Treatment Interventions

A patented tool-assisted technique for treatment of soft tissue injuries including tendonitis and tendinosis. ASTYM can only be performed by a practitioner trained and certified in ASTYM.

A type of therapeutic intervention intended to decrease a person’s risk of falling and improve function by improving his/her balance in a variety of environments including unstable surfaces and uneven terrain.

A physical assessment designed to identify how well your feet and legs are functioning. This assessment will involve an in-depth analysis of how your legs and feet are built and how your personal biomechanics affect how you walk and problems you may be encountering throughout your body.

A therapeutic modality involving electricity used for pain management and for muscle re-education. This may also include instruction to clients on use of TENS (transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation) for chronic pain management.

An intramuscular manual therapy technique that utilizes small needles to deactivate trigger points and loosen shortened muscles and decrease pain. This can also be an effective treatment intervention for conditions that cause sciatica.

Therapeutic interventions designed to assist patients in learning to use an assistive device (i.e. crutches, walker, cane) following injury or surgery and/or to help restore normal walking and/or running.

A therapeutic modality that provides cold and compression to reduce swelling and pain after injuries or post-operative conditions. This treatment allows our therapists to simultaneously apply compression and cold therapies to reduce swelling, minimize pain, and optimize your body’s natural healing abilities.

A tailored program given to patients to complete at home to help maintain or improve the progress made during physical therapy sessions. These exercise programs may include activities such as general endurance exercise, strengthening, balance training and stretching.

A manual therapy technique that involves moving the surfaces of a joint in specific directions to improve joint mobility and reduce pain.

A taping technique that is intended to provide support and stability to muscles and joints while facilitating the body’s natural healing process. The tape is also designed to increase a patient’s awareness of muscle use and position of the joints. This technique can be used to correct movement patterns, improve posture, move lymphatic fluids, and change muscle tone.

A taping technique designed to re-establish normal movement of various joints to provide pain relief and allow for muscular strengthening. Many patients experience immediate pain relief and are then able to complete the exercises necessary to strengthen associated muscles.

It’s the treatment of a dysfunctional pelvic floor in women, men as well as children including urinary incontinence, bowel incontinence, pelvic/low back pain, and organ prolapse.

The pelvic floor is a group of muscles at the bottom of the pelvic bowl that works with your diaphragm, abdominal and back muscles to help support your organs and your low back, assists with sexual function, and helps to maintain urinary and bowel continence. There are several reasons these muscles can become dysfunctional, including but not limited to pregnancy, prostatectomies, abdominal surgeries, neurologic conditions, and lifestyle habits such as chronic constipation. A trained physical therapist can help you to strengthen, lengthen, re-educate and incorporate these muscles with the rest of your lumbopelvic muscles to help you achieve your goals.

A series of movements that are utilized to treat benign paroxysmal positional vertigo (BPPV) also known as positional vertigo. These movements are specific to the type of BPPV one has been diagnosed with.

A manual therapy technique that involves hands-on treatment to help improve the mobility of muscles, ligaments, and fascia, improve circulation, and decrease pain. 

A form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon is elongated to improve the muscle’s felt elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion.

A variety of techniques to help decrease swelling which will lead to improved joint mobility and decreased pain. Possible techniques include soft tissue massage, cold compression, and targeted exercises. 

Exercise that specifically focuses on a functional movement(s) or activity(s) that is important to the individual’s function.

This treatment category includes the use of heat and cold to manage pain, swelling, circulation and flexibility of joints and muscles.

A form of decompression therapy that focuses on opening up the bony segments of the spine to allow for pressure relief on nerves, discs, and joints. 

Any type of ultrasonic procedure that uses ultrasound for therapeutic benefit including deep heating of tissue in preparation for stretching, enhancement of blood flow for healing and reduction of swelling.