Team Rehabilitation Physical Therapy

Mar 20

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Our mission is to provide the best outpatient physical and occupational therapy. We want our patients to enjoy therapy and experience clear improvements in their health. Our clinics receive the highest levels of patient satisfaction and our patients receive the best objectively measurable outcomes. Our strategy, based on excellent quality and patient satisfaction, is gaining momentum.

BACK THERAPY

Those suffering from lower back pain are usually referred to a course of physical therapy. This type of rehab can be done as an alternative to back surgery which can be extensive and may lead to lengthy recovery periods. Back/Lumbar stability is mostly dependent on strengthening the core muscles of the body (abdominal, lower back muscles). The abdominal muscles provide initial anterior (frontal) support to the spine, while the lower back muscles provide posterior (back) support. Creating a strong “belt” around the spine relieves stress on the discs and joints.

DRY NEEDLING

Functional Dry Needling, sometimes called Trigger Point Dry Needling, is a manual therapy technique that uses a thin needle to penetrate the skin and stimulate trigger points in muscular and connective tissue. Recent research shows that dry needling can cause rapid reductions in pain and improvements in range of motion. The researchers studied 17 patients. All patients’ neck pain began within 7 days of the start of the study. Half of the patients received trigger point dry needling treatment, and the other half received no treatment. The patients who received the dry needling had better results. Immediately after the treatment, their pain decreased by 33%. One week after the treatment, their pain was 66% less. Also, those patients treated with dry needling were better able to bend their heads forward and backward and to turn their heads toward the painful side of their necks. In the previous study, dry needling was used alone without other physical therapy interventions. Another study examined the use of dry needling in conjunction with exercise and other physical therapy interventions for proximal hamstring tendinopathy. This study found that dry needling gives similar improvements. Over 20 of Team Rehabilitation Physical Therapists have been trained and certified in dry needling. If you have problems with pain and mobility that may be traced to trigger points, talk to your doctor and see if he/she feels that dry needling is the right treatment for you.