Primitive Therapy
22691 Lambert St #520
Lake Forest, CA, 92630
949-310-4276 (phone)
888-391-4236 (fax)
info@primitivetherapy.com
22691 Lambert St #520
Lake Forest, CA, 92630
949-310-4276 (phone)
888-391-4236 (fax)
info@primitivetherapy.com
You Don't Have to Be in Pain
We Know You Are Unique
Although your pain may fall under a certain diagnosis, you are unique. You have unique challenges, pains, and strengths. Regardless of your diagnosis, we examine you thoroughly to understand your unique challenges. Shoulder pain is not always just shoulder pain, and the way it affects your life is as unique as your fingerprint. The same is true for each and every type of pain. The challenges you face are unlike the challenges the next person with your same diagnosis faces. You need individual attention.
We Know You Need Individual Attention
Because you are unique, you need to be examined and treated in a way that best serves your needs. For this reason, every visit to Primitive Therapy is a one-on-one treatment session, meaning that you work directly with a physical therapist. We are not a money-making machine where you will be seen by aides and assistants like many clinics. In fact, at Primitive Therapy, sometimes sessions are a two-on-one visit, meaning two physical therapists will be working with you at the same time. We believe in what we do and we believe only skilled professionals can get you the results you need. Every physical therapist at Primitive Therapy has a doctorate degree and advanced training in orthopedic manual therapy.
We Treat You as a Whole Person
Because you are unique, you need your entire body to be thoroughly examined. We follow a systematic approach to treating you to ensure we examine your entire body. Just because your low back hurts doesn't mean the root cause of the problem is your low back. The root cause could just as easily be your neck, hips, or ankle. You are not a collection of parts. You are an integrated and complex system. Movement at your feet translates all the way to your head and hands and vice versa. Your body and mind interact with each other. At Primitive Therapy we examine your entire system to pinpoint where the root cause of your problem may be coming from.
We Use the Right Techniques at the Right Time
Different tools have different uses. There is no magic technique that fixes all problems. To get better, you need to have the right tool used at the right time and for the right purpose. The physical therapists at Primitive Therapy have all the right tools and the training to know how and when to use them. We use soft tissue mobilization and joint mobilization to improve your body's ability to move. We use proprioceptive neuromuscular reeducation (PNF) to teach your body how to move properly. We use therapeutic exercises to specifically enhance your strength and endurance of weakened muscles. And we use strength and conditioning exercises to get your whole body back in the condition it needs to be in to do the activities you want to do.
You Must Be Actively Involved
The only way you will ever get better is if you are actively involved in your treatment. Although our magic hands can change your body, improve your movement, and reduce your pain, you are the only one who can learn to move better, change the way you treat your body, and keep up with your exercises. We are very successful and get excellent results for our patients, but that is only because our patients know they are more than 50% responsible for their recovery. We are not into failure, and neither should you be!
At Primitive Therapy, you will follow a system for treatment. Every treatment session involves three phases: Ramp Up, Hands-On Treatment, and then Integration.
At Primitive Therapy, you will follow a system for treatment. Every treatment session involves three phases: Ramp Up, Hands-On Treatment, and then Integration.
Ramp Up (15 min)
You arrive 15 minutes early and do exercises designed to prepare your body for the treatment you will receive to enhance the effects of therapy and get better faster. Here you prepare your body for the day's treatment.
Hands-On Treatment (30 min)
You receive hands-on manual therapy treatment from a physical therapist using techniques to improve your movement, reduce your pain, and assist in your recovery.
Integration (15 min)
You stay 15 minutes after and do exercises designed to integrate the hands-on treatment into the way you habitually move. Here you truly master new movement and heal your body.
Two Heads (or More) are Better than One
Because you are unique, you will simply not respond exactly as we would expect. Excellent physical therapy is always adapting to the unique presentation of the patient. For this reason, we approach treatment as a team. Two heads are better one, and even more heads is what you get at Primitive Therapy. We regularly review your case and each therapist on our staff is involved in your care. The more minds (and often times, the more hands) working on you, the better.
We thoroughly enjoy working with patients who are challenging. We love challenging cases. These cases give us a chance to really stretch our brains and creativity and allow us to work together as a team to solve problems. If you think you are a challenging case, do us and yourself a favor and come in to see us.
We thoroughly enjoy working with patients who are challenging. We love challenging cases. These cases give us a chance to really stretch our brains and creativity and allow us to work together as a team to solve problems. If you think you are a challenging case, do us and yourself a favor and come in to see us.
We Offer an Environment of Excellence and Mastery
We view therapy as education. You are coming to learn about your body, how you can treat it better, how you can move better, and how you can manage your pain better. We are there to learn about you, your challenges, and your body. We are dedicated to excellence and constantly looking for opportunities to learn. Primitive Therapy is one of the very few residency sites accredited by the American Physical Therapy Association and the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists. We train highly skilled therapists who want to master the art of manual physical therapy. We are a teaching facility. This means you will have only the most dedicated and committed professionals working with you. You are here to learn and so are we. At Primitive Therapy, we all learn together.
