Many techniques we use comprise “Manual Therapy”. There are too many to list, but we will describe to you why we are choosing the treatment at hand, and how it will benefit you the greatest. We utilize these treatments to improve joint mobility and range of motion, decrease muscular spasming and pain levels, and improve normalized posture.

This technique utilizes a hands on approach to address immobile, contracted, or tense muscular/connective tissue and fascia. It can also improve blood flow and lymph drainage to the dysfunctional tissue.

High Velocity Low Amplitude Thrust is a treatment that requires specialized training and a detailed understanding of how the joints in the body move. It can improve joint motion quickly, but is not suitable for everyone. A pop or crack is commonly heard as gases inside the joint are compressed with the natural fluid inside the joint. This in turn results in the joint moving further, in to a greater overall range of motion.

This treatment method has the ability to substantially decrease pain, improve motion, decrease muscle tension, and decrease the boundaries of pain. Dry Needling utilizes a very thin solid filiform needle to address dysfunctional muscles, which can cause focal pain or referred pain to specific zones. No medication or solution is injected into the tissues. The needle is inserted into painful knots found in correlated muscles. The technique may elicit a twitching effect to the specified muscle, which is a normal reflex response. The majority of patients feel an immediate change of symptoms.

Many orthopedic surgeries require months of physical therapy to return the patient to daily life or sports. We have extensive experience guiding a safe and effective plan of care to regain range of motion, flexibility, and function. You will be educated on normal healing timelines, and what to expect at every turn of the rehabilitation process.

In many instances pain can occur because of poor movement patterns unbeknownst to the individual. At Focused Physical Therapy looking at how the body moves is one of the most important keys to fixing the problem. Regardless of what the task or activity is, we will break down the pattern and see where the failing aspects are. You will be educated on the fault at hand, and the how it can be fixed. Detail of anatomy, and structures of the body will commonly be addressed so that the patient can truly understand what is occurring.

An immense percentage of individuals are in chronic pain and have relied solely on pain medications to deal with this pain. Unfortunately many of these individuals move less because of the pain, and a cascade effect occurs. This leads to more pain, decreased flexibility, decreased joint motion, fatigue, and so on. Physical Therapy is able to reduce the need for opioids by decreasing pain through manual therapy and structured therapeutic exercise. The majority of our chronic pain patients have been able to decrease their pain substantially.

More and more people have desk jobs than ever before. Take a moment as you are reading this and sense your posture. Are you hunched over with your head poking forward? Does your neck or back ache through the work day? Many people do not have an efficient setup for their multiple hour workday. The body should be aligned a certain way to minimize the forces of gravity on it. If not you’ll likely end up in pain at some point. It can be complicated to know the proper way to achieve this, especially with diverse tasks through the workday. We can show you what will work best depending on your situation, and strategies to adapt throughout the day, when pain does occur.

Whiplash occurs due to immense external forces that the body cannot control, which results in the spine being compressed and contorted abnormally. This stress to the nervous and muscular system can cause many symptoms such as high pain, headache’s, muscle spasms, and difficulty moving. It’s imperative to educate the patient on what is normal and abnormal in these cases. There are many techniques to safely get the body moving normally again, and various ways to get those hyperactive muscles to shut off.

Many people can benefit from a healthier lifestyle, and when you are ready to take that step we can aid in that process. We start with a full body screen that addresses Strength, Range of Motion, Flexibility, Balance, and functional ability. Then we discuss your goals, time allotment for a routine, cardiovascular/strength training split, and guidance through typical gym equipment. Most people just need a plan to make a change, and this is our specialty.

At the pace we move to reach deadlines accidents are bound to happen. Many workplace injuries we see are due to lifting or slipping. We can get you back on your feet by a multimodal approach of manual and therapeutic exercise. Also, teaching you strategies to minimize the forces your body must endure in the future. Some work duties will require a prescription for a suitable orthotic to aid in the movement pattern.

Many athlete’s I have seen over the years do not have proper strength in very important muscles. Too much focus is on the big muscles, and assisting muscles get neglected. Also, training is not structured properly to improve the specific task, related to that sport. Many athletes I treat notice improved performance once they have initiated the proposed plan. Also, proper strengthening and coordination training has proven to decrease the chance of injury.

The process of walking is a very complicated rhythm that we take for granted. The foot needs to hit the ground a certain way. Weight needs to be transmitted through the foot at specific points as it moves from rearfoot to forefoot. The hips and trunk must also do their respective jobs properly, or the whole system breaks down. Every patient will be analyzed to check for gait dysfunction and compensation, which many have, and is the cause of their pain.

Many people do not realize it, but headaches can be caused by the position of the neck and spine. This position can over-compress the joints in your neck, and overload the supporting muscles. The result is commonly symptoms that mimic a headache. Manual techniques to improve spinal position and training of key muscles can greatly improve these symptoms.

Treatment to cure breast cancer, such as radiation and surgery, unfortunately has the possibility of causing scar tissue and contracted connective tissue. Immobility, and muscle shortening commonly follow. This can cause shoulder and neck restrictions, muscle tightness/pain, and functional restrictions. Physical therapy can aid in manually releasing those shortened tissues, and formulating a routine to get you moving smoother and further.