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MISSION STATEMENT: The mission of Her Health Physical Therapy is to provide women with high quality physical therapy by reducing pain, promoting general health and wellness and improving function.  There are two components to this mission: 1) Spend quality time with each patient; 2) Provide high quality evaluation and treatment using the best research-based manual techniques, exercises and modalities.

INTRODUCTION: Several years ago the owners of Her Health Physical Therapy, Jennifer Ortiz and Melissa Reinhardt, noticed that their respective practices had to create wait lists for woman’s health patients.  They could see the tremendous need to create a practice that focused solely on women and the treatment of their specific medical needs.  It was their vision to form a practice that focused on providing high quality, personalized patient care instead of the typical assembly-line therapy seen in many out-patient physical therapy clinics across the United States.

SERVICES:

v    WOMEN”S HEALTH: The primary focus of Her Health Physical Therapy is treatment of women’s health.  This includes a long list of diagnosis specific to women which are unfortunately, not treated by most physical therapists.  Below is a list of some of the diagnosis treated by the physical therapists at Her Health Physical Therapy.  For more information on any of the below diagnosis please see the “Common Conditions Treated” section of this website.

Ø     PELVIC PAIN

§        Vulvodynia

§        Chronic Pelvic Pain

§        Vulvar vestibulitis

§        Interstitial Cystitis

§        Pelvic Floor Tension Myalgia

§        Dyspareunia

§        Vaginismus

§        Levator Ani-Syndrome

Ø     IRRITABLE BOWELL SYNDROME

Ø     CONSTIPATION

Ø     POST-SURICAL

§        Post-episiotomy

§        Post-hysterectomy

§        Post-mastectomy

·        Lumpectomy

·        Partial mastectomy

·        Subcutaneous mastectomy

·        Total (or simple) mastectomy

·        Modified radical mastectomy

·        Radical mastectomy

·        Lymph node removal

§        C-Section

§        Other Abdominal Laparoscopy

Ø     URINARY INCONTINENCE

Ø     FECAL INCONTINENCE

Ø     INTERSTITIAL CYSTITIS

Ø     OSTEOPOROSIS

Ø     LYMPHEDEMA

Ø     ENDOMETRIOSIS

Ø     PRENATAL

§        Musculoskeletal pain

§        Nerve compression

§        Vascular congestion

§        Bed Rest

Ø     DYSMENORRHEA

CHRONIC PAIN SYNDROMES – The physical therapists at Her Health Physical Therapy treat chronic pain patients including the below listed diagnosis:

     Fibromyalgia

     Myofascial Pain Syndrome

     Chronic Pain Syndrome

     Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy

v    GENERAL OUTPATIENT ORTHOPEDICS – The physical therapists at Her Health Physical Therapy have extensive experience in the treatment of sport and orthopedic pain and injury as well as post-surgical rehabilitation.  Although they are now specializing in the treatment of women’s health, that by no means has diminished their interest in the treatment of musculoskeletal dysfunction. 

Ø     The added benefit of coming for treatment to Her Health Physical Therapy for your orthopedic needs is that each patient still receives one full hour of one-on-one care instead of the typical treatment of orthopedic patients where you might have 15 to 20 minutes of one-on-one care with a physical therapist and spend the rest of your treatment time with an aide or on a modality (like electrical stimulation).  Here a physical therapist supervises all of your exercises and typically gives extensive manual treatment along with education applicable to your diagnosis.

Ø     The physical therapists have a special interest in treatment of female athletes of all ages.  Each of the physical therapists has personal experiences as female athletes from experience in NCAA women’s basketball, to gymnastics and triathlon.  We enjoy treating all athletes, from the hardcore athlete training for competition, to the casual weekend warrior. 

Ø     All Physical Therapy provided at Her Health Physical Therapy includes use of the following types of services:

§        Manual Therapy – a treatment approach emphasized at Her Health Physical Therapy.

