Physical Therapy

Our goal here at the Rehab Center is to guide you in the implementation of lifestyle changes that will ultimately improve the quality of the rest of your life.

Our Rehab Philosophy:
We will provide sufficient care to restore health, maintain it, and prevent the recurrence of the injury or illness. To do this, we will employ a myriad of procedures and skills that collectively can be grouped into three physical therapy categories – passive intervention, active intervention and patient education.

Since an early return to activity is associated with reduced disability and symptoms while inactivity coupled with the repeated use of passive care generally fosters chronicity, physician dependence and over-utilization, we will progress you to the active stages of care as rapidly as possible. This is considered by some to be aggressive care but we believe, and the research bears us out, that passive treatment often dooms the patient to chronic pain and physician dependence. That is not what we are about here at the rehab center.

Phases Of Healing:

• Phase I: Acute Intervention: Initial treatment to alleviate pain, muscle spasm and inflammation. Treatment modalities include rest, ice, electrical stimulation, passive range of motion, massage and joint manipulation.
  
• Phase II: Remobilization & Repair: Treatment to increase the pain-free ranges of motion, minimize de-conditioning and promote the deposition and formation of collagen. Treatment modalities include heat therapies, ultrasound, traction, massage, joint manipulation and several forms of exercise.
  
• Phase III: Rehabilitation: Treatment to restore strength and endurance in the pain-free range, increase physical work capacity and neuromuscular re-education. Treatment modalities include all forms of exercise, wobble board and other balance protocols.
  
• Phase IV: Life Style Modification: We will help you to modify your activities at home and at work to diminish risk factors that would most likely cause a recurrence of your condition.
  
• Phase V: Supportive Care: We will prescribe a program of self treatment that you should continue after you are released from care. We utilize our Medical Fitness Program and its staff to implement post-therapy programs which we encourage you to continue for a lifetime.

We have set a standard for rehabilitative healthcare that promotes wellness through intervention and prevention. We value a multi-disciplinary approach to rehabilitation that addresses all factors contributing to a person's health including structural integrity, emotional health and dietary considerations. Our mission is to prepare each person for an independent and healthy lifestyle.

The physical therapy performed here at our center targets those who suffer from acute or chronic pain. Injuries or conditions of the neck, low back, hips, knees or other joints respond favorably to specific rehabilitation programs designed by our staff or by your referring physician.

If you have been injured or would like more information about what physical therapy can do for you, please call us at (340) 778-8888. You can also contact us by email through this site.

WHAT CONDITIONS RESPOND WELL TO PHYSICAL THERAPY?

• Pain
• Post-surgery rehab
• Bone and Joint Disorders
• Postural Impairments
• Sports Injuries
• Work-Related Injuries
• Obesity
• Stroke

WHAT SERVICES DO WE PROVIDE?
Treatment methods include (but are not limited to):

• Aquatic therapy
• Spinal Manipulative Therapy
• Spinal Decompression
• Therapeutic Massage
• Myofascial Release
• Postural Evaluation and Education
• Therapeutic Exercise
• Electrical Stimulation
• Ultrasound
• Traction (manual / mechanical)
• Joint Manipulation
• Oxygen Saturation Monitoring

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