A Relaxing Physical Therapy in Virginia Beach, VA
Physical Therapy in Virginia Beach, VA
BioMechanic Physical Therapy is committed to providing top-quality care to individuals suffering from various injuries, conditions, and diagnoses. Our team of skilled physical therapists combines expertise and personalized techniques to alleviate pain and restore normal function, focusing on treating both the source and the symptoms for comprehensive recovery. Contact us to learn more about our physical therapy in Virginia Beach, VA.
Our unique approach is why we have won Best Physical Therapist in Loudoun County in both local elections for the 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015! We are annually awarded Angies List Super Service Award!
Physical Therapy Geeks at Your Service
We consider ourselves the geeks of physical therapy because we rely on various gadgets, from the latest to the classics, to get you better faster. In addition to massage, exercise, heat, and ice, we use:
- Laser
- Electrical Neural Mechanical Acupuncture
- The Graston Technique
- External Muscle Stimulation
- Automated Ultrasound
- Nerve Fiber Stimulation
- Traction
- Custom Orthotics
Don't settle for exercises you can do at home—get advanced pain management treatment from professionals who have studied the science of body mechanics, healing, and eliminating pain with every technological tool available.
Comprehensive Solutions for Optimal Recovery
Understanding that optimizing body mechanics is key to effective treatment, our physical therapists are dedicated to assessing and enhancing your biomechanics. Whether your condition developed over time or resulted from an injury or surgery, we employ our mechanical tools, analytical skills, and manual expertise to pinpoint the root cause of your issues and address them directly.
Certified Expertise and Advanced Techniques
In addition to our hands-on approach and mechanical assessments, our continued recognition as leaders in physical therapy underscores our commitment to excellence and patient satisfaction. Our team is highly trained in biomechanics and utilizes every technological tool at our disposal to ensure you achieve the best possible outcome.
Our Technique Makes Us Different
As a result of our unique approach, we have won Best Physical Therapist in Loudoun County in both local elections from 2012 to 2015. We are also annually awarded the Angie's List Super Service Award.
Laser Treatment Cuts the Healing Time in Half for Both Bone and Soft Tissue
Ultrasound in Physical Therapy Helps with Soft Tissue Healing and Remodeling
TENS Is a No-Drug Pain Relief Tool for Home or Away
Taping is a versatile Treatment Tool
Dry Needling for Plantar Fasciitis
Bell's Palsy
A Treatment for Pain That Doesn’t
Have Bad Side Effects
Massage, Cupping, Graston,
and More
Watch a Direct Mold Orthotic Being Made
Why Automated Ultrasound?
Dry Needling for Headaches
- ETPS is a hybrid modality utilizing concentrated, low frequency, DC current stimulation to acutherapy points, motor/trigger points, and contracted tissue bands. It can provide immediate pain relief, decrease muscle tonicity, and accelerate tissue repair for musculoskeletal disorders.
- Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is a very powerful technique to use for back and neck pain. In Dr. Lisa Allen's opinion, it eclipses all others. This technique aims to relax muscle spasms and help restore proper joint alignment. MET is an electro-physiological trick that encourages muscles to relax more quickly than normal. MET is a non-invasive direct hands-on therapy. MET can be used to treat almost all joints in the body in a safe and effective manner.
- Massage cupping is a bodywork technique based on the common practice of Chinese Cupping therapy. By creating suction and negative pressure, this technique is used to soften tight muscles, loosen adhesions, and lift connective tissue, bringing hydration and blood flow to body tissues. It is also very helpful after surgical procedures to help reduce swelling and improve blood flow.
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- Cold laser therapy uses a specific type of light to penetrate the skin's surface and underlying tissues to stimulate the body's natural repair processes. The result is faster healing and reduced pain, swelling, and inflammation. Cold lasers are also sometimes used for acupuncture, using laser beams to stimulate the body's acupoints rather than needles. This treatment regimen appeals to those who want acupuncture but who fear needles.
- Gua Sha is a technique in which the skin is pressured in strokes by a rounded-edged instrument, resulting in small red petechia called sha. This technique is valuable in removing blood stagnation and eliminating fascial restrictions. It is also very helpful in restoring scar mobility following surgical procedures.
It is a sad fact that millions of us are adversely affected by back and neck pain each year. Research has shown that an amazing 80% of Americans will be affected by back pain.
Backaches and pain can occur for a variety of reasons. Most people experience back pain as a result of sprains/strains, injuries, improper lifting, or sitting for prolonged periods. While there are a lot of options available to treat back pain, many of these only address the symptoms and don’t target the actual cause of your pain. Physical therapists find the actual causes of back pain, which can be muscle weakness, poor movement, and poor spinal coordination.
