Three Great Therapies

People often have a limited view of physical therapy, and we don’t blame you.  For most, physical therapy is where you go when recovering from surgery, or for help after a sports injury or accident.  It’s a place for painful exercise that is supposed to be “good for you,” and too often you feel like a nameless prescription, hurried through a system which offers little dignity or real care.
 
At One on 1 PT, we offer caring therapies, using the latest research and technologies, to improve your health and mobility.
 
Three of our most promising therapies are:

• Anodyne® circulation therapy
• Astym™ relieving pain and healing soft tissue
• Pulstar™ Multiple Impulse Therapy is FDA approved technology for back pain and more.

But let’s talk about a Fourth Great Therapy too: the The ATM® 2.  Great for Shoulder pain, Lumbar, and Hip pain. 
 
Read more about these therapies below, or contact One on 1 Physical Therapy today to learn how these treatments help improve circulation, relieve pain, and increase mobility.
 
For more information on our physical therapist Timothy P. McHenry, Doctor of Physical Therapy, visit our About Page.

Anodyne® Therapy

Anodyne Therapy is targeted to improve circulation.  This therapy uses Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy (MIRE) – a non-invasive, drug-free way to increase local circulation to nerves and tissues and reduce neuropathic pain.

• If pain in your extremities keeps you from completing your daily tasks.
• If you are unable to walk as far or as fast as you would like.
• If you have problems sleeping because of pain associated with poor circulation.

Then Anodyne Therapy can help.  (There is even a home system for ongoing treatment.)  As a patient, you simply relax and enjoy the soothing warmth of the Anodyne pads as they are applied to the treatment area.  Sessions last from 30 to 45 minutes, and a typical treatment protocol lasts 4 weeks, with sessions three times per week.  An effective treatment for peripheral neuropathy.
 
Contact One on 1 Physical Therapy today to learn more.

Astym™ Therapy

ASTYM treatment activates the natural healing response of the body by gently disrupting abnormal soft tissue. In response, the body sends new collagen to the area being treated, replacing the dysfunctional tissue with healthy tissue.  It is especially effective with chronic tendonitis and tendinosis.
 
ASTYM has been helpful in keeping workers on the job and athletes enjoying the sports they love.  With ASTYM, the use of braces and splints is minimized, and activity encouraged.  (Patients are responsible for maintaining a home stretching program.)

• Works even on older, persistent, nagging injuries, like the troubling foot pain of plantar fasciitis.
• Great for scar tissue healing.
• Effective for repetitive motion injuries, including carpal tunnel syndrome.
• From shoulder pain to shin splints, treatment stimulates regeneration and healing.

An ergonomically designed treatment instrument is drawn across the skin in the treatment area.  The ASTYM treatment helps identify and stimulate the breakdown of dysfunctional tissue and allow functional restoration to occur.  Exercise and activity, including a home stretching program, build on the healing effect of this therapy.
 
Continuation of work, athletic, and recreational activities throughout the treatment process promotes optimal healing.
 
Contact One on 1 Physical Therapy today to learn more, or download our flyer on ASYTM™ Therapy. (Adobe Acrobat Reader required.)

Pulstar™ Multiple Impulse Therapy

Almost everyone experiences back and neck pain at some time during their lives.  A pinched nerve, muscle spasms, and radiating pain are common as well.  The Pulstar Force Recording and Analysis System by Sense Technology, Inc. is an analysis and treatment tool for conditions related to musculoskeletal pain, restricted joint mobility, myofascial spasm, and ligamentous strain.
 
In plain language, the Pulstar system uses newly developed hardware and computerized software to provide us with an objective look at your spine.  There are no X-rays or dangerous radiations, only a low-energy impulse applied at each vertebrae, allowing us to evaluate the whole spine for each patient.
 
It is common in our practice for patients to self-evaluate a noticeable pain reduction after just one Pulstar treatment. 
 
With Pulstar and the many other therapies available to us, One on 1 Physical Therapy is able to customize programs to reduce or eliminate pain and increased mobility, strength, flexibility, and function.  We offer comprehensive treatments for:

• Pinched nerve
• Muscle spasm
• Whiplash injury
• Postural pain
• Stiffness and lost mobility
• Radiating and referred pain

Contact One on 1 Physical Therapy today to learn more, or download our flyer on Pulstar™ Multiple Impulse  Therapy.   For more information on our physical therapist Timothy P. McHenry, Doctor of Physical Therapy, visit our About Page.

The ATM® 2

Great for Shoulder pain, Lumbar, and Hip pain.
 
The ATM® 2  improves any motion by stabilizing and repositioning compromised body areas.

• Restore pain-free shoulder external rotation.
• Restore pain-free shoulder abduction.
• Aids lumbar forward flexion and extension.
• Aids hip internal rotation and extension.

For patients whose condition is appropriate for treatment with the  ATM® 2, immediate result should be expected in terms of reduced symptoms.

Service Area

One on 1 Physical Therapy, Inc, located in Greensburg, serves all of Westmoreland County and the Pittsburgh region.  One on 1 clients come to us from the counties of Allegheny, Fayette, Greene, Washington, and Westmoreland, including the towns and municipalities of Hempfield Township, Greensburg, Latrobe, Mount Pleasant, Murrysville, and more.  Please don’t hesitate to contact One on 1 Physical Therapy for caring, effective physical therapy.