Physical therapy develops, maintains and restores a person’s maximum movement and functional ability, especially when these functions are threatened by aging, injury or disease. Physical therapists examine each individual and develop a plan, using a variety of treatment techniques, to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.

Treatment for both LSVT BIG and LOUD is administered in 16 sessions over a single month to specifically address the unique movement and vocal impairments for people with Parkinson disease. The protocol is both intensive and complex, with many repitions of core movements that are used in daily living. This type of practice is necessary to optimize learning and carryover of your better movement into everyday life.

Occupational therapy helps restore the highest possible level of independence to individuals who are limited by a physical injury or illness, a dysfunctional condition, a cognitive impairment, a psychosocial dysfunction, a mental illness, a developmental or environmental condition. OT gives people the “skills for the job of living” necessary for leading meaningful and satisfying lives.

Using evaulation results, our therapist will develop an individualized treatment plan for patients with vestibular problems (such as BPPV, labyrinthitis, and vestibular neuritis), that includes specific head, body, and eye exercises designed to retrain the brain to recognize and process signals from the vestibular system and coordinate them with information from vision and proprioception.

Aquatic therapy is performed in the water, aiming to rehabilitate patients after injury or those with chronic illness. It uses the restistance of water instead of weights, taking excess pressure off joints for better outcomes. Patients who have had difficulty with traditional therapy often show improvement with aquatic therapy. Group aquatic classes are also available.

Our New Wilmington location has teamed up with POFP CrossFit to provide athletes with individualized, systematic and progressive program that goes beyond traditional strength, conditioning and training techniques to improve strength, flexibility and endurance with static and dynamic exercises tailored to meet sport-specific demands. We help athletes acheive their goals.