Manual Therapy for Flexibility and Pain Reduction:
Soft Tissue Mobilization – This hands-on treatment involving gentle pressure helps
to break down, or reduce, fibrous or scar tissue; improve range of motion; decrease
pain; disperse inflammation, effusion and edema; and to increase function. You get
to actively participate in this method of therapy.
Joint Mobilization:
For you, this is a “passive” activity. With you relaxed, we perform a series of
gentle stretches in a smooth, rhythmic fashion to the individual joints. There's
no fast thrusting, no sudden moves. Slower movement allows the joint to be taken
further, to stretch and massage the connective tissue in and around the joint.
Therapeutic Exercise and Activities
We believe strongly in exercise as a component of your recovery. As part of an active
rehabilitation program, all patients participate in therapeutic exercise in our
well equipped gym and private treatment rooms. We’ll teach you a personalized, comprehensive
plan combining in-office and at-home techniques and guide you every step of the
way.
Neuromuscular Re-Education:
This is a practice used to improve balance, coordination, posture, and your own
sense of “correct movement and positioning” of your body. It’s a learning process
that focuses on the connection of the mind to the body and may incorporate balancing
exercises, strength training, relaxation, biofeedback, and movement therapy.
Gait Training:
From everyday walking around the house following surgery to competitive running
techniques, everything from how your feet hit the ground to your core strength can
affect the biomechanics of ambulation. We can identify problems and help your correct
your gait through physical therapy.
Manual Traction:
When we apply a gentle pulling technique to stressed joints — whether using our
own hands or mechanical equipment — relief can be immediate for our clients and
the long-term effects rewarding.