Comprehensive Physical Therapy Treatments
Services We Offer
Alpine Physical Therapy provides orthopedic rehabilitation and sports medicine therapy utilizing many of the services listed below. We strive to use evidence-based practices in the development of our patient care plans and to create a positive, collaborative working environment between our clinical staff. We spend a significant amount of time reviewing the latest clinical medicine research and then apply this knowledge in the development of our patient-specific plans of care.
Our trained and certified staff utilizes the latest and most research-based techniques for effective PT care, including:
Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
A physical treatment used to treat musculoskeletal pain and disability, which most commonly includes kneading and manipulation of muscles, joint mobilization, and joint manipulation. Physical therapists utilize skilled, specific hands-on techniques to diagnose and treat soft tissues and joint structures for the purpose of modulating pain; increasing range of motion; reducing or eliminating soft tissue inflammation; inducing relaxation; improving contractile and non-contractile tissue repair, extensibility, and/or stability; facilitating movement; and improving function.
Pain Neutralization Technique (PNT)
Experience gentle, effective pain relief with Pain Neutralization Technique (PNT)—a non-invasive, hands-on approach designed to calm your body’s pain reflexes. Instead of deep pressure or joint manipulation, PNT uses light touch and specific reflex points to “reset” the nervous system’s response to pain.
This gentle technique helps release muscle tension, improve mobility, and restore comfort by addressing the neurological source of pain rather than just the symptoms.
PNT may help with:
- Chronic neck, shoulder, or back pain
- Headaches and muscle tension
- Joint stiffness and restricted movement
- Fibromyalgia and nerve-related discomfort
Whether you’re recovering from injury or managing long-term pain, PNT offers a soothing path to relief and restored balance.
Primal Reflex Release Technique (PRRT) Therapy
A manual therapy approach for musculoskeletal pain relief, including bones, muscles, tendons, and ligaments of the body. Proven effective in over 80% of patients, PRRT works faster than other therapies over time. PRRT is based on the premise that overstimulation of the body’s primal reflexes creates pain and keeps painful patterns occurring long after the triggering event has passed.
Foundation Training
Through a series of postures, poses, and movements, Foundation Training activates your posterior muscle chain and teaches your body to take the burden of supporting the body out of your joints and put it where it belongs, in your muscles. Foundation training helps eliminate acute/chronic back pain, improve your posture, enhance athletic performance, and move powerfully.
Spinal and Joint Mobilizations
Spinal and joint mobilizations are gentle, hands-on techniques used by physical therapists to improve joint movement, reduce pain, and restore normal function in your spine, shoulders, hips, knees, and other joints. These safe and controlled movements can help relieve stiffness, improve flexibility, and support better mobility for daily activities. Whether you’re recovering from an injury or managing chronic pain, spinal and joint mobilizations can help you move more comfortably and prevent future problems.
PneuWeight Unweighting System
The PneuWeight Unweighting System allows patients to perform therapeutic activities in an upright, functional position without altering gait patterns in a safe and secure environment for both client and practitioner. The system can be used over most exercise equipment, including but not limited to treadmills, vibration platforms, and balance equipment.
Erchonia Cold Laser Therapy
The XLR8 Laser, EVRL Laser, and FX365 laser from Erchonia is proven to be effective in reducing and eliminating acute and chronic pain in the body. Many patients find that this solution is a much more effective and immediate alternative to traditional pain medications. Combined with therapy, the Erchonia laser can help patients lead a normal, active, and healthy life without debilitating pain.
The FX Series lasers by Erchonia are the only low level lasers FDA cleared to treat:
Low back pain
Plantar fasciitis
Nociceptive musculoskeletal pain
Post-Operative Rehabilitation
Our goal during your post-operative rehabilitation is to return you to your prior level of physical function. This includes a successful return to your work, recreational activities, and competitive sports. Our therapists provide one-on-one treatment sessions to closely monitor your progress and will advance you according to your response, as well as your physician’s recommendations.
Balance and Vestibular Training
Evidence has shown that vestibular rehabilitation can be effective in improving symptoms related to many vestibular (inner ear/balance) disorders. People with vestibular disorders often experience problems with vertigo, dizziness, visual disturbance, and/or imbalance. These are the issues that rehabilitation aims to address.
Frozen Shoulders
Frozen shoulder, also known as adhesive capsulitis, is a condition characterized by stiffness and pain in your shoulder joint. Signs and symptoms typically begin gradually, worsen over time, and then resolve, usually within one to three years. Treatment for frozen shoulder involves range-of-motion exercises and, sometimes, corticosteroids and numbing medications injected into the joint capsule. In a small percentage of cases, arthroscopic surgery may be indicated to loosen the joint capsule so that it can move more freely.
Taping Techniques
Elastic therapeutic tape is a specialized type of tape that is applied as one component to a therapy plan of care. Skilled tape application aids and prolongs the results of the treatment given. The uniqueness of Elastic Therapeutic Tape over other types of tape is that it provides a recoil/elastic force to the skin, which can affect the facilitation of muscles and joint motions. The tape can also provide a lifting force over skin, which increases the space below it and ultimately improves circulation and can assist in regulating the body's pain receptors.
Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Treatment
A physical therapist can develop a program for you that includes learning and practicing techniques for regaining normal jaw movement. The focus of physical therapy for temporomandibular joint disorders is relaxation, stretching, and releasing tight muscles and scar tissue. Physical therapy is an especially important part of recovery from TM joint surgery, as it helps minimize scar tissue formation and muscle tightness.