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IPT Physical Therapy Treatment & Services
IPT Services & Treatments in Clifton Park
Integrative Physical Therapy (IPT) has a 19-year history of successfully returning patients to their optimal performance and active everyday lives—including improving mobility, strength, flexibility, balance, overall function, and sport-specific performance.
A leader in orthopedic physical therapy, trained in the diagnosis of movement dysfunction, IPT offers a comprehensive therapy package emphasizing manual therapy with individualized personalized training and rehab programs.
IPT offers individualized therapy programs that may include:
Active Release Technique
“ART is a patented, state of the art soft tissue system/movement based massage technique that treats problems with muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, and nerves…
Graston Technique
An evidence-based form of instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization that enables clinicians to effectively address scar tissue and fascial restrictions through comprehensive training…
Joint & Soft Tissue Mobilization
Procedures applied primarily to muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia, nerves, and joint surfaces consisting of deep pressure, oscillations, stretching, and traction designed to relax hypertonic (tight) muscles and myofascial layers…
Massage, Trigger Point Therapy
Providing relief for medical conditions. Specifically designed to alleviate the source of the pain through cycles of isolated pressure…
Myofascial Release & CranioSacral Therapy
A procedure designed to treat the myofascial structures. Techniques may engage the restrictive barrier directly via a prolonged constant force or indirectly via guiding dysfunctional…
Visceral Manipulation, Osteopathic Techniques
Visceral Manipulation is a manual therapy consisting of light, gentle, specifically placed manual forces that encourage the normal mobility, tone, and inherent tissue motion of viscera…
Manual Stretching & Post Operative Care
Form of physical exercise in which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately flexed or stretched to improve the muscle’s felt elasticity and…
Strain / Counterstrain Techniques
Positional technique in which the patient is moved passively away from the restrictive barrier or pain, towards the position of greatest comfort…
Mechanical & Manual Spinal Traction
Form of decompression therapy that relieves pressure on the spine. It can be performed manually or mechanically. ..
Electrical Stimulation
A treatment that applies electrical stimulation in treating muscle spasms and pain…
Ultrasound & Iontophoresis
A therapeutic modality often used by physical therapists to treat a variety of conditions…
Neuromuscular Re-education
Consists of training your muscles, your brain, and the nerves used for them to communicate…
McKenzie Back Programs
A classification system and a classification-based treatment for patients with low back pain. A mechanical diagnosis and therapy method…
Child & Adolescent PT
Your little one deserves the same expertise and attentive one-on-one therapy that you do…
Egoscue Exercise Programs
A postural therapy program that involves a series of stretches and gentle exercises called E-cises…
Cupping Therapy
A time-honored practice that utilizes the techniques of negative pressure rather than tissue compression…
Yoga Postures, Exercise & Breathing Techniques
Physical, mental, and spiritual practices or disciplines. A great way to work on your flexibility and strength…
Core Strengthening
Strengthen your core muscles, including your abdominal muscles, back muscles, and the muscles around the pelvis…
Gait Training
A type of physical therapy. It can help improve your ability to stand and walk…
Postural Therapy & Kinesio Taping
Improves postural adaptations, the function of the respiratory system, and asymmetrical patterns…
Applied Functional Science & Sport Specific Movement Training
A distinctive and integrated approach to evaluation, rehabilitation, training…
Treatment Sessions
All treatment sessions are conducted in PRIVATE treatment rooms & focus on the following stages of recovery:
INITIAL Corrective Phase
- Decrease Pain & Inflammation
- Reduce Muscular Spasms
- Promote Healing
- Improve Posture
- Patient education
RESTORE & STABILIZE
- Recover Pain-Free Range of Motion
- Enhance Flexibility
- Turn On Joint Proprioceptors
- Normalize Movement Patterns
- Improve Neuromuscular Feedback
- Return Joint Stability
REBUILD & STRENGTHEN
- Increase Muscle Strength in All Three Planes
- Retrain Balance and Functional Movement
And for some, Performance & Fitness:
Advance strength training programs, cardiovascular training, skill development, and sport-specific performance enhancement.
Room Settings
All treatments are offered in private room settings.