2 Locations:
Professional Center of Somerset
17 Clyde Road,Suite 102
Somerset, NJ 08873
and
New Market Crossings
216 Stelton Road, Unit E2
Piscataway, NJ 08854
(732) 752-8870
Raksha Patel is a skilled and experienced physical therapist, licensed by the State Board of New Jersey and California since 1987. She has over 30+ years of extensive and varied experience, specializing in sports medicine, orthopedic injuries, traumatic injuries, geriatric rehabilitation, gait and balance training, and neurological disorders. She has been providing outpatient physical therapy at Healing Hands Physical Therapy Associates, P.C. since 1992 at her two office locations in Somerset and Piscataway, New Jersey. Healing Hands Physical Therapy provides evaluation and rehabilitation of fibromyalgia, TMJ, headaches, arthritis, carpal tunnel, sciatica, sports injuries, neck & back pain, bursitis tendinitis, pre & post surgical orthopedic rehabilitation, motor vehicle accidents, musculoskeletal disorders, pregnancy related back pain, and foot drop. Our strengths include massage therapy and manual hands-on therapy. Manual hands-on therapy employed by Healing Hands skilled therapists consists of soft tissue mobilization, stretching, Myofascial release, PNF, tragering, craniosacral therapy, relaxation techniques, muscle energy, joint mobilization, and joint manipulation. Therapy will help to break apart restrictions in your connective tissue and joints, decrease pain, induce muscle relaxation, and restore freedom of movement. Day, evening, and Saturday appointments are available. Appointments are available within 24 hours. We have private treatment rooms with 1-on-1 personalized physical therapy sessions. We have a friendly and caring staff with compassionate hearts and creative minds. Healing touch, therapeutic skilled hands to relieve stress and pain. Medicare and all private insurances accepted including motor vehicle accidents and workman's compensation. How Healing Hands Physical Therapy Associates can help you . . . In both of our Somerset and Piscataway offices, you will find skilled, licensed professionals who share a common goal – to relieve pain and dysfunction… and have your life returned to normalcy as soon as possible. Also you will receive care from the same therapist throughout the course of treatment. Many of our therapies involve “hands on” techniques – gentle manipulations designed to break apart restrictions in your connective tissues and joints, induce muscle relaxation and restore your freedom of movement. We combine these manual techniques with other forms of treatment, including ultrasound, moist heat, electrical stimulation, and individually prescribed exercise programs. We provide therapies for a variety of conditions and situations - from injuries caused by fractures and sprains to chronic pain syndrome and tempromandibular joint (TMJ) problems. We work closely with physicians, dentists and podiatrists...
We work closely with physicians, dentists and podiatrists to determine the reasons for the pain, discomfort or dysfunction, and we keep in close contact with them during the treatment process by providing timely reports on the patients’ progress. We have a special interest in treating headaches, neck pain, back pain and joint replacements...
The most common complaints that people have when they come to our office involve headaches, neck and back pain, pinched nerve, gait and balance disorders. For example, 95% of all headaches are caused by tension, and one common cause of low back pain is from inefficient sitting and working postures and an imbalance of the abdominal and back muscles. Most important, we know the types of therapies which work best to alleviate your pain, and can prescribe ways to help you avoid pain and injury in the future. The fees for our services are covered by most major insurance carriers...
We will be happy to submit the bills and forms to your insurance company for direct payment. About our holistic approach to physical therapy...
Many clients have told us that our therapies did more than alleviate their pain. Our holistic approach to physical therapy will help you feel better – both physically and mentally. We educate you on how to avoid pain by being aware, for example, of the body’s need for relaxation and exercise. While our therapists are trained to help you alleviate specific pain, they are also skilled in teaching you to stay well by taking control of your life and health. What uniquely distinguishes us…
• 30 plus years of friendly, flexible, and functional goal oriented physical therapy services.
• Personal attention, pleasant and personalized quality 1-on-1 care.
• Customized and consistently compassionate caring manual hands on care for all aches and pain in the body causing inability to move and function in your daily life including balance and difficulty walking
• Our specialty is that we achieve full functional recovery in a short time frame for all shoulder surgery, hip and knee joint replacements. We restore balance and ability to walk in all geriatric patients over 65 with gait and neurological disorders. \
How to get started and what to expect…
Though a prescription is not required for a physical therapy evaluation, it may be needed to process a claim from an insurance company. If you or your loved ones need physical therapy, please go see your family doctor and ask for a prescription for physical therapy. Kindly give us a call at either (732) 873 – 0875 or (732) 752 – 8870 and we will take care of your pain and get you up and moving in no time. At your first visit, you will be evaluated for your complaints and diagnosis as ordered by your doctor. We will set up a treatment plan of care initially for 2 – 3 times a week for 4 weeks and monitor your progress. You will be re-evaluated at end of 30 days by the therapist or your doctor to see if you need continued treatment, any special tests, or any further special intervention. The majority of patients are treated for 1 – 2 months depending on the severity of their symptoms. Upon completion of physical therapy, you will be discharged on a home exercise program which needs to be done to prevent reoccurrence of symptoms and stay pain free and functionally independent.
