If you have suffered an injury or illness that affects your bones, joints, muscles, tendons, or ligaments, rehabilitation therapy with trained orthopedic specialists is a critical factor in recovering range of motion and mobility. Our team provides experienced care in addressing impairments or dysfunction in various bony and soft tissue structures of the body.

Our orthopedic rehabilitation services include the following:

• Therapeutic Exercises/Exercise Prescription
• Neuromuscular Re-Education
• Balance Training
• Proprioceptive Training
• Manual Therapy
• Work Conditioning
• Sports Injury/Recovery/Return to Sport
• Posture/Body Mechanics Instruction
• Kinesio Taping
• Wellness Program (following completion of physical therapy)
• Modalities:
• Ultrasound
• Electrical Stimulation
• Vasopneumatic Treatments (cold therapy)

Whether due to illness, injury, or operation, we will work with to recover from issues of the spine, shoulder, elbow, wrist/hand, hip, knee, or foot/ankle.

Physical therapy is not just about recovering mobility after sporting accidents and surgeries. Often, illness, age or physical trauma can lead to loss of balance-- a problem that jeopardizes the foundation of a healthy lifestyle.

At Mandeville Physical Therapy & Wellness, Inc., we take a comprehensive approach to balance therapy. In your body, a variety of systems work together to maintain balance. When one of these systems is compromised, the ability to stand from sitting, to walk, or to climb can range from challenging to dangerous. Added to that, the inherent fear of falling that accompanies balance impairment can inhibit recovery efforts. By creating a regimen of activities and exercises that systematically targets the different contributors to body balance, our patients experience improved, independent movement.

By allowing patients to run and walk without bearing their entire weight, the AlterG Anti-Gravity Treadmill reduces gravity's impact on the body to optimize rehabilitation and physical therapy outcomes.

• The AlterG helps patients recover more quickly from injury and surgery and it allows them to immediately do partial weight bearing exercises.
• Patients with neurological disorders maintain, and in some cases even regain functionality and mobility working with the AlterG.
• By allowing the patient to exercise with less joint impact and stress and to improve their cardiovascular health, it is also a useful tool for weight-loss and conditioning of older adults.

How does it work?
Its Differential Air Pressure (DAP) technology applies a lifting force to the body that reduces weight on the lower extremities and allows precise unweighting – up to 80% of a person’s body weight. This helps us to find exactly where the pain stops and natural movement feels good again so that you can gain or maintain mobility with less pain.

We are the only physical therapy clinic in North Alabama to offer the AlterG. To learn more, contact us to discuss how it may be of benefit to you.

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Factors like diet, exercise, and getting proper rest are all critical components of a successful recovery from illness and injury. On that same token, poor diet and lack of mobility are issues that may exacerbate existing problems and increase the amount of time for recovery.

Among the benefits of working with our team at Mandeville Physical Therapy & Wellness, Inc., is our focus on overall wellness:

• We design a personalized exercise program to help patients safely perform activities with the least amount of pain.
• Whether on the Alter-G Zero-Gravity treadmill or through a variety of other methods, the aerobic exercise program we choose for each patient aids in elevating the body's metabolism and burning calories while improving cardiovascular fitness.
• We focus on improving strength by addressing any muscle weakness patients may have through gentle, low-impact methods to help avoid joint stress.
• By choosing specific activities and treatments to restore movement of stiff joints, we work to improve movement, flexibility, and posture.
• Through treatment of prescribed exercises, our patients experience increased activity levels, and, if continued, sets them on the path for overall wellness.

Even after completion of our patients' prescribed therapy, we offer the tools and motivation to continue on the path to wellness and healthy mobility:

• Post-PT Care: Not only do we wrap up a patient's physical therapy by equipping them with personalized exercises to maintain and improve their recovery, we extend the ability to use our equipment. With an appointment and small monthly fee, we will continue working with patients even after their official physical therapy is complete.
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