·        Myofascial Release

·        Soft Tissue Mobilization

·        Viseral Manipulation

·        Trigger Point Release

·        Scar Tissue Mobilization

·        Nerve Gliding

·        Manual Traction

·        Strain/Counter Strain

·        SNAGS

·        Joint Mobilization

·        Functional Mobilization

·        Swedish Massage

§        Modalities – used only when indicated and not as a rule at Her Health Physical Therapy.

·        Biofeedback

·        TENS

·        Moist Heat Packs

·        Cold Packs

·        Ice

·        Electrical Stimulation

¨     Interferential Current

¨     Russian Electrical Stimulation

¨     Pre-modulated

¨     Hivolt

·        Ultrasound

§        Other Treatments Available –

·        Therapeutic Exercise – This is not just exercise for the sake of getting stronger generally or obtaining a higher aerobic capacity.  Therapeutic exercise is exercise specifically designed to treat a particular dysfunction.  Each patient will also receive a personalized home exercise program whenever indicated.

·        Peripheral Neuromuscular Facilitation – a type of neuron-reeducation which includes contract-relax stretch.

·        Plyometrics – In the simplest of terms, plyometrics are exercises that involve a jumping movement, for example skipping, bounding, jump rope, hopping, lunges, jump squats and clap push-ups.  Plyometrics are often used by athletes to develop power for their chosen sport and more importantly can aid in injury prevention and rehabilitation.  However plyometrics can cause injury if not performed correctly so it is best if they are performed under the guidance of a trained professional.

·        Balance and coordination training – Falls are one of the leading causes of injury so improving balance and coordination can assist with fall prevention.

·        Patient Education – Education is another priority at Her Health Physical Therapy as knowledge is the single greatest weapon in the recovery process of any dysfunction.

·        Postural education and body mechanics training – Body mechanics is simply the movements you use to perform everyday tasks such as lifting, squatting, cleaning and reaching.  Poor posture and poor body mechanics can lead to significant injury overtime.  At Her Health Physical Therapy we will instruct each patient in proper body mechanics and posture to both assist in recovery and prevent future injury.

·        Self care and home management training – When appropriate the physical therapists at Her Health Physical Therapy will instruct each patient in ways to improve their personal care, self treatment techniques for home as well as techniques to improve their activities of daily living.

v    CLASSES – Her Health Physical Therapy offers many classes at their facility of special interest to women.  These classes are taught by physical therapists, licensed massage therapists, certified yoga instructors and certified strength and conditioning specialists.  The classes are listed below but for more information on the classes and their instructors please see the “Classes” section of this website.

Ø     Pre- and Post-Natal Exercise Classes

Ø     Mommy & Baby Exercise Class

Ø     Osteoporosis Prevention Class

Ø     Female Triathlete Core Strengthening

Ø     Infant Massage Class

v    MASSAGE THERAPY – Her Health Physical Therapy offers massage therapy by a nationally certified massage therapist on-site.  Our massage therapist has also specialized in providing pre-natal, postpartum and infant massage (to learn more about the massage therapist please see the “Staff” section of this website).

v    CHILDCARE – Her Health Physical Therapy offers childcare on-site, by appointment only.  The childcare is available for women receiving physical therapy or massage therapy and for women attending the various exercise classes. 

     This is an added convenience so that those with no other option for childcare can feel comfortable knowing they can receive treatment at anytime that is convenient for them without the added burden of trying to find childcare for that one to two hour time slot. 

Ø     Patients must call in advance to schedule childcare.

Ø     There is a five dollar fee per child per treatment session or exercise class.

v    PERSONAL TRAINING – The physical therapists and certified strength and conditioning specialists at Her Health Physical Therapy are available for sport-specific training and designing personalized exercise programs. 

Ø     They will design an exercise program that will maximize strength, conditioning and flexibility as well as provide education to each client for improving injury prevention.

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PRODUCTS: Products available to clients receiving physical therapy are listed below and are available upon the recommendation of your physical therapist for your convenience:

	·        Theraband
	·        Foam Rolls
	·        Lumbar Supports
	·        Physioballs
	·        Biofeedback units
	·        Lymphedema treatment packets
	·        Electrical stimulation units
	·        TENS units