If you’re seeking specialized physical therapy near Provo, Utah  to alleviate pain and aches, we know how to best treat you here at Stronglife Physiotherapy. From a wide range of treatments, our registered physical therapists can evaluate your pain,  determine how to stop it, and prescribe how best to prevent future recurring pain. By developing an individualized solution and combining different techniques or treatments, our physical therapy specialists can get you back to your best self.
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Here at Stronglife, we are especially passionate about helping you feel your best self without experiencing side effects and persisting pain. We have become experts in knowing how to treat certain discomfort/injuries so you can feel assured when seeking our help. These are just some of our physical therapy specialties here at Stronglife:

• Plantar Fasciitis
• Painful Immobile Scars
• Headaches
• Neck/Back/Shoulder/Rib Pain
• SI (sacroiliac) Joint Pain

• Sciatic Nerve Pain
• Muscle Spasms
• Sprains, Strains, Pulls & Tears
• Capsular Contracture
• Cellulite

• Mastitis
• Cesarean Section Scars
• Tennis Elbow
• TMJ

Plantar Fasciitis:

If you feel extreme pain in your heel, it’s likely you have plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is typically the result of tight Achilles tendons (though in some instances, the cause is unclear) and causes inflammation in a band of tissue that connects your heel bone to your toes, resulting in sharp pains. It’s also commonly found in those with arch problems. The pain is usually worst within the first few steps after waking up in the morning, and can worsen after exercise--not during. Visit our specialized physical therapy office near Provo to relieve yourself of the annoying pain in your heel. 

Our treatments include:

• Shockwave therapy is our most successful healing treatment for plantar fasciitis. It’s one of our top physical therapy specialties and it aims to circulate blood flow and regenerate damaged tissue.
• Cold laser therapy is a specialized physical therapy strategy that we use to alleviate pain and inflammation and speed up the healing process.
• Deep tissue massage finds the root of your pain by using specialized tools (ASTYM).
• Joint manipulation/mobilization will provide hands on techniques to enhance ankle and foot motion.
• Dry needling will utilize the body’s own healing factors along with reducing pain.
• ​Specialized exercises can improve the mobility of your ankle and foot for long term healing. Physical therapist hours are well spent learning exercises you can use at home whenever necessary.

Painful Immobile Scars:

Scars from surgery or joint replacement are equally painful to other aches or discomforts throughout the body. Our physical therapy specialties include treatments for all types of scar tissue build-up. Whether you feel scar pain from a Cesarean section, hip or knee replacement, or decreased movement in joints, each and every scar can be treated thanks to our registered physical therapists. Here’s how:

• Shockwave therapy proves to be another solution to rid your pain. Physical therapy specialists use shockwave therapy to soften the restricting bands of scar tissue, separating the built-up fibrous adhesions. A shockwave treatment will work to smooth and heal the layers of skin, nerves, deep tissues, and muscles to improve the elasticity of the connective tissue. This treatment will leave your red scars smooth and painless, while additionally softening the in-depth scar tissue.
  
  

Headaches:

What sounds like a problem that should pass in a couple hours, headaches can actually be debilitating for some. Chronic headaches are common nuisances that many adults encounter. They can cause significant mood changes, decrease productivity, and weaken concentration. They’re often the result of neck or muscular tension, but there are solutions. Our physical therapy specialists near the Provo area can alleviate your pain using multiple therapies:​

• Spinal manipulation works to correct mobility issues and restricted vertebrae.
• Cold laser therapy reduces nerve irritability and muscle tension.
• Dry needling eases tension, releases trigger points, and activate your body's natural painkillers.
• Therapeutic exercise aims to improve strength and mobility, along with provided long term headache management techniques

​Neck/Back/Shoulder/Rib Pain:

Whether it’s a “crick” in your neck or poor posture, there are a handful of reasons for your neck, back, shoulder, or rib pain. Neck, back, and shoulder pain can be linked to disc bulges or herniations, arthritis, injury, or another cause. Surprisingly, upper back pain can also be linked to your ribs. It can stem from deep breaths, coughing, sneezing, etc. The ribs connect to the spine forming a joint that can become strained. So, what helps? Using our specialized physical therapy near Provo, we can reduce your pain with a combination of some, or all of the following: ​

• Spinal manipulation treats any of the above pains by applying quick force to spinal joints to restore the spine’s structure. It can combine massage, exercise, physical therapy, and moving joints.

