Karen Hancock is a Holden, Massachusetts based female physical therapist with 26 years of experience in Sports Physical Therapy. She completed her graduation from University Of Pittsburgh School Of Medicine in 1998. She may accept the Medicare-approved amount. Patients may be billed for more than the Medicare deductible and coinsurance. Karen Hancock evaluate and treat people with health problems resulting from injury or disease. She is mainly involved in the care and well being of athletes including recreational, semi-professional (paid) and professional (full-time employment) participants.
Sports physical therapists area of practice encompasses athletic injury management under:
1) Acute care - assessment and diagnosis of an initial injury.
2) Treatment - application of specialist advice and techniques to encourage healing.
3) Rehabilitation - progressive management for full return to sport.
4) Prevention - identification and address of deficiencies known to directly result in, or act as precursors to injury, such as movement assessment.
5) Education - sharing of specialist knowledge to individual athletes, teams or clubs to assist in prevention or management of injury.