what a first physiotherapy appointment looks like
Your first visit to Rehab Collective in Mississauga typically include the following key sessions:
- History – How the problem started, what aggravates and eases it, previous injuries, your work setup, your sport or training, and what “better” means for you.
- Physical assessment – Range of motion, strength testing, joint mobility, movement screening, and orthopaedic special tests specific to the area of complaint.
- Explanation – Your physiotherapist tells you what they found, what is driving the symptoms, and roughly how many visits it should take.
- Treatment – Hands-on work starts the same day, manual therapy, soft tissue release, joint mobilization, dry needling if indicated.
- Your home program – Two to four exercises, demonstrated, with reps and frequency written down before you leave.
You leave the first appointment with a working diagnosis and something to do at home. You should not be paying for a session that is all talk.
