Project Description
Conditions Treated
At Bechtel Physical Therapy we treat a wide variety of conditions. These are some we see most often:
- Arthritis (osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis)
- Back pain
- Bulging and herniated discs
- Bursitis
- Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
- Chondromalacia (patellar)
- Chronic pain
- Complex regional pain syndrome (RSD)
- Degenerative disc disease (DDD)
- Degenerative joint disease (DJD)
- Dislocations of various joints
- Fibromyalgia
- Gait and balance problems
- Golfer’s elbow (Medial Epicondylitis)
- Headaches (Myofascial, Cluster, Tension, etc.)
- Heel pain (Plantar Fasciitis)
- Iliotibial Band Syndrome
- Impingement Syndrome
- Joint pain/stiffness/laxity
- Meniscal injuries
- Myofascial pain
- Neck pain
- Neuralgia/Neuritis
- Overuse injuries
- Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
- Peripheral Nerve Entrapment
- Piriformis Syndrome
- Post- surgical rehabilitation (e.g., rotator cuff repair, ACL reconstruction, total knee replacement)
- Radiculitis
- Repetitive motion injuries
- Rotator cuff tears
- Sacro-iliac pain
- Sciatica
- Scoliosis
- Spondylolisthesis
- Sprains and strains
- Subluxations of joints
- Tendonitis
- Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
- Thoracic outlet syndrome
- TMJ (temporomandibular joint) dysfunction
- Vertigo
In case that’s not enough medical jargon for one webpage, here’s some more:
Treatments Offered
We use a variety of treatment approaches individualized for each patient after an extensive evaluation. These are just some of the many treatments and modalities we offer:
- Applied kinesiology
- Acupressure
- Balance training
- Biofeedback training
- Biomechanical/movement analysis
- Breathing exercises
- Closed chain exercises
- Cryotherapy
- Electrical stimulation
- Epley’s Maneuver (for Vertigo)
- Ergonomic analysis and prescription
- Functional mobilization
- Gait training
- Graston Technique
- Home exercise programs
- Iontophoresis
- Joint mobilization and manipulation
- “Jones” Strain/Counter-Strain technique
- Kinesiotaping
- Laser therapy (Class 4)
- Light therapy (infrared)
- Lumbar spine stabilization
- Maitland Technique
- Massage
- McConnell taping
- McKenzie Technique (for back and neck pain)
- Microcurrent
- Mulligan’s Mobilization with Movement
- Muscle Energy Technique
- Neil-Asher Technique (for frozen shoulder)
- Neural mobilization
- Neuromuscular re-education
- Personalized exercise programs
- Phonophoresis
- Pilates (for rehabilitation)
- Plyometrics
- PNF (Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation)
- Postural training
- Soft tissue mobilization
- Sports injury prevention
- Sports-specific exercises
- Stretching
- Strength training
- TENS (Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation)
- Therapeutic exercise
- Traction (Protec and Cervical)
- Trigger point therapy
- Ultrasound