Now offering Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy! Call to Schedule an Evaluation!
Now Offering Pelivc Floor Physical Therapy!
Pelvic Floor Treatment with Becca Mize, PT, DPT
Pelvic floor physical therapy involves the treatment of disorders involving the pelvic floor caused by tightness and/or weakness of the pelvic floor and surrounding structures. Treatment is focused on examination and evaluation of the cause of the dysfunction and the treatment thereof.
Services Offered
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Manual Therapy
HANDS ON! A lot can be determined by analyzing how a joint moves. Once this is done, treatment can be established by manually mobilizing poorly-moving joints for improved function. A lot of pain comes from decreased mobility in certain joints and too much mobility in others!
Therapeutic Exercises
I know! Many people believe physical therapy is laying down and doing leg lifts and ball squeezes. HOWEVER, there is research showing the VALUE in proper exercises to manage pain and dysfunctions. Exercises need to be personalized and targeted to YOUR deficits. If this is done, you will see results!
Blood Flow Restriction
Sound a little scary? Blood flow restriction therapy (BFR) is SO valuable. Restricting blood flow back to the muscle while exercising restrictions oxygen return to the muscle. This makes the muscle FATIGUED and helps build strength and muscle mass with LESS weight and stress on the joint! This is one of the best services offered for gaining strength!
Balance Training
There are three systems that contribute to your balance (visual (seeing), vestibular (hearing/equilibrium) and proprioceptive (feeling)). As you age, you may lose proper functioning of one, two or all of these systems. Though you may not get full function of them, we can certainly challenge the systems to better improve their function, reflexes and more. In addition, global strengthening can help combat the decline of balance and decrease your risk of falls!
Vertigo Treatment
Have you been diagnosed with Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)? There is nothing worse than looking over your left shoulder and feeling the world spin. As much as you don't want to get out of bed, there is a treatment that can make you feel better in one or two sessions! Come see us when you are hit with an exacerbation of your BPPV (early intervention is the BEST intervention) and we can show you how to manage your symptoms at home!
Dry Needling
Have a needle phobia? This really isn't that bad! Dry needling is a treatment using small, monofilament needles to penetrate muscular trigger points. Trigger points are overactive, typically painful, points within muscle tissue that can cause localized OR referred pain to different parts of the body. If a trigger point is the main cause of your symptoms, dry needling can typically decrease your symptoms significantly in a short amount of time.
*Dry needling is not covered by most insurance and is offered as an out-of-pocket services following a free trial session