General PT Services
At Preferred Physical Therapy we offer a variety of General PT services so we can meet the needs of as many patients as possible.
Our General PT Services include:
ASTYM Therapy - ASTYM (A’-stim) stands for “a stimulation” of the body’s healing response, which results in the remodeling/resorption of scar tissue and the regeneration of degenerated tendons. The approach is a non-invasive therapy that works fast and consistently…no meds, no needles, no surgery.
The ASTYM process is specific and has proven effective through documented, consistent, desirable outcomes – results physicians and patients have come to expect and trust. Developed by a research team of physicians, physical therapists, and scientists, this protocol-driven system yields long-term results with short-term therapy, even when other treatments have failed. Only ASTYM-certified clinicians may perform the ASTYM treatment.
Dry Needling - Dry needling is a technique which utilizes a small filiform needle to stimulate a myofascial trigger point, or a taut tender muscle, in order to deactivate and release the trigger point. This treatment often leads to decreased pain, increased range of motion, and improved efficiency of the treated muscle. Dry needling, which is a different procedure from acupuncture, has been shown to be a safe method for addressing trigger points
A myofascial trigger point is characterized by a taut band of muscle that is tender with palpation. These trigger points can cause localized and referred pain, restrictions in mobility, and weakness within an affected muscle. There is decreased blood flow and oxygen saturation, as well as increased acidity and concentration of inflammatory substances, present within a trigger point compared to normal muscle tissue. It has been shown that several of these inflammatory substances decrease 5-10 minutes following dry needling treatment.
Micro Point Stimulation - Formally known as ETPS or Electro Therapeutic Point Stimulation, MPS Therapy is an FDA approved therapy for pain relief that combines the principles of acupunture and neurology with microcurrent stimulation.
Stimulation is applied to treatment points relating to different systems involved with nerve impingement or ANS (Autonomic Nervous System) up regulation. Patients re-assessments performed after treating each system can determine the extend of therapeutic involvement. Using MPS, the assessment and the treatments of the root causes of soft tissue pain can be completed with a high degree of accuracy within minutes.
MPS Therapy not only provides pain relief, but it improves ROM and releases fascia in a fraction of the time it takes manual therapies or other modalities.
MPS Therapy applies concentrated DC micro-stimulation to produce an “acupuncture” response that “releases” muscle tissue that impinges nerves and causes joint pain. This action thus permits increased re-innervation of affected neural pathways, allowing patient pain levels to be substantially decreased, often instantaneously. This multi-pronged approach to the body’s nervous and musculoskeletal system is the reason why MPS Therapy works so well on pain. MPS is an integrative therapy combining acupuncture, trigger point, myofascial release, osteopathic, derma, neural and structural realignment therapies.