Physical Therapy

To offer a positive setting and a clinical team that works together to maximize the quality of care for our patients. Individualized care in a tranquil environment that allows patients the space to process and communicate with their therapists.

The therapists here truly listen and treat each patient like they are a family member of our own. We understand that there are many things in life that contribute to physical pain and so we feel that taking a holistic approach is necessary for maximum progress. Being able to improve a person’s quality of life is what motivates us to be better.

Services Offered

Dry Needling

Trigger point dry needling (TPDN) is a treatment that we offer that promotes healing, decreases pain, improves mobility, strength, function and athletic performance. It is often used to treat issues that occur between the interaction of the nerves and muscle movement. A fine filament needle is used to pinpoint and directly treat the areas of neuromuscular dysfunction. Dry needling can also aid in acute injury recovery, such as muscle strains and sprains, as well as chronic conditions such as migraines, neck and low back pain.

Manual Therapy

Myofascial release:

Myofascial release (MFR) is a technique that focuses on reducing pain by easing the tension and tightness in contracted muscles and improving circulation. Fascia is a thin, tough, elastic type of connective tissue that encapsulates most structures in the body, including muscle. Patients with myofascial pain syndrome and chronic headaches could really benefit from this technique. Your clinician will use their hands to massage and stretch your myofascial tissue and work on eliminating areas of restriction.

Active Release Techniques:

Active release (ART) is a technique that aims to relieve tissue tension by removing fibrosis/adhesions which can develop in tissues as a result of overload due to repetitive use. These disorders may lead to muscular weakness, numbness, aching, tingling and burning sensations. Your clinician will use manual therapy to apply compressive, tensile and shear forces to address repetitive strain injuries, cumulative trauma injuries and constant pressure tension lesions. Tension will be applied at the area of tenderness whilst the patient is instructed to actively move the injury site from a shortened to a lengthened position.

 Graston:

The Graston technique uses a stainless-steel instrument and special massage method to identify areas of muscle adhesion, or scar-like tissue, that can be improved. Your clinician will use the instrument and massage in combination to stretch and relax the muscle tissues. This helps increase blood flow and restore movement patterns in injured tissues.

Cupping:

Cupping is a technique used to ease pain. Your clinician places cups on the body part to be treated. Suction from cupping draws fluid into the treated area. The force from the suction expands and breaks open tiny blood vessels (capillaries) under your skin. Your body replenishes the cupped areas with healthier blood flow and stimulates proper and normal healing at a cellular level.

Joint/Spine Mobilizations:

Joint mobilization is a technique that is used to improve painful, stiff or otherwise compromised joints in order to improve its overall function. Joint mobilizations are used to  help improve range of motion, reduce pain, and minimize stiffness. Your clinician stabilizes one segment of a joint while applying a force to the adjoining body region. This force is usually applied in the direction of the tightness and can be more gentle and oscillating or more forceful and sudden, depending on the type of technique being performed.

Soft Tissue Mobilization:

Soft tissue mobilization (STM) techniques are used to break up rigid muscle tissue, relax muscle tension, and move fluids trapped in the tissues that cause pain and inflammation. STM can also help Break down or reduce adhesions, improve range of motion, lengthen muscles and tendons, reduce swelling and edema, decrease pain and restore function.

Therapeutic Exercise

Therapeutic exercises are movements and physical activities prescribed to correct impairments, restore muscular and skeletal function, improve strength and decrease pain. After your clinician performs the evaluation to assess your condition, he/she will work with you to develop a program of therapeutic exercises designed to promote healing and improve function unique to each patient.

Neuromuscular Re-education

Neuromuscular re-education (NMR) consists of manual techniques, activities for balance and core control and other therapeutic exercises that are designed to restore normal movement patterns. Your nerves and muscles work together to produce movement. Nerves send signals between your muscles and brain about where, when and how fast to move. With NMR, muscle movement patterns can be re-learned and stored in your memory for long lasting effects. The goal of neuromuscular re-education activities is to re-train a body part to perform a task that the body part was previously able to do.

Balance/Proprioception

Balance and proprioception is our ability to stay safely upright without injury. Proprioception is an internal regulatory system that governs the ability to generate and maintain an effective upright posture and physical balance.  In order for us to remain upright, our brain needs constant input from our muscles and joints. This input enables the brain to monitor our position in space and make corrections when necessary. Your clinician will prescribe exercises after determining where the deficits are to maximize the patient’s independence and safety with their daily activities.

Gait Training

Gait training is necessary to perform when someone is walking improperly. Gait training involves practicing sets of exercises that strengthen your muscles and increase your range of motion. This treatment may be necessary for you if you experience pain while walking, recently had surgery that affects your ability to walk or if you experience limitations to your daily activities. Ultimately, the goal of gait training is to improve the way one walks and minimize compensatory movements.

Conditions (not all inclusive):

• Pre-Surgical Rehabilitation

• Post-Surgical Rehabilitation

• Headaches

• Neurological Disorders

• Chronic pain

• Osteoarthritic pain

• Sports injuries