Physical Therapy

Physical therapy is a medical discipline that can assist a wide variety of patients with a broad range of conditions. A good physical therapy routine can speed up your recovery, help you regain independence, and improve your quality of life. Our physical therapy services in Manistique offer comprehensive programs designed to help you make the most of your recovery period, and our trained professional physical therapists make your wellbeing their top priority.

What is physical therapy?

Physical therapy (PT), or physiotherapy, is a field of medicine focused on identifying and treating impairments that impact a patient’s ability to move and perform daily tasks. Common conditions that physical therapists treat include sprains and sports injuries, recovery from surgical procedures, arthritis, back pain, and muscular atrophy. If you have recently had major surgery, particularly involving a joint or limb, an effective PT regime can assist with your recovery and help improve blood flow and range of motion during your downtime.

What do physical therapists do?

Physical therapists are trained in a variety of techniques to help restore function and strength to their patients. Treatments employed by physical therapists primarily include mechanical force and movements, exercise and electrotherapy.

New patients can typically expect an initial 60 minute one-on-one consultation with their physical therapist, who will discuss any issues they might be having and what they would like to improve. Your physical therapist will then develop a customized treatment plan focused on your individual goals using interventions to promote the ability to move, reduce pain, restore function, and prevent disability.

Who needs Physical Therapy?

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital is proud to offer physical therapy in Manistique for a range of conditions and patients. Physical therapy can be beneficial to many people, some common conditions that are treated by our physical therapists include:

  • Acute and Chronic pain
  • Post-surgery: Hip replacement, knee replacement, shoulder replacement, ankle replacements and fusions, rotator cuff repair, spinal fusions, laminectomy, discectomy, ACL repair, meniscectomy
  • Joint pain/Arthritis: Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis
  • Lymphedema
  • Sports injuries
  • Balance and Vestibular disorders including: Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV)
  • Post-Concussion
  • Stroke
  • Parkinson’s Disease
  • Traumatic Brain Injuries (TBI)
  • Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
  • Spinal Cord Injuries
  • Muscular Dystrophy
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Alzheimer’s

WHAT PHYSICAL THERAPY TREATMENTS ARE OFFERED?

Our highly qualified physical therapists offer several different treatments to our valued patients. These include:

Manual Therapy

This is a form of skilled hand movements with a primary focus to improve soft tissue mobility, joint range of motion, and pain levels in order for a person to return to a prior level of function without difficulty. Although our physical therapists primarily use their hands for manual techniques they also may use instruments to assist them with the desired treatment plan.

Therapeutic Exercises

Therapeutic exercises refers to a range of movements and physical activities that are designed to improve function, strength and mobility in patients with restricted movement. The overall aim of therapeutic exercise is to help a patient recover from a recent trauma and return them to a fully functional, pain-free life.

Therapeutic Activities

Much like therapeutic exercises, therapeutic activities are aimed at improving patient quality of life and building independence and overall well-being. Therapeutic exercises are repeated motions aimed at improving specific movements, therapeutic activities replicate the physical demands of everyday activities to help build functional strength and confidence.

Aquatic Therapy

Aquatic therapy differs from land therapy due to the specific properties of water. These unique properties decrease joint compression forces, may reduce inflammation and provide feedback for improving posture. For those patients who may have difficulty exercising on land, aquatic therapy provides a comfortable and therapeutic medium in which to gain strength and endurance.  Aquatic rehab provides opportunities for movement the patient may otherwise be unable to perform. It allows for efficient training of multiple system during a single session.  Download our Aquatic Therapy Brochure HERE

Neuromuscular Re-education

Neuromuscular re-education focuses on helping the brain and body to reconnect and relearn how to properly contract and relax muscles in everyday life. This treatment focuses on strengthening, stabilizing, and mobilizing muscles, particularly in the core, to assist with spinal and balance issues.

Gait Training

If you have recently suffered an injury that affects your ability to move around, your doctor may recommend gait training. This form of physical therapy aims to improve balance, strength, and independence in walking to improve patient quality of life and ability to walk on their own.

Mckenzie Method-Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy

This approach to patient care, also known as MDT, is a reliable assessment process intended for all musculoskeletal problems including back, neck, and extremity pain. MDT was created by, Robin Mckenzie, an expert physiotherapist in the 1950’s. This exercise based approach assesses, diagnoses, and treats patients with clinical reasoning. Be prepared for your physical therapist to test your movement patterns along with symptoms during the evaluation to create a home exercise program to improve your pain and restore your movement.

For more information: https://www.mckenzieinstituteusa.org/method-patients.cfm

Patient Education and Home Exercise Program Instruction

Physical therapy also involves educating our patients on how to care for themselves and giving them specialized exercise plans to meet their needs. Our trained physical therapists develop plans for each patient to maximize their recovery and ensure they are properly educated in what to avoid when it comes to healing their bodies.


