Spine Care

Whether it be your neck, upper back, or lower back, evaluation of back pain is difficult, and we can only Identify definite pathology in about 15% of low back pain cases. As a result, the amount of treatment choices used by providers is staggering- ultrasound, dry needling, joint manipulation, soft tissue mobilization, electrical stimulation. While we think that each of these methods of treatment is an important part of a therapist’s tool belt, they mostly only help to treat the symptoms. The problem with these treatment approaches is that they bypass the essential question, “Why is the spine breaking down in the first place?”

We believe that physical therapists should be movement specialists above all else. While using the above listed techniques is useful, we must also address the underlying movement problems that are causing tissues to break down. This requires a detailed knowledge of anatomy, biomechanics and tissue mechanics which allows us to treat the initial underlying issue that causes the problem. Our goal is to determine what your unique problems and dysfunctions are, design an individualized treatment approach, and utilize the most optimal methods to achieve your results.