Dry Needling

Dry needling is a technique used to restore function and reduce pain in muscle tissue. Thin needles are placed into muscle tissue at strategic trigger points, resulting in a release that improves blood flow, reduces pain in the region and decreases muscle fiber tightness. Dry needling is an effective technique to address a variety of musculoskeletal issues, and it is often used as a part of a comprehensive physical therapy care plan to improve your overall treatment outcome.

Spinal Manipulation

Spinal manipulation is performed to reduce inflammation, alleviate joint pressure and improve nerve function in the shoulders, neck and back. This treatment utilizes multiple modalities, including:

• Massage
• Exercise
• Manual moving of joints

In some instances, spinal manipulation may also be an effective tool to provide relief from chronic headaches.

Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression (STEP)

Scientific therapeutic exercise progression (STEP) is a treatment that uses targeted exercises to facilitate faster recovery after injury and reduce the risk of reinjury. During treatment, the type, frequency and volume of exercises will be increased in deliberate manner to steadily build up the muscles, nerves and tendons in the injured region. By creating a slow, steady ramp-up of exercise, you’re able to minimize the likelihood of future injury.

Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization

Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM) is performed to break down scar tissue in muscles, ligaments, tendons and nerves. It achieves many of the same goals as massage, but small, handheld instruments are used instead of hands to restore optimal levels of muscle function and improve range of motion.

Occupational Therapy

Occupational therapy is an effective option for individuals who are trying to cope with a disability. A variety of treatment modalities are used to help promote independence and make it easier to participate in everyday activities.

Our Occupational Therapy Department can assist with:

• Low Vision – Learn how to use adaptive equipment or modify certain tasks to offset the impact of decreased vision. In some instances, you can rehabilitate the eye muscles for improved function.
• Cognition – Improve cognitive function associated with a variety of tasks, including memory, attention, reasoning, problem solving, executive function and pragmatic functioning. Learn strategies to help improve your ability to manage time or to initiate, organize and sequence tasks.
• Hand Therapy – Improve functional ability after an injury, surgery or disease.
• Pediatric Interventions – We offer comprehensive sensory, emotional, physical and cognitive intervention techniques to assist babies and young children who are struggling to reach milestones.
• Breast Cancer Rehab – Treatments are aimed at managing and reducing edema and pain from breast cancer surgery, mastectomy and biopsies. Increase range of motion in your arms, and improve strength and endurance as you go through breast cancer treatment.