• Soft tissue mobilization (massage) is either done by hand or specialized physical therapy tools.
• Dry needling uses the technique of extremely thin needles to relieve pain (especially in the neck and back).
• Cold laser therapy can also reduce pain when performed by physical therapy specialists, by stimulating the cells in your body to work and heal wounds/injuries faster.
• Targeted exercises will be used during physical therapist hours to strengthen muscles and restore motion (for example, slowly rolling your back on a foam roller can loosen up the back and alleviate pain) as well as educate you on posture and activity.
  
  

​SI (sacroiliac) Joint Pain:

The SI joint is where your hip connects to your sacrum and it can be strained by simple motions like lifting, bending, or falling. The pain can be extreme, but fortunately it’s a type of pain that responds well to treatment performed by our registered physical therapists (especially if you seek treatment early). We offer the following services for SI joint pain near the Provo area:

• Dry needling is used to stimulate your body’s own healing and pain alleviating mechanisms.
• Joint manipulation will reset the joint and give immediate relief.
• Cold laser therapy is used by physical therapy specialists to speed up the healing process.
• Instrument assisted massage can be done to stimulate tendon repair and decrease muscle tension.
• Exercise during physical therapist hours will empower you with the tools and knowledge necessary to build and maintain strength and keep muscle tension from returning.

Sciatic Nerve Pain:
The sciatic nerve happens to be the longest and thickest nerve in the body. So, as you can imagine or know firsthand, it’s excruciating when irritated. The sciatic nerve is formed by grouped nerves that exit the spine and link together. These nerves can then become irritated from disc problems in the spine, or from a tight piriformis muscle.
Signs of sciatic nerve irritation: pain travels down your leg--it can go as far as below your knee, your affected leg is numb or tingly, your leg muscles feel weak, or it’s become more painful to sit rather than stand. Sometimes, these symptoms just come as a normal result of the aging process and pain level can vary. If you’re seeking out specialized physical therapy near Provo for your sciatic nerve pain, here are our treatments to relieve the accompanying muscle spasm and pain:

• Soft tissue mobilization reduces muscle tension and increases circulation to improve and accelerate healing.

• Dry needling will provide relief in your tight muscles and stimulate the natural pain killers found in your body to alleviate the nerve pain.
• Therapeutic exercise will enhance spinal stability and motion, as well as retrain your nervous system.
• Cold laser therapy works to bring down inflammation and speed up healing.

Muscle Spasms:
A muscle spasm is the involuntary tightening of a muscle that cannot relax, which causes severe pain that oftentimes radiates into other parts of the body. They are most common when you’re dehydrated, or your muscles are fatigued or overused. A spasm is typically abrupt and short-lived, but painful. It can also come and go at inconsistent intervals. Here at Stronglife near Provo, our physical therapy specialties have been developed over years to treat your muscle spasm by causing a release in muscle tension through various approaches like:

• Soft tissue manipulation/massage is one of our simplest physical therapy specialties for alleviating muscle spasm pain. By gently massaging the problem area, blood vessels should dilate and tissue repair should accelerate.
• Dry needling will loosen your tight muscles and stimulate your own body’s healing properties.
• Cold laser therapy will reduce inflammation and alleviate your muscle pain.
• Therapeutic exercise is prescribed during physical therapist hours to rehabilitate the muscle and restore normal function.

Sprains, Strains, Pulls & Tears:
A sprain happens when one or more ligaments is torn, while a strain affects a muscle or tendon. How badly a muscle is torn will depend on the severity of the sprain or strain. No matter the level of your injury, sprains and strains are frustrating because they limit mobility (for fear of further injury). These types of injuries often take a few weeks to heal, but here’s how our hand & orthopedic physical therapy specialists can speed up the process:

• Therapeutic Exercise under the guidance of one of our specialists will promote fast healing, and restore strength and flexibility.

Other Women’s Specialized Physical Therapy

Capsular Contracture (Breast Augmentation Scarring) is commonly found after breast implant surgery and is caused by tightening of scar tissue around the breast implant. Capsular contracture can make your reconstructed breast shift, reshape, or feel quite hard, which is typically very painful. Many patients are unaware of options they have other than going back to the plastic surgeon and having the implants removed or going through with a revision surgery. If you’re wanting to explore specialized physical therapy options near the Provo Utah area, we know just how to treat you:

• Shockwave Therapy works to soften the scar tissue surrounding the implant. This type of therapy will heal and smooth the layers of skin, connective tissues, and improve the look of the breast without a costly and time-consuming revision surgery.

Cellulite is a condition in which the skin has dimpled, typically found on women’s upper thighs and buttocks. It’s known to be unwanted and almost impossible to rid of by solely relying on diet and exercise. To sculpt your body in a quicker, more efficient approach, we use:

• Shockwave Therapy to reshape, smooth, and sculpt the problem areas with cellulite. Shockwave uses targeted vibrations to break down the built-up fat, increasing lymphatic drainage and collagen production. These vibrations improve blood flow to the area, which improves circulation, removes excess fluid, and essentially, leaves you feeling more confident in your skin.

Mastitis (Clogged Milk Ducts) is a painful infection caused by breastfeeding which clogs milk ducts and splits nipples. Fortunately, we have a solution so that mothers can continue nursing their children:

• Cold Laser Therapy ultimately improves microcirculation to the painful areas. Additionally, it’s a great option for immediate pain relief because of its anti-inflammatory and anti-swelling effect. The sooner you can come to see one of our registered physical therapists, the sooner you’ll be back to nursing.

Loose Skin on Upper Arms, Crows Feet, and Frown/Smile Lines can be irritating, especially when there are so few solutions to getting rid of them. Loose sections of skin can range from the flap on your upper arm and the tummy above your cesarean scar, to smile dimples, frown marks and acne scarring. Fortunately, we know exactly how to address these issues with specialized physical therapy techniques in the Provo, UT area:

• Shockwave Therapy fixes damaged skin by drawing more blood flow to the area. By firming the layers of skin, smoothing out the wrinkles, and tightening all the connective tissues, you can go back to having firm, effortless looking skin. Plus, no incisions are made--just a remodeling of the collagen already present.

Cesarean Section Scars tend to be bumpy, rippled, painful, and all around, uncomfortable. Whether you have a scar specifically from a cesarean section, or a different surgery, we can now remediate these pains:

• Shockwave Therapy is also used to soften the constricting bands of scar tissue. Not only does this technique smooth out the layers of skin, but overall, it improves the elasticity of the connective tissue. The aesthetic of your skin will not only improve, but you will also be able to move around painlessly.

Tennis Elbow:
Lateral epicondylitis, commonly known as tennis elbow, causes pain in the outer area of the elbow. Multiple muscles in this region share a common tendon and where this tendon attaches to the bone can become inflamed and irritable with this particular condition. Typically, tennis elbow is an overuse injury, but it can also come from a sudden strain. Bending the wrist back (like a backhand shot in tennis) is often the main cause of this condition and can last months to years if not addressed quickly. In the Provo, Utah area, we have different physical therapy specialties at Stronglife that can treat this problem:

• Dry Needling takes advantage of your body’s own healing techniques to address tennis elbow pain.
• Cold Laser Therapy heightens and speeds up the healing process.
• Instrument Assisted Massage is used to stimulate tendon repair and decrease muscle tension.
• Exercise will provide you with the tools needed to build strength on your own, even when not during physical therapist hours, and to prevent recurring muscle tension.

TMJ (Jaw Pain):
If you haven’t heard of TMJ Disorder, it is caused by frequent jaw clenching, teeth grinding, and excessive gum chewing. As a result of this disorder, you may suffer from painful popping, locking, or clicking of the jaw. The pain typically happens near the ear but can radiate lower into the jaw region. Sometimes neck pain, headaches, and ringing in the ears can accompany the pain as well. Specialized physical therapy for Provo residents at Stronglife include:

• Cold Laser Therapy to increase your body’s healing ability and reduce pain.
• Dry Needling of the jaw muscles to reduce pain and tension
• Hands-On Jaw Mobilization essentially stretches the jaw to restore natural movement.
• Exercise is done to also help restore normal strength and mobility.

If you are suffering from any one of these conditions, pains, scars, irritations, etc. or have a question about how we can help you here at Stronglife, be sure to schedule a free physical therapy evaluation during any of our physical therapist hours today! We are certain that our specialized physical therapy is suited for any Provo, UT resident that wants to get back to their strongest and healthiest self!