Decreased balance is a natural product of aging and falls are one of the main reasons seniors end up in the emergency rooms and admitted to the hospital. Statistics show that every 11 seconds adults over the age of 65 experiences a fall. Whether you have fallen and are now presenting decreased balance and weakness, treatments goals are focused and geared towards prevention and no reoccurrences

Jody has spent many years working with neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s and Stroke patients. Techniques for better movement and function will to taught and management of residual symptoms reinforced in order maximize and maintain each patient’s functional independence

Jody has extensive experience working with postsurgical patients, especially post total knee replacement, total hip replacement, total shoulder and lumber and cervical spine surgeries. She has effective approaches to recovery and to assist with your return to optimal functional level and a normal gait pattern.

Pain can be very debilitating. Very often, pain can be managed without having surgery. It is best practice for MD's to recommend and for patients to participate with conservative pain management prior to recommendations for surgery. Jody is certified in Graston instrument assisted techniques, dry needling and other manual/soft tissue techniques to manage pain.

Dry needling is a safe and effective technique used to treat muscle tissue and its goal is to reduce pain, inactivate trigger points and restore function. It rarely is a stand alone procedure. It is often part of a broader physical therapy approach incorporating other traditional physical therapy interventions into treatment. Dry needling is a procedure performed by skilled, trained physical therapists, certified in the procedure. A very thin monofilament needle penetrates the skin and treats underlying muscular trigger points by inactivating them for the management of neuromusculoskeletal pain and movement impairments.

Graston Technique is a form of manual therapy known as soft-tissue instrument-assisted mobilization. It is one of a number of manual therapy approaches that uses instruments with a specialized form of massage which is used to break down scar tissue and fascial restrictions that are usually associated with some form of trauma to the soft tissue. It is also used to reduce restrictions by stretching connective tissue in an attempt to rearrange the structure of the soft tissue being treated.