Physical Therapy in Erie, PA

Welcome to Advanced Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy

Advanced Rehabilitation implements a functional based philosophy. We do not over utilize modalities and passive treatments, instead we concentrate on using the most modern physical therapy techniques to encourage a maximum functional outcome through exercise.

All of our clinicians are credentialed McKenzie therapists, which is an internationally recognized specialization for the treatment of spinal disorders.

Mission Statement

We at Advanced Rehabilitation, are dedicated first and foremost to satisfying the needs and goals of our patients. To meet these objectives, the most modern physical therapy techniques combined with the highest quality individualized care will be utilized in efforts to obtain the greatest functional outcomes possible. Proudly serving the Erie, PA area.

Services

We are an independently owned private practice clinic specializing in a variety of evaluation and treatment techniques. Because we are privately owned, a great deal of time is spent on ensuring that the patient's needs are placed first. We strive for the highest level of care with the most modern techniques employed to maximize functional outcomes. This detail to personal attention has allowed Advanced Rehabilitation to develop a solid reputation not so common in many of the larger corporate-owned centers. Our services include not only physical therapy for musculoskeletal and neurological conditions, and occupational health services, but we also specialize in the following areas:

McKenzie Evaluations

Functional Capacity Evaluations
On-site Ergonomic Evaluations
Industrial Rehabilitation
Work Conditioning Program
On-site Education Programs
Wellness Programs
Amputee Care
Cervical Headache Treatment

Women's Health

McKenzie Evaluations

Advanced Rehabilitation's preferred approach to spinal care utilizes the McKenzie method, which is internationally recognized and supported by many research-based facilities such as the Cleveland Clinic. The McKenzie method is the most progressive approach to conservative spinal care available. The method is based on the principles of Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention.

All of our clinicians are credentialed McKenzie therapists.

Diagnosis
A McKenzie Evaluation uses a series of repeated movement patterns and assesses a patient's subjective response to these movements allowing the physical therapist to build the framework of treatment. The objective data obtained from the evaluation places the patient in a classification system of spinal disorders, which helps the therapist to determine the cause of the back pain. This is essential to progress towards the treatment phase.

Treatment
Treatment is derived from the objective data obtained during the evaluation and utilizes techniques which include exercises, mobilization, and education to reduce pain and restore function. A patient is taught how to manage their pain through exercise and postural education. A unique feature of treatment is that the techniques used by the therapist to reduce pain can be used just as effectively by the patient at home. This emphasis on the home exercise program significantly reduces the amount of time a patient will spend in rehabilitation.

Prevention
Prevention is rooted in educating the patient to use exercise during functional activities to protect the spine and avoid reoccurrence of symptoms. In addition to education regarding the basic principles of prevention, the importance of flexibility, body mechanics, and exercises for stability and strengthening are reviewed rounding out the complete rehabilitation program. It teaches the patient life long management skills to prevent spinal pain.

The McKenzie Institute International has designed a program to recognize those individuals who possess expertise in the method. Through a series of educational courses and passing a comprehensive examination a therapist can become certified in the McKenzie method. The McKenzie Institute can be contacted at 1-800-635-8380 or visit them at www.mckenziemdt.org.

Functional Capacity Evaluation

Functional Capacity Evaluations offered by Advanced Rehabilitation are modeled after nationally recognized protocols supported by published scientific studies. The evaluation is designed to accommodate the specific objectives required to determine a functional status for each individual patient. The test is a three hour process which includes subjective and objective data which is determined through functional, static and dynamic testing, as well as psychological profiling.

Objective Conclusions - Data obtained during objective testing can be correlated to any job analysis provided by the case manager, rehab nurse, or employer. Recommendations regarding return to work status and any accommodations can then be made appropriately.

Forty-eight Hour Turnaround - 48hr. return on FCE reports ensures that you will not lose valuable recovery time. If a completed report is required sooner we are able to accommodate your needs. By utilizing comprehensive evaluation criteria to ascertain physical demand classifications and a functional status for each individual, we can provide the most thorough information available.

