DeRosa PT Insights

DeRosa Physical Therapy wanted to reach out to you about what we are doing in our 4 clinics regarding the coronavirus. As it has always been, the safety of our patients and team members remains our highest priority.
DeRosa Physical Therapy is monitoring the coronavirus situation closely. We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for your visit at DeRosa Physical Therapy. We take great pride in maintaining high standards of cleanliness and hygiene. In response to the coronavirus, we have taken additional measures to make our cleaning and disinfecting protocols even more rigorous.
We have increased the cleaning of our facility and equipment. We are disinfecting equipment surfaces between each “patient touch” as well as addressing the public areas of our clinic.
Every patient and visitor is encouraged to use our facilities to wash hands and utilize the hand sanitizers we have made available.

Preventative Actions

• Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds, especially after going to the bathroom; before eating and after blowing your nose, coughing, or sneezing;
• If soap and water are not readily available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer that contains 60%-95% alcohol;
• Avoid close contact with people who are sick;
• Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands;
• Stay home when you are sick;
• Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then throw the tissue in the trash;
• Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces using a regular household cleaning products;

We have initiated an outpatient screening questionnaire to be completed by every new patient prior to being treated at our clinic.

If you have any concerns, please call us at (928)774-6626.

Thank you,
DeRosa Physical Therapy

Aquatic Therapy: Benefits the Entire Body and Patients of all Ages!

Physical therapy treatment can benefit patients with all types of conditions/injuries in a vast majority of settings. Many patients are not aware that some physical therapists also treat and strengthen their patients entirely in the water. Aquatic therapy has amazing benefits that can positively impact a patient’s recovery, regardless of their age. Exercise in the water can be extremely beneficial not only for the patient with an arthritic joint, but even a younger athlete who wishes to return to sport sooner following a surgery to the lower limb or injury where heavy load is an irritant. For instance, Aquatic therapy can be helpful in the maintenance and remobilization of cartilage health, including providing optimal early and modified loading following injury (example: ACL injuries).

Aside from the benefits of aquatic strengthening regarding the musculoskeletal system, rehab in the water has been shown to positively impact other aspects of the body as well. Research has shown aquatic immersion creates important circulatory effects, including increasing cardiac output, reducing blood pressure, and increasing cerebral blood flow (that’s more blood to the brain!). Warm water immersion also produces a balancing of the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems, which can decrease inflammatory processes, reduce anxiety, improve mood state, enhance working memory (also seen in patients suffering from dementia), and increase cognitive task performance. For all these reasons and more, Aquatic Physical Therapy can be a huge benefit to further progressing a patient’s recovery and their overall health.

At our Summit Orthopedic Center location, we are proud to offer physical therapy treatment in our heated, bromine filtered, indoor pool. We have physical therapists who specialize in working with patients in this setting, than can use the aquatic environment to help reach your health and wellness goals. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, please contact us at (928) 774-6626.

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