Avera Therapy & Big Stone Therapies — College Dr, Marshall

We work with patients of all ages and diagnoses including musculoskeletal and neurological conditions. Whether you need preoperative care, screenings, evaluations or comprehensive physical therapy interventions, you can receive specialized physical therapeutic treatments at our clinic. Some of these include:

• Aquatic therapy
• Balance therapy
• Post-surgical therapy
• Low back and neck issues
• Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
• Pain management techniques
• Vestibular therapy

You may benefit from physical therapy if you need post-operative rehabilitation, have arthritis or joint pain, or experienced a sports injury, such as a concussion, sprain, strain or simply overuse. Whether you’re in a recovery stage or trying to prevent injury, we work with you on individual goals to get you back to activity, sport, function and physical performance. We use evidence-based treatment options and supportive amenities including:

• Aquatic therapy
• Individualized exercise plan
• Manual therapy (soft tissue and joint mobilization)
• Instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM)
• Stretches
• Biomechanical analysis
• Blood flow restriction
• Dry needling
• Post-surgical techniques

Pelvic floor physical therapy improves the strength and ability of the muscles that support the bladder, urethra and other pelvic organs. Our physical therapists are specialty trained in different treatment approaches to women’s physical health, including:

• Behavior techniques
• Biofeedback
• Bladder diary
• Core stabilization exercises
• Diet education
• Electrical stimulation
• Manual therapy
• Pelvic floor exercises
• Relaxation and breathing techniques

The temporomandibular joint acts as a sliding hinge that connects your jawbone to your skull. This area can be affected by pain caused by an improper bite, clenching or grinding of the teeth, arthritis, injury, postural dysfunction or other issues. Our therapy clinics offer treatment to help relieve pain, improve mobility and strengthen this and surrounding areas. Therapy options include:

• Strengthening and stretching exercises for the temporomandibular joint
• Manual therapy
• Strengthening exercises for the neck and postural muscles
• Education on the condition, treatment strategies, activity and lifestyle modification

If you or a loved one needs rehabilitation services following a surgery or illness, or for the management of a chronic condition, our occupational therapists strive to help you improve health and well-being so you can take part in occupations and everyday activities. Our occupational therapy offers:

• Adaptive equipment
• Aquatic therapy
• Custom splinting
• Hand therapy
• Self-care and home safety skills
• Upper extremity pain and referred pain services

Our speech language pathologists are available to evaluate and treat a variety of speech, language, cognitive-communication and swallowing disorders. Speech therapy services are personalized to improve:

• Cognition
• Communication
• Swallowing difficulty
• Voice disorders
• Word-finding deficits

Physical and occupational therapists use the physical properties of water to meet therapy goals specific to each individual. The relative density of water, buoyancy, hydrostatic pressure, turbulence, surface tension, viscosity and refraction all play an important role in the development of pool programs. Aquatic therapy can benefit people with:

• Arthritis – osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, degenerative joint disease
• Back and neck pain
• Chronic pain
• Fibromyalgia
• Joint pain and replacements
• Neurological conditions including stroke, spinal cord injury, post-polio and Parkinson’s disease
• Sports injuries
• Gait and balance disorders