About Conditions Treatments Appointments Testimonials Contact HEADACHES PT can often alleviate several types of headaches with the laser, postural correction, exercise and/or manual therapy. SHOULDER PAIN PT can alleviate shoulder pain with the use of therapeutic exercises, pain relieving modalities such as the laser, phonophoresis. UPPER BACK PAIN PT can alleviate upper back pain with the use of repositioning exercises to correct postural alignment, pain relieving modalities and/or manual therapy techniques. SCOLIOSIS Curvature of the spine can be managed with specialized training including Postural Restoration and the Schroth Method. ELBOW PAIN PT can alleviate elbow pain using therapeutic activities, braces, pain relieving modalities, manual therapy and/or taping. HAND/WRIST PAIN PT can alleviate hand/wrist pain using therapeutic activities, braces, pain relieving modalities, manual therapy, patient education (ergonomics, activity modification) and/or taping. LOW BACK PAIN PT can alleviate low back pain using repositioning exercises, therapeutic activities, braces, pain relieving modalities, manual therapy, patient education (ergonomics, lifting education, activity modification) and/or taping. FOOT PAIN PT management may include therapeutic exercises, shoe wear education, custom orthotics, repositioning to change the loading pattern on the feet, pain relieving modalities, kinesiotape and/or manual therapy. FIBROMYALGIA PT management often includes Postural Restoration exercises, manual therapy, breathing training, and/or pain relieving modalities. ASTHMA PT management will include Postural Restoration to improve thoracic and breathing mechanics using exercises and/or manual therapy techniques. CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE PT management will include Postural Restoration to improve thoracic and breathing mechanics using exercises and/or manual therapy techniques. HYPERMOBILITY SYNDROME PT management will include stabilization exercises, patient education in external supports such as braces, tapping and/or shoe wear. CHRONIC FATIGUE SYNDROME PT management will include Postural Restoration to improve breathing, and thoracic mechanics using exercises and/or manual therapy techniques. NECK PAIN PT can often alleviate neck pain with the use of manual or mechanical traction, therapeutic exercises and improving posture. SACROILIAC JOINT PAIN PT can alleviate SIJ pain using repositioning exercises, therapeutic activities, a sacroiliac belt, ice, patient education (lifting education, activity modification) and/or kinesiotaping. HIP PAIN PT can alleviate hip pain using repositioning exercises, therapeutic activities, manual therapy (e.g. joint mobilization), gait training with an assistive device if needed, pain relieving modalities such as ultrasound/phonophoresis, laser), and/or kinesiotaping. HAMSTRING SPRAIN PT can alleviate a hamstring strain using repositioning exercises, therapeutic activities, manual therapy, gait training with an assistive device if needed, pain relieving modalities such as ultrasound/ phonophoresis, laser), patient education for activity modification, and/or kinesiotaping. PELVIC FLOOR PAIN PT can alleviate pelvic floor pain using strategies taught by the Postural Restoration Institute and the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. Treatment may include: repositioning exercises, therapeutic activities, manual therapy, internal soft tissue work (vaginal and/or rectal), pain relieving modalities, and/or patient education for activity modification and/or dietary changes. INCONTINENCE PT can alleviate pelvic floor pain using strategies taught by the Postural Restoration Institute and the Herman and Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. KNEE PAIN PT can alleviate knee pain using repositioning exercises, therapeutic activities, manual therapy (e.g. joint mobilization, massage), gait training with an assistive device, pain relieving modalities, kinesiotaping, and/or patient education in shoe wear and/or custom orthotics. STRESS FRACTURES Pain management, strength recovery and prevention of future stress fractures is important. PT can manage stress fractures by gait training with an assistive device, pain relieving modalities for pain and healing such as the laser and repositioning exercises and patient education (shoe wear and training errors) to help prevent future stress fractures. ANKLE SPRAIN PT management includes laser for pain and healing, taping for stabilization and to alleviate pain, therapeutic activities to improve strength and proprioception and shoe wear education to help prevent future ankle sprains. DIZZINESS PT can help identify benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and prescribe appropriate positional techniques to alleviate dizziness. Location Greenway Business Suites 719-A Greenway Rd. Box 207, Ste. 207 & 209 Boone, NC 28607 Contact optimalperformancept@gmail.com Office: 828-459-6397 Fax: 828-391-9309 Hours Appointment available Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm Running on Cargo