Specialty Services
specialized physical therapy Solutions
Ascent Physical Therapy & Performance offers comprehensive specialty services for all of your physical therapy needs. We are committed to providing quality care and are dedicated to life-long learning. Through extensive yearly continuing education, our therapists maintain the highest level of competency in all aspects of physical therapy.
In addition to our standard physical therapy services, Ascent provides care for many other specialized physical therapy needs. A few of our specialized physical therapy solutions include:
Injury prevention/screening
Concussion Management
Return to sport
Fall prevention
Stroke
Multiple sclerosis
Vestibular Dysfunction
Vertigo
BPPV
Other Brain Injuries
Orthopedic conditions
Coordination impairment
Manual Therapy: Joint Mobilization & Manipulation
At Ascent, we specialize in Manual Therapy. This “hands-on” treatment has many benefits including: relief of pain, decrease inflammation, shortened recovery times, improved mobility and function of tissue, muscles and joints, and physiological effects on the central nervous system.
The most effective physical therapy treatments involve a combination of individualized manual therapy interventions combined with targeted exercise. This winning combination of manual treatment and therapeutic exercise has been proven to help you recover most conditions. All sessions are customized to fit your needs.
Manual treatment consists of many techniques including mobilization, manipulation, soft tissue techniques, and muscle stretching.
Dry Needling
Dry needling (DN) is a technique used to reduce your pain and improve your movement. It is an effective technique that can help speed up your recovery and return to activity.
DN is utilized with the goal of releasing or inactivating muscular trigger points to relieve pain or improve range of motion. It helps to restore normal function of soft tissue and joints. Research supports that dry needling improves pain control, reduces muscle tension, and normalizes dysfunction.
MTrigger® Biofeedback System
Ascent Physical Therapy & Performance works smarter, not harder; our team leverages the best tools and modalities to get you back on your feet; provide the most positive experience and the fastest outcomes possible.
The MTrigger® Biofeedback System uses surface electromyography (sEMG) instrumentation to measure the electrical activity produced by targeted muscle groups during physical activity. This tool with help achieve results faster by engaging you in your rehabilitation. It adds an element of innovative fun and motivation that empowers everyone to work towards a common goal: Restore. Move. Perform.
Better tools mean better outcomes. Let’s harness technology and improve your function! Call us today.
Myofascial Release & IASTM
Myofascial Release and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Massage (IASTM) is a safe and effective hands-on technique that involves applying gentle sustained pressure into the Myofascial connective tissue restrictions to eliminate pain and restore movement. Trauma, inflammatory responses, and/or surgical procedures can create Myofascial restrictions that can produce pain and mobility restrictions. The use of Myofascial Release allows us to look at each patient as a unique individual to reduce pain, improve mobility and enhance function. Ascent Physical Therapy and Performance applies hands-on treatments utilizing a multitude of Myofascial Release techniques and movement therapy.
Functional Movement Screening (FMS)
The FMS is a tool used to identify asymmetries which result in movement deficiencies. The FMS aims to identify imbalances in mobility, stability, and compensatory movement patterns. The test utilizes movement patterns designed to provide observable performance of basic locomotor, manipulative, and stabilizing movements by placing an individual in positions where weaknesses and imbalances become noticeable if appropriate mobility and motor control is not utilized. Once these deficiencies have been identified through the FMS, a program of corrective exercises is then developed with the goal of preventing musculoskeletal injuries and improving performance.
VO2/RMR testing
Weight loss or fitness goals? RMR testing helps you determine the number of calories you need to eat each day to lose or maintain your weight. VO2 testing is the best indicator of your cardiovascular fitness and aerobic endurance. Overall VO2 and RMR testing help measure your aerobic capacity, fuel economy, muscle composition and fat burning efficiency.
If you’re looking for the most accurate test that can be used in real training conditions, it’s here. From professional teams to the physical therapy clinic PNOĒ offers the gold standard in cardiovascular health assessment, exercise and diet prescription without the limitations of the lab. The PNOĒ device can be stationary or portable allowing you to achieve the most accurate testing results based on real environments, not the artificial environment of the lab!
In the case of endurance athletes, training zones and other proceedings generated from a lab-based VO2max test (e.g. optimal pace, timing to consume gels) conducted in the lab cannot be accurately used during a race since humidity, temperature, and windspeed conditions almost always differ from those in the lab. In the case of CrossFit, MMA, or basketball athletes, the proceedings of a lab-based VO2max test provide almost no guidance to their trainings since the type of muscle stimulus during their sports is fundamentally different from that experienced in the lab.
PNOĒ offers the most comprehensive and insightful health assessment there is. In just 10 minutes it will reveal your cardiac, pulmonary and metabolic health while providing all the information necessary to develop the most accurate nutrition and workout plan.
Call us to schedule your VO2 and RMR assessment.
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Diminish the effects of injury or surgery has on your body and boost your recovery. Build the muscle and strength you need to help recover sooner rather than later. Blood Flow Restriction training uses a safe, natural and physiological manipulation of your body’s circulatory system to produce quick and significant gains in strength and fitness!
AlterG® Treadmill
With AlterG®, patients, seniors, and athletes can defy the forces of gravity and push their boundaries to recover sooner, improve physical function, and enhance performance like never before.The AlterG® empowers people to move in new ways and without pain – to recover mobility, improve wellness, and enhance physical performance. The AlterG® enables earlier weight bearing exercise while protecting healing tissues, normalize gait patterns, and reduce gravitational forces to help maintain or regain healthy conditioning.
Your First Visit
An Evaluation of your condition will help your physical therapist determine how you can benefit from physical therapy and which treatments are most likely to help you.
Still Have Questions?
Learn more about Direct Access to our physical therapy services and how you can get started here. Schedule your Evaluation today!
