Sentara Rehabilitation Network

Physical Therapy (PT)

Physical Therapists are licensed health care professionals who specialize in the evaluation and treatment of musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary, and neuromuscular impairments that effect an individual’s ability to move and function in his or her daily life. Physical therapists treat patients of all age groups, from young athletes with sport related injuries to elderly persons who may have suffered a stroke or have had recent surgery. Physical therapists work closely with the patient, as well as other health professionals to meet the individual’s personal health care goals. Physical therapists utilize many different treatment techniques and modalities, depending on diagnosis, including:

Activities of Daily Living Retraining

Balance and Mobility Training

Cervical / Lumbar Traction

Endurance Training

Electrical Stimulation

Gait Training

Heat / Cold Modalities

Modalities for Pain Management

Muscle Strengthening Exercises

Range of Motion Exercises

TENS Application

Ultrasound

Wound / Scar Management

Sentara Rehabilitation Services offers a vast array of specialty PT programs available at selected sites throughout the Rehabilitation Network located on the Peninsula, Southside, Western Tidewater Region and Northeast North Carolina. For more information about these services and programs, and where they are offered, click on any of the headings below:

Active Release Technique

Amputee Rehabilitation

Aquatic Therapy

Back Conditioning Program

Comprehensive Neurological Rehabilitation

Continence and Pelvic Floor Program

Diathermy

ERGYS ll Bike for Spinal Cord Injury

Golf Performance Program

Graston Technique

Kinesiotaping

Manual Therapy