Traditional Physical Therapy
Your care begins with a comprehensive evaluation of your condition to assess the dysfunction. This examination includes tests and measures for strength, joint range of motion, ligamentous integrity, mobility/gait, and balance. The evaluation, combined with your doctor’s diagnosis, determines your treatment program and begins progress toward realistic goals designed especially for you.
The physical therapist may use a variety of interventions during treatment. These include:
McKenzie spinal treatment
Therapeutic exercise
Manual therapy techniques- including mobilization and manipulation
Muscle energy
Neural Mobilization
Strain/Counterstrain
Myofascial release
McConnell Technique
Balance and coordination exercises
Posture awareness training
Body mechanics
Movement training
Aquatic therapy.
Sports Injury Rehabilitation.
Modalities including ultrasound, electrotherapy and traction can also be applied during the treatment.
After discharge from physical therapy treatment, you will have the opportunity to join our on-site independent gym program to continue improving your overall fitness and wellness.
Conditions addressed:
Back & neck injuries
Osteoarthritis
Sports injuries
Sprains & strains
Bursitis & tendonitis
Parkinson’s disease
Rheumatoid arthritis
Multiple sclerosis
TMJ dysfunction
Stroke
Post operative
| McKenzie
spinal treatment A method of diagnosis and treatment practiced worldwide for problems with neck and back pain. |
| Therapeutic Exercise Therapeutic exercise covers a wide range of exercise activities and techniques. Exercises includes stretching, range of motion exercises, strengthening exercises, neuromuscular re-education, breathing exercises, aerobic and muscular endurance activities, aquatic exercise, gait training, balance and coordination training, posture awareness, body mechanics and ergonomic training. Therapeutic exercise is on of the main rehabilitation tools used to correct impairments in alignment, muscle length, and pattern of movement to restore function and improving existing ability. |
| Manual Therapy Manual therapy is a systemic method of evaluating and treating dysfunctions of the neuromuscular skeletal system in order to relieve pain, increase or decrease mobility, and normalize function. Dysfunctions of the joints between vertebrae, ribs or joints may be corrected through manual therapy techniques. Once proper alignment of the spine or biomechanical alignments of joints are achieved, proper function is maintained through neuromuscular activity, posture awareness training and movement training. Manual therapy includes joint mobilization, manipulation, muscle energy and neural mobilization. |
| Muscle
Energy Muscle energy is a direct, manual therapy technique to improve spinal alignment, increase range of motion, normalize muscle tone and decrease pain. This technique was developed by and osteopath and improves the biomechanics of the spine and extremity joints. The client has full control with this type if adjustment. After specific positioning, the client contracts a specific muscle to realign the joint involved. This creates a muscle balance around the joint that helps to maintain the alignment. |
| Neural Mobilization The nervous system like the muscular system needs to be flexible and mobile for normal movement. Injuries and surgeries affect the nervous systems ability to “glide” properly throughout the body. Neural mobilization is the technique used to restore the proper pain free mobility of the nerves in the arms and legs. The therapist uses a specific movement when guiding the client’s extremity to facilitate the nerve to glide. |
| Strain/Counterstrain This technique is derived from the work of osteopath, Lawrence Jones. It is used to reduce hypertonicity in both protective muscle spasm and the spasticity of neurologic manifestation. Orthopedic clients enjoy improved function and decreased pain with increased motion. Chronic pain patients experience decreased discomfort, possibly less inflammation and more functional movement. |
| Myofascial Release (aka soft tissue mobilization) Myofascial release is a technique used to develop a well-balanced, mobile body within the skeletal and soft-tissue systems. The fascial system consists of connective tissue sheaths that spread throughout the body in a three-dimensional web. Fascia is connective tissue and provides a structural, protective and nutrition role in the support of the body. Restrictions within the fascial system can contribute to pain and decrease in function. These restrictions can be caused by postural imbalances, trauma, surgery, inflammation, abnormal tension and pressure. Fascial mobilization decreases pain, increases joint motion, and restores balance to the musculoskeletal system. |
| McConnell Method Taping is a technique used for patellofemoral syndrome, plantar fascia, scapulothoracic and hip joint dysfunctions. It is used to improve contact areas for weight-bearing cartilage, improve alignment and assisting in restoration of normal movement patterns, alter length-tension properties of muscle, stretching of shortened tissue and unloading of inflamed or injured tissues. |
| Balance and Coordination Improve your balance and coordination, decrease chance of falls and improve your recovery from the floor. Our therapists will prescribe home and clinical exercises based on a functional and dynamic approach to address your balance and coordination deficiency. Your exercise program will carry over into your sports and activities of daily living. We also offer a Bodies in Balance class for seniors who want to prevent balance problems and falls. |
| Posture Awareness Training Posture is generally an indicator of a person’s overall health. Poor Posture can be an indication of muscle imbalance, or compensatory changes in the spine. Our Physical therapists can prescribe exercises for posture correction and prevention. We also offer a computerized posture analysis that provides detailed information about your postural faults. |
| Body Mechanics/Ergonomics Many injuries can be prevented by the use of good body mechanics. By using proper body mechanics, the body is placed in its optimal alignment for the task at hand. Using proper body mechanics can reduce joint stress, strain and fatigue, and reduce the risk of overuse injuries. Ergonomic education enables a client to understand how their body is affected by any objects which he is interacting with; such as computer station or driving position in a vehicle. Clients are shown different ways to modify these arrangements so they can prevent or reduce injury. Good body mechanics and ergonomic environments are essential in the prevention and treatments of back and neck pain. |
| Movement Training This is a method of diagnosis and treatment for movement impairment syndromes as classified by Shirley A Sahrmann PT, PhD, FAPTA. Examination involves identifying impairments in alignment, muscle length, and pattern of movement and their relationship to musculoskeletal pain syndromes. Physical therapists develop precise therapeutic exercise programs and correct faulty posture and movement associated with functional activities. |
| Aquatic therapy Aquatic physical therapy is rehabilitation that is done in a heated pool of water. Aquatic intervention should be used when the soothing properties of water will advance rehabilitation when compared to traditional land therapy alone. At Mary Lou Corcoran Physical & Aquatic Therapy our exercise instruction is given by experienced physical therapists trained in aquatic therapy. |
| Sports Injury Rehabilitation Our therapists possess the knowledge to address the difficulties faced by athletes and provide each individual with in-depth, comprehensive plans for both treatment and prevention of future injury. For our professional and high-level athletes, we provide access to our sports performance center within their rehabilitation. Sports readiness and performance training is available with our certified personal trainers and physical therapists. |