LSVT BIG

Schoolcraft Memorial Hospital Rehabilitation Services is now offering the LSVT BIG program. LSVT BIG is an intensive, amplitude-focused physical and occupational therapy approach for individuals diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, in all stages.

For more information regarding our LSVT BIG program, please click here.


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Rehabilitation Services

Rehabilitation & Aquatic Therapy Center
7870W US Highway 2, Manistique, MI 49854

Phone: 906-341-3254

 

 

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Everyone in the ambulatory care/outpatient surgery were great!! They all made me feel very comfortable and did a great job!!! thank you to the whole outpatient staff and Doctor Rayner..I would recommend Schoolcraft or patient to anyone in need of surgery

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The care that was provided by The nurses (Cindy, Felicia Ruth) and staff was exceptional. The entire staff was very friendly and made you feel welcome. We received a call from Felicia the next day to check on my husband to check his pain level and do a follow up. The surgery area from check in to check out was well organized, clean, and up to date. Thank you to all of you for what you do so well and everything beyond your normal duties.

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It is always a good day when I have my appointment with Dr Hoeve. He is knowledgeable and caring. He listens and involves me in the care plans. I know that I can trust him to make an informed decision when it comes to my health care
Dr. Rayner is professional and very compassionate. We appreciate his care very much.
Great doctor, really listens. Highly recommend.
Really really like Dr and staff. No problem at all.
She was amazing and so was her assistant.
Everyone very helpful, polite, friendly, the Dr very attentive and listened to my concerns. So nice not to have to travel far away for everyday procedures.
Ms Janet pratt and Ed are the dream team I would have never imagined I could have had in my life and now I do and they're AMAZING. Never could I ask for a better psych and a better Ed. God bless them for helping me so much and continuing my mental health journey w them by my side I feel like I can do it all. Thank you rural health schoolcraft Manistique. I'll see you soon again haha.
Recently had a colonoscopy with Dr Bambach and my experience was great from start to finish! The nurses were very professional as was the anesthesiologist. I would recommend 100%
I wish I could see her every visit…. I have great faith in her knowledge. Feel. Wry confident in her hands
Doctor Vix is a excellent doctor. I would recommend him to everyone. He is very caring Doctor. He is very thorough with his patients
This Doctor has a wonderful manner. And the entire system works faster and more efficiently than any other facility.And I was hospitalized for an entire year. Met many doctors.My highest rating.Thank you SMH and Dr Steven. And Dr Goulet
I had several other surgeries and dr bambach did them. He's kind and caring and he's very intuitive. I believe and I know he takes care of the person who he operates on.
Professional, courteous. Kept me informed.
Dr Vix is the best!! His bedside manner is phenomenal, he is very compassionate and truly cares about his patients! And he is very thorough. Nurse Emily was amazing and very kind! And all thetechnicians handling my testing was also amazing and very kind.I Totally feel at ease and entrust my life with Dr Vix.
Dr. Randall performed a total reverse shoulder replacement in July.The surgery went well and my post op recovery care in the rehab unit and follow up with the Doc. have been nothing short of excellent. I would recommend anyone in the community go see Dr. Randall for any orthopedic issues.
You will not find a better doctor than Doctor Vix. He explained everything very thoroughly and made it easier to understand for our 6 year old. His care and compassion shows!
I recently saw Dr. Rayner for a throat issue and he was very informative and took the time needed to accomplish my appointment without making me feel he was rushing or didn’t care. I saw him previously on a different issue and felt the same way. I like him and will continue to see him in the future if some issues arises..
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Great experience with Jenn Casey. She is very knowledgeable and made me feel very relaxed. Also, her nurse Ashley was great as well.
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Excellent emergency room care by staff, Dr Dums, and surgeon, Dr Bambach. Would highly recommend this facility for care.
Thoroughly versed and fantastic bed side manner. Very competent and assuring, really cares for his patients.
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Very pleasant Man and very informative. Will recommend him to others.
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My experience at our hospital was great. I had a colonoscopy, along with other tests later in the day. The entire process was easy, from registering to heading home. Nurses and doctor have thought of everything to insure the process was explained well and was easy for me. Thank you!
My experience with the ambulatory care team was awesome!! Very caring and quick service! So grateful to be able to receive these services so close to home!! Thank you for the top notch care 🙌🏼❤️
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I never had a bad experience at this hospital! I am grateful for all the care not only I, but my daughter received here throughout the years. Wonderful staff, doctors, and nurses 😀
Dr.Vix is worth his weight in gold. His bedside manner, ability to connect with children, how frequently he checked on my daughter, made her smile and constant care - he was exceptional. I wish I could give him a platinum star. Truly a remarkable doctor!
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