford immediately.
Frequently Asked Questions
Physical therapy can treat a wide range of conditions, including back pain, joint injuries, arthritis, sports injuries, neurological disorders, and post-surgery recovery. Our experienced PTs have helped hundreds of patients through the years; this experience allows us to treat such a wide range of conditions effectively.
The length of treatment depends on your condition and goals. Some people may need just a few sessions, while others may require several weeks or months of therapy. We never rush you to completion; our goal is to ensure you’re healed both physically and mentally so you can step back into life with vigor and confidence.
Physical therapy may involve some discomfort, especially when working to improve strength or flexibility. However, we’ll do all we can to avoid causing pain and will adjust treatments to your comfort level. In time, as you heal, this discomfort will subside. It’s a type of pain that keeps you driven because before long you’ll feel normal again.
You do not need a referral to see a physical therapist in Virginia. Total Motion is a Direct Access Certified practice meaning nothing to wait on to begin treatment and recovery from your injuries or conditions.
Yes, physical therapy can help identify and address imbalances or weaknesses in the body. The education you gain during your PT sessions will help reduce the risk of future injuries (given you follow through with the advice and practices).
The first visits are more of an introduction than anything. Your PT will use this time to assess your condition, discuss medical history, and perform tests to understand your movement and capabilities. Once they get this big picture into your physical activity and injuries/conditions, you can begin exploring the personalized treatment plan set out for you – which may include mobility exercises and treatments that day (so don’t forget to bring something comfortable to wear).
Physical therapy is quite effective in managing chronic pain by improving mobility, strengthening muscles, and teaching techniques to reduce discomfort during daily activities. With PT, you begin addressing the core problems that cause pain meaning less reliance on external relief. Likewise, PT prepares your mind to handle the discomfort if/when it does arise so it doesn’t debilitate you.
One of our physical therapy professionals will evaluate your condition and help determine if therapy is the best treatment option. If physical therapy can address your issue, they’ll create a plan to help you reach your goals. If you’re not an ideal fit, we will provide information on where you can seek treatment for your condition that is outside of our capabilities.
Book an Appointment Online
If you’re seeking local physical therapy office for your health and wellness, look no further than Total Motion Physical Therapy. We have three convenient office locations in Blacksburg, Christiansburg, and Radford, Virginia. We are open Monday through Thursday, 8 AM to 5 PM, and Friday 7 AM to 5 PM.
Walk-ins are welcome and no doctor referral is needed.
Contact our PT and rehabilitation professionals to begin your journey to recovery. During consultation, we’ll listen and provide personalized guidance to ensure you’re an ideal fit for our services.