Enhancing Fitness Performance
Revolutionizing Therapy:
A No Nonsense Approach to Discovering your Body’s Movement Potential
Enhancing Fitness Performance
Revolutionizing Therapy:
A No Nonsense Approach to Discovering your Body’s Movement Potential
It is not uncommon for us to be the fourth or fifth physical therapy clinic that a patient has tried. We apologize on the account of our profession if you have been let down.
What we often find is that crucial aspects are overlooked: the patient’s goals, the lack of one-on-one time with the physical therapist, the failure to observe the movements that cause pain or limitation, neglecting gait analysis, and not considering the surrounding areas and their impact on movement.
To illustrate, let’s say you have a stiff ankle. This stiffness will undoubtedly affect your knee, your walking pattern, and your ability to perform squats. You can tirelessly strengthen your knee, but it won’t address the root cause. Your quadricep strength might be perfectly fine, but you might not be able to fully activate that muscle due to the restriction in your ankle.
In order to truly address your condition, we believe in taking a comprehensive approach that considers all these factors. By doing so, we can work towards achieving your goals and providing you with the personalized care you deserve.
How Can you Enhance My Fitness Performance?
Common Fitness Related Injuries:
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
What Is It?
This is an umbrella diagnosis that refers to pain in the patellofemoral joint or surrounding tissues of the knee cap area.
It is most often caused by overuse and overload of the joint and tissues, as well as dysfunction of areas above and below the knee joint, such as the hip or foot/ankle.
Many people complain that they:
- Feel pain along outside edges of the knee cap or on the undersurface
- Experience pain with squats, lunges, running, climbing stairs, and sitting
Shoulder Impingement
What Is It?
This refers to pain in the shoulder, typically felt on the front or side of the upper arm.
This can be caused from various factors such as overuse and overload, muscular imbalances around the shoulder joint and shoulder blade, or structural impingement.
Many people complain are that they:
- Feel pain when pressing overhead or pushing exercises
- Have difficulty sleeping on the shoulder due to pain
- Cannot fully rotate or elevate their shoulder
Shoulder Impingement
Hip Impingement
Hip Impingement
What Is It?
FAI (Femoroacetabular Impingement) is a condition that is caused by impaired contact of the head of the femur bone against part of hip socket (ie. the acetabulum).
This can cause the surrounding muscles and cartilage to become irritated and painful with movement and exercise.
Many people complain that they:
- Feel pain or pinching in the front of the hip, especially with deeper hip flexion angles, such as the bottom of a squat
- Have groin pain and stiffness that is aggravated by prolonged sitting
FAQ
Do you offer dry needling?
Yes we do! Dr. Mary currently offer dry needling. This is when we use an acupuncture needle into a sore or tight muscle which allows it to contract then relax. It helps to bring bloodflow to the area to promote healing.
How many visits will I need?
Each diagnosis is different. It depends on the diagnosis, how long it has been occuring for and symptom intensity. We will make recommendations on how often to attend after your initial evaluation, but we work with your budget and time to make the best possible plan to fit your needs.
Because we are 1:1 you the full time, most people only need to come anywhere from 4-6 visits.
Do you offer quick drop in sessions?
Yes we do! After your initial evaluation, you can talk with your PT about doing 15, 30 or 60 minute sessions based on your individual needs. This isn’t your generic physical therapy practice. We understand that you are busy and need more efficient treatments.
What other conditions do you treat?
- Common conditions that we treat include:
- Rotator Cuff Strains
- Low Back Pain
- Sciatica
- Patellar Tendinitis
- Neck pain
- Achilles Tendinitis
- Plantar fasciitis
- Cervical and lumbar radiculopathy
- Osteoarthritis
- Wrist pain
- Ankle sprains
- Meniscus tears
- Mid back pain
- IT Band Syndrome
…And much more!