The Aquatic Therapy program utilizes an exclusive Hydroworx pool to accelerate physical restoration, guiding patients from basic movements like walking back to high-level activities such as running or sports. This specialized pool features a variable-speed underwater treadmill, two underwater cameras for real-time video monitoring, and adjustable jets targeting upper and lower body muscles. An adjustable water floor depth ensures every patient can safely access the benefits of water resistance training.

Aquatic therapy is highly effective because water buoyancy protects joints during exercise, significantly reducing stress on muscles and joints while simultaneously increasing strength, endurance, range of motion, and coordination. Benefits include faster recovery from surgery or injury and improved muscle tone.

This treatment is ideal for a range of conditions, including sports and work-related injuries, post-surgery rehabilitation, pregnancy-related issues, arthritis, and spine/extremity injuries. It is especially valuable for injured athletes needing to maintain conditioning while protecting healing tissues.

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Our aquatic specialists include Mark DeBourke and Conner Ferguson

Aquatic Therapy

Dry needling is an evidence-based intervention utilized by our physical therapists to address musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction. This technique involves the precise insertion of a sterile, monofilament needle directly into identified myofascial trigger points (taut bands within skeletal muscle).

The primary mechanism is to elicit a local twitch response, which promotes mechanical stimulation, improving local blood flow and facilitating a biochemical cascade required for muscle fiber relaxation. This process effectively reduces local tissue irritability, decreases pain perception, and restores normal muscle function and range of motion. Dry needling serves as a beneficial adjunct to a comprehensive physical therapy plan, accelerating patient progress toward functional goals.

Our therapists Shelly Hack, Matt Asahara, Chris Villarosa, and Eric Wahl have received their Washington State endorsements to provide this treatment. Call to schedule with them today!

Dry Needling

Blood-flow restriction training is an innovative training method. It can help patients make greater strength training gains in injured or weak muscles while lifting lighter loads, thereby reducing the overall stress placed on the recovering limb. BFR uses a device like a blood pressure cuff. The cuff is placed around a limb, inflated to a specific, individualized pressure, and is kept on while exercising. Research suggests that training with BFR provides support with tissue healing, decreased loss of muscle strength while recovering from an injury, and significantly faster development of muscle size and strength. All of which allows individuals to get back to their desired lifestyle sooner. The biggest advantage of training with BFR, is that these benefits can be achieved without the heavy resistance training required during conventional strengthening. This makes BFR training ideal for use in treatment and rehabilitation. PRO Medical’s Physical Therapists are well studied on the most up-to-date research regarding BFR.

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Several of our therapists routinely utilize BFR in their treatment sessions including Matt Asahara, Travis Depew, and Kerri Smith

Blood Flow Restriction Training (BFR)

SFMA takes a comprehensive approach to finding errors in your movement so you can address what’s hurting now before it becomes a debilitating injury. SFMA starts with assessing seven key motions that you do all the time, such as reaching, squatting, or looking over your shoulder. Once the area is identified, your therapist will create a treatment plan to fix it.

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Check out Matt Asahara's profile to learn how he implements this technique.

Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA)

The Graston Technique is an instrument-assisted, soft tissue mobilization therapy. It is beneficial in breaking up fascial restrictions, scar tissue adhesions, and detecting areas of chronic inflammation and/or fibrosis. It is also helpful in treating conditions such as strained muscles, pulled ligaments or tendons, tennis/golfer’s elbow, lumbar sprain/strain, rotator cuff tendinosis, and even Achilles tendinosis.

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All of our therapists utilize these techniques frequently in their treatment plans.

Graston Technique and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilizations

The McKenzie Method is an overall program of assessment, treatment, and prevention strategies (including exercise). The focus is determining directional preference of spinal motion to help “centralize” pain by moving it away from the extremities (leg or arm) to the back. Theory of the approach is that centralizing the pain allows the source of the pain to be treated rather than the symptoms. The long-term goal of the McKenzie Method is to teach patients suffering from neck pain and/or back pain how to treat themselves and manage their own pain for life using exercise and other strategies.

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All of our therapists are trained in and will utilize the McKenzie method as appropriate in your plan of care.

McKenzie Method

Expecting and new mothers deserve specialized care! Pregnancy and postpartum physical therapy addresses the unique musculoskeletal changes you experience. We help manage common issues like back pain, pelvic girdle pain, sciatica, and diastasis recti. Additionally, we can provide pelvic floor physical therapy to help prepare you for labor and delivery, as well as recover postpartum. 

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Our skilled therapists use a holistic approach, incorporating manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and strengthening to support your body through all stages. Whether you need guidance on safe activity modification during pregnancy or recovery from labor and delivery, we focus on restoring strength, mobility, and confidence. Let us empower you to move comfortably and enjoy this special time! or Susan Hourigan

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To learn more, visit with Kerri Smith or Susan Hourigan

Pregnancy and Postpartum Physical Therapy

Pelvic floor physical therapy (PFPT) offers non-surgical rehabilitation for pelvic dysfunctions across the lifespan. We specialize in addressing issues like pain, urinary or fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse. Our individualized treatment plans use therapeutic exercise, manual therapies, and education to help reduce symptoms and achieve functional goals. We provide essential support, especially during and after pregnancy, offering both internal and external pelvic floor treatment options. PFPT empowers you to confidently return to daily activities. 

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To learn more, schedule a visit with Kerri Smith

Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy