Resources
Helpful guides for patients and families.
Plain-language education to help you feel prepared before your visit. These articles do not replace evaluation or personalized medical advice from your care team.
Physical Therapy for Back Pain
Learn how physical therapy may support people with back pain through evaluation, individualized exercise, education, and hands-on care when appropriate.
Read articlePhysical Therapy for Sciatica & Disc-Related Leg Pain
How physical therapy may support sciatica and disc-related leg pain, including exercise, education, and decompression table therapy at our Montebello clinic.
Read articlePhysical Therapy for Neck Pain
Learn how physical therapy may support people with neck pain through evaluation, individualized exercise, education, and hands-on care when appropriate.
Read articleNeck Pain Radiating Into the Arm: How Physical Therapy May Help
Pain, tingling, or numbness from the neck into the arm or hand: how physical therapy may help, including cervical traction at our Montebello clinic.
Read articlePhysical Therapy for Knee Pain
Learn how physical therapy may support people with knee pain through evaluation, individualized exercise, education, and hands-on care when appropriate.
Read articlePhysical Therapy for Shoulder Pain
Learn how physical therapy may support people with shoulder pain through evaluation, individualized exercise, education, and hands-on care when appropriate.
Read articleWhat to Expect at Your First Pelvic Health Physical Therapy Visit
A step-by-step overview of evaluation, movement assessment, consent for pelvic floor assessment, and how to prepare—general education, not medical advice.
Read articleWhat to Expect at Your Child's First Pediatric Physical Therapy Visit
Learn what typically happens at a pediatric evaluation—history, age-appropriate movement observation, collaborative planning, and caregiver involvement.
Read articlePhysical Therapy After Pregnancy: Pelvic Health, Core & Back Comfort
Learn how physical therapy may support pelvic health, core function, and back comfort after pregnancy and childbirth—general education, not medical advice.
Read articleSpinal Decompression vs Traction: What's the Difference?
Learn the difference between spinal decompression and traction therapy. Both use controlled pulling force on the spine—educational comparison from PT 1st.
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