Reaching overhead
For people who reach up and out for a living: stocking shelves, loading trucks, working a line or a ladder. Your therapist examines your shoulder, neck and upper back together, because they work as one.
This care is for you if
Your shoulder aches when you reach to a high shelf or into a trailer
Your neck and upper back are stiff after hours of overhead work
Raising your arm to the side or behind you has become hard
Resting it has not been enough
How an overhead visit goes
What we do
Your therapist tests how your shoulder blade, arm and neck move, treats tight areas by hand and teaches exercises that build you up for the reaches your job asks for.
What decides how many visits
What your therapist finds, how often your job takes you overhead and how your shoulder responds. We review it with you as you go.
Who treats you
A physical therapist plans and leads your care, and every therapist here is licensed in Ohio. Your first visit is about an hour.
Meet the teamHow it is paid for
Through your health plan, a workers' compensation claim, auto injury coverage or by paying yourself. We explain which applies before your first visit.
How fees work
- Chest pain, trouble breathing, a sudden severe headache or pain, new weakness or numbness, loss of bladder or bowel control, or a fall with a head injury needs emergency care now. Call 911.
Questions about reaching
Can I keep working while I come in?
Often, yes. Tell us what your shift involves, and your therapist plans around it and suggests changes you can make at your station.
Do I need to see a doctor first for a shoulder problem?
Not always. Your therapist decides at your first visit whether you should see a physician for imaging or another check.
Book an overhead visit
Tell your therapist where you reach and how often when you come in. We do not ask for it in the form.