Huntsville Pool and Land Therapy

Ande’s goal is to provide state-of-the-art, effective methods that will get you on your feet and back to active participation in life.  Combining the latest techniques in conventional and water therapy, Ande will tailor your therapy sessions in order to meet your specific needs.  Not only does Ande understand your body’s biomechanics but she will also get to know you as an individual.  Cutting-edge services provided by a caring therapist.  That’s physical therapy with a personal touch

Aquatic Therapy

Perhaps you’ve been disappointed in the past when you sought help for the painful tension, soreness, and fatigue you feel in your muscles and joints because the treatment itself was more painful than your medical condition.  One-on-one warm water therapy may be just what you need.  A licensed therapist will guide you through aquatic exercises and stretches designed to get your body moving again-since this therapy is administered in the virtually weightless environment of water, your body movement will be unhampered by the pain and stress of weight-bearing activities.  As you progress in your aquatic therapy, you will be building the endurance, strength, and muscle control necessary to prepare you for the land-based exercises that may have been painful, difficult, or impossible for you to perform in the past.  Don’t wait until you’ve tried everything else.  Warm water therapy should be your first line of defense, not your last resort!

Land Physical Therapy

You are an individual.  You have personal wants, hopes, and needs that are different – you want your physical therapist to understand those differences and provide therapy that is right for you.  The staff at Huntsville Pool and Land Therapy is committed to finding the combination of therapeutic techniques that will best meet your individual needs.  By carefully selecting techniques such as electrical stimulation, ultrasound, heat, cold, biofeedback, manual therapy, and many others, your therapist can tailor your therapy program just for you.

Land Therapy Includes:

• Biofeedback (sEMG):  helps patient target the correct muscles to contract or relax
• Cold:  decreases pain, swelling, and inflammation
• Electrical stimulation:  interferential electrical stimulation; increases circulation and decreases pain
• Functional electrical stimulation (FES):  helps muscles contract and increases muscle strength
• Heat:  relaxes muscle spasms and increases circulation
• Iontophoresis: medications introduced via a direct electrical current; reduces inflammation
• Microcurrent (MENS): promotes healing and decreases pain and inflammation of tissues
• Manual therapy:  decreases pain and muscle spasms, deactivates trigger points, increases range of motion
• Ultrasound: mechanical sound waves; increases circulation and promoted healing

Fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia is known as the "chronic invisible illness.”  But if you suffer from this condition, you know that the symptoms are anything but invisible.  They are very real and very painful.  While others take little things like wringing out a washcloth or writing a letter for granted, you find that these simple activities are frustrating and difficult-yet there s a staff of caring health professionals who understand your condition and who want to make your life better.  Your therapist at Huntsville Pool and Land Therapy will administer an effective combination of warm water therapy and land therapy to ease your pain.  You don’t have to suffer immeasurably from this debilitating condition.  Get the support and help you need form someone who understands your illness and knows how to help you make a difference in your life.

Back Pain

Are you constantly plagued by a nagging, frustrating pain in your back?  Some days you may find it difficult to perform such tasks as cutting the grass or carrying loads of laundry, while other days you can’t even bend over to simply put on your shoes.  What may be so frustrating is that you can’t seem to pinpoint the source of your pain, much less do anything for yourself to relieve it.  If your life is restricted by back pain, don’t look any further.  The Spine Stabilization Program at Huntsville Pool and Land Therapy is designed specifically for you.

Therapy services for many conditions:

• Total joint replacements
• Pre/post operative therapy
• Sports injuries
• Back and neck pain
• Disc herniations
• Carpal tunnel
• Gait disorders
• Osteoarthritis
• Rheumatoid arthritis
• Fibromyalgia
• Osteoporosis
• Polymyositis
• Spinal cord injuries
• Brain injuries
• Stroke
• Parkinson’s disease
• Guillian-Barre
• Multiple Sclerosis
• Cerebral Palsy
• Muscle spasms, strains, and sprains
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Postural imbalance
• Pelvic floor dysfunction
• Post-mastectomy
• Manual lymph drainage