Physical Therapy

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After injury or illness, physical therapy helps patients get back to work, play and their lives. Lutheran Kosciusko Hospital's experienced physical therapists work with doctors and nurses to create programs that improve movement, balance, endurance and strength for patients, helping them move—onward, upward and forward.

The physical therapy staff utilizes many different treatment techniques including:

• Therapeutic exercises
• Individualized home exercise programs
• Manual therapy
• Issuing of TENS units
• Augmented soft tissue mobilization (ASTM)
• Custom shoe orthotics
• Cervical and lumbar traction
• And a range of modalities including electrical stimulation, ultrasound and Iontophoresis

Physical therapy services may include:

• Orthopedic conditions
• Neurological conditions
• Work related injuries
• Sports injuries
• General medical conditions
• Amputee rehabilitation
• Lymphedema service
• Wound care
• Wheelchair assessments
• Functional capacity evaluations
• Strength testing
• Flexibility testing
• Material handling ability testing
• Isokinetic muscle testing
• Nerve conduction velocity (NCV) testing to diagnose carpal tunnel and other upper extremity neurological conditions
• "Back to Golf"