What is Physical Therapy?
Physical therapists are licensed health care professionals recognized as essential providers of physical rehabilitation and injury prevention.
Physical Therapy is provided for individuals of all ages who have or may develop impairments, activity limitations, and participation restrictions related to conditions of the musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular, pulmonary, and/or integumentary systems and help individuals maintain, restore, and improve movement, joint range of motion, muscle strength, balance, proper mechanics and functioning, thereby enabling optimal performance and enhancing health, well-being, and quality of life.
Common Diagnoses Treated:
- Back pain
- Knee Pain
- Cervicalgia
- Fibromyalgia
- Dorsalgia
- Shoulder pain
- Radiculopathy
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Radiculopathy
- Hip Pain
- Osteoarthritis
- Stroke (Cerebral Infarction)
- Gait/Walking Difficulties
maXum Therapy Offers A Wide Range of Evidence-Based Physical Therapy Techniques
- Therapeutic Exercise
- Manual Therapy
- Gait Training
- Sport- and Activity-Specific Rehabilitation
- Neuromuscular Re-Education
- Functional Assessment and Exercise Training
- Pain Management
- Balance and Coordination Training
- Core Stabilization Program
- Pilates-Based Rehabilitation
- Kinesthetic and Movement Awareness Training
- Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Training
- Biofeedback
- Modality Interventions: Hot Packs, Cold Packs, Ultrasound, Electrical Stimulation (E-Stim), and Laser Therapy
Specialty Programs
- Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction (TMJ)
- Our goal is to help relax the muscles, improve posture, and relieve jaw pain
- Our treatment approach includes strengthening exercises, massage, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), hot/cold packs, and stretching exercises
- Women’s Health
- We treat incontinence caused by childbirth, episiotomy, injury or trauma, inflammation, surgery, and other lifestyle-related factors
- Our treatment approach: pelvic floor strengthening, biofeedback, muscle strengthening exercises
- Aquatic Therapy: maXum Therapy’s Pool Program Is Making a Splash!
- A physical therapist at maXum Therapy will create a personalized treatment plan for your patient following a comprehensive initial evaluation. All aquatic therapy sessions are conducted in the comfort of our warm, 86-degree indoor pool
- Pool therapy is a valuable treatment option and is suitable for patients of all ages with a variety of chronic and acute conditions
- MFR (Myofascial Release)
- An alternative therapy designed to treat skeletal muscle immobility by relaxing contracted muscles, improving blood and lymphatic circulation, and enhancing muscle flexibility and mobility
- Swelling Reduction Rehabilitation/Lymphedema
- Our approach consists of soft tissue mobilization and scar mobilization, modalities such as electrical stimulation and ultrasound, therapeutic exercises, compression therapy, and patient education to promote proper body mechanics and skin care
