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On your first visit, you will receive a comprehensive evaluation of your injuries. Your physical therapist will develop a treatment plan to assist you with your rehabilitation. The plan may include any or all of the following:

  • therapeutic exercise
  • posture and workstation modification
  • manual therapy techniques
  • treatment modalities such as heat, cold, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, traction
  • structured aquatic exercise
  • orthotic fabrication
  • home exercise program
  • patient education with injury prevention instruction

Goals will be set in order to track your progress toward full and pain-free function. Based on your individual needs, you will be scheduled for follow-up visits at the discretion of your physical therapist.

Aquatic Physical Therapy Program

Cornell Physical Therapy offers the only Aquatic Physical Therapy program in Ithaca. Exercise in the water provides an opportunity to increase strength, motion, and function with less pain and stress on your body. Your physical therapist may talk with you about whether this program would be a beneficial complement to your rehabilitation program.

The Aquatic Physical Therapy program is held at Helen Newman Hall on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from .

Contact us:

Cornell Physical Therapy
Schoellkopf Hall
phone: 607 255-7217
fax: 607 254-2805 
24/7 phone consultation:
607 255-5155

Minimize stress and fatigue by adjusting the height of your backrest or using a low back cushion to support the natural inward curve of your low back.