New Physical Therapy Company Provides In-Home Treatment for Seniors
November 21st, 2022
For home-bound seniors in need of physical therapy services in central and southern New Jersey, there’s a game-changing new option available: the Voorhees-based Physical Therapy Company.
Founded by a board-certified Physical Therapist, The Physical Therapy Company (TPTC) provides one-on-one in-home care for senior patients. The company’s team of practitioners, which has more than 20 years of collective experience in providing excellence in geriatric therapy solutions, provides a wide range of personalized therapy treatments for seniors who either can’t or prefer not to leave their homes. Their combination of therapeutic regimens, strength-training, and exercise programs are helping seniors located both in LeisureTowne and across the state better manage many debilitating age-related illnesses and conditions, including arthritis, injuries from falls, joint replacements, strokes, Parkinson’s disease, and more.
Best of all, the seniors are regaining confidence, increasing their independence, and improving their quality of life for years to come.
Because TPTC’s services are typically covered by Medicare, there is no need for patients to first visit their primary doctor for a referral or pre-approval — and no need to arrange for personal transportation, which is always a challenge for patients in this older demographic group.
Beginning with a thorough evaluation, the center’s therapists work with patients to create a personalized plan of care to address the ailments or limitations they are experiencing. The TPTC team then apply proven techniques to help seniors set and achieve manageable therapy goals — all while strictly following the current CDC guidelines for using gloves and masks for COVID-19 safety.
In-Home Therapy: A Unique & Personal Approach
Because the therapy services don’t take place in a traditional brick-and-mortar treatment center, the TPTC team has some challenges to overcome. How do they handle them? When visiting a patient’s home, the team not only employs their trademark warm and friendly approach, but they also bring the necessary equipment to help patients achieve their prescribed treatment goals based on their individual needs, which might include upper and lower extremity weights, therabands, a stationary floor bike, electrical stimulation machine, ultrasound unit, and more.
Most importantly, they bring a blood pressure cuff and a pulse oximeter to regularly monitor the patient’s blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen levels to ensure their safety throughout the session — which is especially important when working with the senior population.
The TPTC Backstory
With dual degrees from Stockton University, TPTC’s founder has spent his career building a specialization in geriatric rehabilitation and outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation, including 10 years working as the Rehabilitation Director at a convalescent center.
He has also maintained a lifelong commitment to strength training and nutrition and takes great pride in building a team of practitioners who share his dedication to serving the senior population with empathetic, goal-oriented care.
Results in Action: What Patients Are Saying
For TPTC’s growing patient base, the results already speak for themselves.
Debra M.*, whose father is a TPTC patient, says the progress her father has been able to achieve through treatment is nothing short of incredible. “The care that he has been given has rewound the clock a few years,” Debra explained. “He is walking and moving better than he has done in the last couple of years.”
Likewise, Josephine G.* is the sister of Madeline*, a TPTC patient with Down Syndrome and multiple disabilities who has made similar life-changing strides through her treatment. After a hospital stay in October 2019, Madeline returned home with multiple medical problems: She was unable to work or get out of bed without the assistance of three people, she lost approximately 50 pounds, and was having difficulty eating.
When TPTC took over Madeline’s care, she had already been seen by another agency, and Josephine was told that she was not progressing, and therapy could not continue. But the TPTC therapy team provided the pair with hope. After a detailed assessment, they listened to Madeline’s entire history, and asked Josephine what her goals were for her sister.
“I explained how she loved to go to her day program at The Arc in Woodbury, and that I would like that to happen,” she said. “I told [them] that we needed to start from square one and gradually build up her muscle strength.”
The TPTC therapists agreed that this was a reasonable plan and also felt that over time, the fear that Madeline was experiencing would decrease, and she would regain her ability to walk again. To that end, the team developed a collection of creative games and activities that used Madeline’s own body resistance to rebuild her strength. They gradually built up to applying weights to her legs while she did activities like kicking a soccer ball, turning the exercises into a game that Madeline could understand and succeed at. After just 9 weeks, she could take 10-15 steps, get out of bed, and transfer from her wheelchair to the toilet with the help of just one person.
“This was truly a miracle,” Josephine said. “[They] did not stop there, but came with Maddie and myself to her Arc meeting that was held to decide when and if Madeline could return.”
After explaining Madeline’s progress in detail to the Arc team, they set up an in-service for the staff to show them how to help her accomplish some of her daily living activities. After Madeline’s second full week back at the Arc, Josephine reported that her sister was thrilled to be going “to work” and continuing to get stronger each day.
“This is truly not only a success story, but an answer to countless prayers,” she explained. “We will always be indebted to [TPTC] for not giving up and knowing exactly how to get Madeline to function again.”
Learn more about The Physical Therapy Company at www.theptco.com or 856-312-3600.
*Last names were withheld to protect patient privacy.