First Step Physical Therapy, Fayetteville, GA Videos

🤪Why can’t core strengthening be fun?! Core strength is the foundation of all movements and all patients can benefit from incorporating at least ✌🏼 core exercises in their normal program! 🤩 If you are interested in getting started, give us a call! 📞 Buffalo: 716- 288- 7427 Fayetteville: 770- 716- 8885 Marietta: 770- 575- 2212 Roswell: 678- 878- 2503

📚 Walking into the School Year with more Independence 📚 We love working on functional goals with all our patients. If you have a specific goal that you would like to work towards, give us a call for an evaluation. Buffalo: 716- 288- 7427 Fayetteville: 770- 716- 8885 Marietta: 770- 575- 2212 Roswell: 678- 878- 2503

When the office coordinator brings her kid to work, the clinicians practice creating pediatric PT games 🎖️ How do you think Dr. Greg did?

Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) for gait is appropriate for all age groups! NDT gait is used to improve a patients quality of their steps. Here we have a patient learning to walk with decrased trunk support while the Physical Therapist gives hands on cues to shift their weight as they step. If you would like to improve your walking, please give us a call for an evaluation! Buffalo Clinic: (716)- 288- 7427 Fayetteville Clinic: (770)- 716- 8885 Marietta Clinic: (770)- 575- 2212 Roswell Clinic: (678)- 878- 2503

Reactive balance training is aimed at improving your balance and decreasing falls. *Picture this* 📸You are at the grocery store and someone bumps into you on accident. You then use what you practiced and recover instead of falling. If you find yourself in these situations and nervous about falling, give us a call for an evaluation. ☎️ We can start simple and work our way up to feeling strong and confident in all situations! 💪🏻

The Olympics are coming to First Step Fayetteville! July 29th - Aug. 2nd. Subscribe and follow our page to keep up with our amazing patients and their journey!#FirstStepOlympics #firststep #olympics #physicaltherapy #physicaltherapist #neurorehab

Have you ever wondered what the difference is between dry needling and acupuncture? At First Step Physical Therapy, we offer dry needling, a technique that targets muscle trigger points to relieve pain and improve function. While acupuncture balances the body's energy flow, dry needling focuses on musculoskeletal health. Experience our specialized treatment with expert physical therapists. #DryNeedling #PhysicalTherapy #Wellness

First Step would like to celebrate the amazing progress of Lucy for meeting a couple of very important developmental milestones! Here is a video of her crawling on her hands and knees, pulling up to stand position and cruising for the first time! We're so proud of her! #pediatricPT

Don’t have a gym membership? No worries, the First Step team would like to show you some exercises you can conveniently perform at home. All you need is a stair or step! These exercises have been shown to improve: 🫀 Cardiovascular Fitness 💪🏼 Leg and Core Strength ⚖️ Balance 🦴 Bone Health We recommend using a railing to start and over time slowly perform the exercises without a railing. Take your First Steps today! #PT #physicaltherapy #firststepphysicaltherapy #physicalrehab #physio #physiotherapy

🚨 Spotting a stroke FAST can save a life! Remember the acronym FAST:F - Face droopingA - Arm weaknessS - Speech difficultyT - Time to call emergency servicesKnow the signs, act quickly, and spread the word. Together, we can make a difference! #StrokeAwareness #FAST #ActFast #SaveLives

Staying active has never been easier with these at home exercises for pain relief. Let’s keep those muscles moving and those pains at bay! #stayactive #homeexercises #painrelief #mariettaphysicaltherapy

At First Step Physical Therapy, we understand the importance of holistic well-being, including cognitive and memory-based games into your daily routine complements our personalized 1:1 therapy and neurological therapy services, promoting overall cognitive wellness.

Working in some some #mastersweek challenges with our balance exercises #neurophysicaltherapy #physicaltherapy #Masters2024

Following a motor vehicle accident on New Years Day in 2017, she sustained an incomplete C3 spinal cord injury. Challenges with strength of both upper and lower extremities. Cherelle has reached many milestones during the treatments at First Step with some awesome breakthroughs this month! Check them out!

Patient update!
Following a motor vehicle accident on New Years Day in 2017, she sustained an incomplete C3 spinal cord injury. Challenges with strength of both upper and lower extremities. Cherelle has reached many milestones during the treatments at First Step with some awesome breakthroughs this month! Check them out!

Gearing up for March madness!

PNF or proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation is a technique that can be performed on any part of the body with any type of diagnosis.This technique incorporates different planes of motion and multiple joints at a time. 💪: Upper extremity: Working on strengthening and range of motion to reach items on the top shelf. 🦵: Lower extremity: Working on coordination and strengthening that will correlate to a better gait pattern. 🧠: Functional Activity: Working on strengthening, coordination and range of motion while implementing this movement in sit to stands to help with proper body mechanics. #physicaltherapy #neuropt #neurophysicaltherapy #PNF #healthcare #physiotherapy #neurorehab #neurorehabilitation #PT

Manual Therapy, one of the 10 components of our First Step Rehab Model. Here, we tested cervical and thoracic range of motion, performed a grade 5 manual manipulation of the Cervicothoracic junction and the thoracic spine. Afterwards, we remeasured to find increased range and reduced pain with movement.

Discover sensation recovery, one of our 10 components, at First Step Physical Therapy🌟 Our specialized techniques, including gentle touch, soothing vibrations, and temperature therapies, are designed with your comfort in mind. Let us help you with improved sensation and enhanced well-being. Call us to speak with one of our caring office coordinators.

Nearly 8 million people in the US are affected by Peripheral Neuropathy each year. The most common causes are Diabetes, Autoimmune Disorders and infections. Peripheral neuropathy happens when the nerves that are located outside of the brain and spinal cord (peripheral nerves) are damaged. This condition often causes weakness, numbness and pain, usually in the hands and feet. It also can affect other areas and body functions including digestion and urination. All 10 of the First Step Recovery Model Components offer researched based approaches to recovery from this challenging disorder. Follow this link for all of the research related to our Components and Peripheral Neuropathy! https://linktr.ee/firststepphysicaltherapy