Neck pain is also very common and can generate pain or limited mobility in the shoulder, arm, or hand. Headaches and even migraines often are triggered by an underlying neck problem. For example, many patients complain of aches or tenderness in the neck and sometimes shooting, sharp pains in the connected body parts. Often, the primary problems causing your neck pain are tightened muscles and poor posture from daily stress, sitting at computers, and inactivity.
The physical therapists at BioMechanic Physical Therapy are experts in helping patients quickly resolve their back and neck pain. During your evaluation, we will discuss your history, examine your spine, and evaluate your movement, strength, walking, and coordination. This will help our physical therapists pinpoint the exact cause of your back pain or neck pain. We will work closely with your physician to design a treatment plan that best suits your needs and offers the quickest relief from pain and return to function.
Call us today at (703) 723-7726 so we can help reduce your back and neck pain and get you back to optimal function.
The shoulder is the most complicated joint in the body and has to move through an incredible range of motion while maintaining strength and support. The shoulder actually has four joints that connect your humerus, collarbone, and shoulder blade to function as one unit. Shoulder pain can occur for a variety of reasons, but it is typically caused by poor posture, weakness of rotator cuff muscles, or injury.
Since the shoulder motions are so complex, it takes experts in movement analysis to truly understand the root cause of your problem. The expert physical therapists at BioMechanic Physical Therapy have years of medical training in movement analysis to determine the exact source of your pain.
We put together a comprehensive treatment plan that will quickly relieve your pain and return your shoulder’s full range of motion. The goal is to get you back to normal activities as pain-free and as quickly as possible. Furthermore, we educate you on posture techniques and simple exercises you can do to maintain your shoulder health.
If you have had shoulder surgery, count us to work with you and your physician to achieve the best outcomes. With years of experience in helping patients fully recover from shoulder surgery, you are in good hands at BioMechanic Physical Therapy. Call us today at (703) 723-7726 to make an appointment and to learn more about how we can help you quickly relieve your shoulder pain.
When you walk, run, and move, your hip and knee work together to allow you to move fluidly and accurately. When one of these joints and the associated muscle groups that make them move are not working properly, pain can occur in different parts of the leg. Hip pain can leave you with very limited movement and make walking painful. This pain may radiate to the groin, buttock, or thigh.
The expert physical therapists at BioMechanic Physical Therapy understand the complexities of hip movement and function. We examine your walking, movement, range of motion, strength, and coordination. Our evaluations enable us to pinpoint the source of your pain and to develop a series of manual therapies and exercises to restore normal function. Call us today to learn more about how we can help relieve your hip and knee pain.
Knee pain is a very common condition affecting millions of Americans. Many people experience knee pain due to knee arthritis or sports injuries. At BioMechanic Physical Therapy, we work closely with you to evaluate the mechanics of your knees and their relationship to your physical condition and performance.
Limitations in movement and strength can dramatically affect the way your knee functions, causing increased pressure and pain. Physical therapy restores normal movement, strength, and coordination and can help you quickly relieve pain and get back to normal activities.
We help patients of all ages recover from knee surgery and also prevent surgery if possible. If you had knee surgery, including total knee replacement, come in for treatments for a proper recovery that will quickly get you back to peak performance. Call us today to learn how we can relieve your knee pain.
The foot and ankle are amazingly complex structures that absorb a huge amount of force with every step that you take. Following injuries or with age, ligaments and other structures in the foot can change, resulting in improper or aggravated forces on the foot and ankle. With ill-fitted shoes and residual effects from prior injuries, pain can occur from poor stability, lack of mobility, or lack of strength in the stabilizing muscles.
The ankle is made up of the bones of the lower leg (tibia and fibula), forming an arch over the talus bone in the foot. This is a flexible arch that slightly opens when the ankle is bent and closes when it is extended. If this does not occur properly or the mechanics of the joint are not in good alignment, increased painful pressure occurs.
Just like with the hand, the foot and ankle are very complex structures that can affect the functioning of your knee, hip, back, and even posture. With ankle and foot pain, a great deal needs to be evaluated before deciding on the appropriate treatment.
At BioMechanic Physical Therapy, our expert physical therapists have years of training in evaluating the movement of your foot, ankle, and legs. We perform an analysis of your foot and ankle joints as well as the muscles in your legs. Furthermore, we analyze your walking and running patterns to determine the root cause of your foot or ankle pain so it can be treated quickly and effectively.
Trust us to help you relieve your pain quickly and restore your normal walking/running activities. Call us today to learn more about our ankle and foot pain program.
