What We Do

Specialized Spine Treatment

Orthopedic Injury Rehabilitation

Specialized Spine Treatment

We are an outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinic specializing in treatment of the spine including low back and neck pain with or without referral of pain symptoms into the extremities. Our therapists are certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT), also known as The McKenzie Method. MDT is a highly effective, movement based, research supported approach to treating the spine that addresses pain at its source. Greater than 75% of patients with spinal pain, and a majority of patients with pain in the extremities respond to a specific direction of movement. Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy allows us to determine this direction, providing a unique systematic method of assessment and treatment unavailable elsewhere in central Arkansas for:

Hip, knee, and shoulder pain
Acute and chronic pain complaints
Cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine treatment

We emphasize techniques that empower you to become your own therapist for long term pain resolution and management. For additional information about MDT, visit www.mckenziemdt.org.

When you come to us for back pain, we will perform a thorough, movement based evaluation and provide you with an individualized home exercise program. Most individuals experience significant relief in the first few sessions.

Orthopedic Injury Rehabilitation

In addition to the spine we treat a wide variety of orthopedic complaints including, but not limited to:

Hip, knee, and shoulder pain

ACL rehabilitation

Post-operative total knee arthroplasty

Post-operative rotator cuff repair

Post-operative meniscus repairs, arthroscopies.

A recent study* found that over a third of individuals with extremity problems (such as knee, elbow, or shoulder pain) had conditions that could be classified as derangements. These types of problems are rapidly changeable with specific loading strategies. While most physical therapists are unaware of the existence of these types of problems, MDT trained therapists are uniquely qualified to identify and treat them. Even individuals who have failed to benefit from traditional physical therapy may experience dramatic improvements in symptoms when they are treated using MDT. While we welcome post-operative patients, we encourage patients with joint problems to visit us before surgery, as surgery can often be avoided with appropriate treatment in our clinic. 80% of our non-operative patients do not need outside referral when they finish therapy at our clinic.

*May SJ, Rosedale R. A survey of the McKenzie Classification System in the Extremities: prevalence of mechanical syndromes and preferred loading strategies. Phys Ther. 2012;92(9):1175-86.

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