Physical Therapy

Physical Therapy treats injuries and diseases using therapeutic exercise and other hands-on techniques that focus on alleviating pain and improving posture, strength, endurance, balance, coordination and joint mobility.

Physical Therapy can be used to help a number of conditions:

• Arthritis
• Athletic injuries
• Back pain
• Balance problems
• Fibromyalgia
• Joint injuries
• Joint replacement rehabilitation
• Neck pain
• Neurological conditions, such as Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and post-stroke rehabilitation 
• Pain of the muscles or joints

Treatments

Physical Therapists use a variety of treatment methods including:

• Aquatic therapy (*available in Grand Island and Kearney)
• Balance training
• Dry needling
• Electrical stimulation
• Gait training
• Home exercise programs
• Instrument assisted manual therapy (Graston method)
• Iontophoresis
• Massage therapy
• Sports therapy
• Stretching
• Ultrasound