On-site Ergonomic Evaluation

On-site Ergonomic Evaluations are a process that places the physical therapist into the real world situation of the worker. Advanced Rehabilitation utilizes a variety of hands on evaluation procedures including physical measurements to make recommendations regarding a worker's maximum and most efficient performance with the safest techniques possible.

Indications for an on-site evaluations:

• Correlation of objective data obtained during a Functional Capacity Evaluation to a job description in efforts to return the worker to a modified or full job status.

• Programs for injured workers that are currently being treated in physical therapy can be tailored more specifically to include a work conditioning program with the goal of transitioning a patient from modified to full duty.

• Assisting employers in identifying currently existing or potential problem areas.

• Work site design or modification evaluation of work stations.

• Evaluation of a work station on sight in which similar injuries are occurring over a period of time in jobs that require endurance or repetitive use.

A written report will be provided to the employer as well as the physician with specific objective goals and recommendations to be outlined.

Industrial Rehabilitation

Advanced Rehabilitation has a history of working closely with many of the main occupational health centers in the area. We are also currently listed on many worker compensation provider panels for local companies and are recommended as the work injury physical therapy clinic of choice for insurance agencies who devise panels for local employers. Our vast experience regarding these associations has allowed Advanced Rehabilitation to develop a progressive program for work related injuries.

Main features of Advanced Rehabilitation's industrial program include:

• Emphasis on communication between the employer and the physician on a weekly basis so as to maximize a patients ability to return to work in a timely fashion.

• Programs geared toward specific activities which address the kinematics behind the injury.

• Work conditioning program which may include job simulation and repetitive task activities in efforts to return a worker back to their job more efficiently.

Our experienced physical therapists will use advanced rehabilitation techniques for a work related injury.

Work Conditioning Program

The work conditioning program at Advanced Rehabilitation is geared toward transitioning an injured worker back to maximum functional employment through the use of progressive education techniques, physical training, and preventative maintenance instruction.

Features of the program

• Easy scheduling and flexible hours.

• Available up to five days per week.

• Strong and frequent communication between the physician and employer with constant reevaluations regarding return to work status.

• On-site job analysis also available upon request.

• Length of daily treatment program and frequency of treatment per week is based on the individual and the goals of the program.

• Well equipped clinic with a variety of job simulation tools such as BTE work simulator and material handling equipment.

• Patient education prior to returning back to the which would include proper lifting and body mechanics, the use of exercise on the job to control occurrences of symptoms, and the incorporation of material handling activities into the rehabilitation routine.

On-site Education Programs

Advanced Rehabilitation offers a variety of educational programs which can be tailored to the specific needs of a company.

Back Schools - Education geared toward preventing back injuries through the use of body mechanic instructions, postural retraining and exercise instruction.
Flexibility Programs - Exercise instruction for improving flexibility during functional activities.
Injury Prevention Programs - Tailored toward specific job situations to teach employees the proper use of stretching, postural changes and biomechanics in effort to protect against injury. This program also addresses repetitive jobs which may include upper and lower extremity injuries.

Features of On-site Education Programs:

• Job videotaping available to coordinate with back schools.

• Competitive pricing.

• Flexible scheduling.

Wellness Program

Advanced Rehabilitation offers a wellness program to either existing patients or to new patients. This program is designed to allow a patient unlimited access to the equipment in our clinic during our normal hours of operation. Benefits of this program include continued supervision of a licensed physical therapist to enable a person to reach and maintain their maximum functional performance, monthly updates to the doctor or insurance company, and a low monthly fee waived by some insurance companies. The wellness program is an effective tool to use as a transition from formalized physical therapy back to normal functional activities.

Women's Health

Advanced Rehabilitation offers services specifically designed to help with women's needs. we offer treatment to women during and after pregnancy for back, neck, and extremity pain. we are now offering services for women after the diagonosis of Breast Cancer. We can help assist with upper extremity pain, loss of range of motion, strength and flexibility, cancer related fatigue and lymphedema prevention and education.

Proudly serving the Erie, PA area.