When you’re suffering from pain due to an injury or a chronic condition, you may need to see a physical therapist for treatment. Physical therapists are health care professionals who specialize in treatments for the bones, muscles, joints and soft tissue in your body. They also have many techniques and tools available to them, and this allows therapists to develop personalized treatments to reduce pain and improve your quality of life. However, not all physical therapists are the same.

If you’re looking for the best care in Franklin, Wisconsin, you’ll need to find a top physical therapist. Check out these three qualities that make our physical therapists at Franklin Rehabilitation some of the best in the area.

What makes a good physical therapist?

• Education and training — Therapists in Wisconsin are required by the state licensing board to meet certain criteria, and meeting these criteria makes them eligible for continued licensure. However, our Franklin Rehabilitation team is committed to going above and beyond the state-required criteria. For instance, the state licensing board requires 30 hours of continuing education biannually. Our team goes far beyond this level because we require our therapists to participate in monthly continuing education programs. This means our therapists are spending more than 80 hours on continuing training biannually, which is twice the state requirement.

• A commitment to direct access care — Direct access care means that patients aren’t required to visit their primary care physician before coming to Franklin Rehabilitation. However, we will collaborate closely with your physician throughout your recovery process with us. We advocate this form of care because it returns the power of deciding when to seek care to the patient. Direct access care also allows you to make your own choice about which approved provider oversees your physical therapy. Furthermore, this type of care doesn’t keep you waiting on a referral, so you can begin reducing your pain faster.
• Evidence-based tools and techniques — To optimize outcomes, therapists should use the latest evidence-based clinical tools to assess and treat orthopedic, neurological and pain conditions. Believe it or not, many therapists find themselves out of touch with the latest evidence-based treatments. Franklin Rehabilitation is an active participant in the American Physical Therapy Association’s Hooked-On-Evidence program. This assures new research is incorporated as soon as it becomes available. A good therapist will listen to you and use many different treatments types to heal you. If they just give you a sheet of exercises and tell you to do them, that is not good therapy. Also, if they do not get in and touch you to manipulate the joints and soft tissue, you are not getting quality physical therapy care. 

Visit Franklin Rehabilitation in Franklin for physical therapy

You’ll find that our physical therapists at Franklin Rehabilitation meet and exceed these expectations. Our team has years of training and experience and strives hard to provide quality care for each of our patients.

When you visit our clinic in Franklin for treatment, you can always expect great, personal care. Contact our team today for more information or to schedule an initial appointment.