PROGRAMS

In addition to our outlined services, Southern Delaware Physical Therapy also offers the following specialty programs:

Fit For Golf

We perform an evaluation of your golf swing geared towards correction of common swing faults that may lead to back pain or other joint dysfunctions.  A program of individualized golf-specific exercises is then designed specifically to improve your golf fitness abilities.

Women’s Health Programs

Lymphedema Management

The physical therapist will design and individualized treatment plan consisting of compression wrapping coupled with exercise and manual drainage of the lymphatic system to breakdown protein in the tissue, encourage its movement through the lymphatic system, restore the natural pulsating rhythm of the lymphatic system and facilitate alternate draining pathways.

Pre and Post-Partum Programs

The physical therapist can design a treatment program to increase muscle tone to ease the burden of carrying the baby in uterus and after birth, improve circulation, increase back and abdominal strength to decrease back pain caused by pregnancy and teach individuals to control pelvic floor muscle contraction.  Treatment may also include aquatic therapy.

Osteoporosis

The physical therapist will design an individualized treatment program to stretch tight postural structures and strengthen weak postural muscles to combat postural changes associated with osteoporosis.  Physical therapy will also increase bone mass by encouraging weight bearing, aerobic exercise and progressive, light resistive training.

Incontinence

A therapist will be able to educate you in exercises that strengthen the pelvic floor muscles that will assist in bladder control.

Work Conditioning and Hardening

A job-specific analysis provides the therapist with an outline to develop strengthening and endurance activities, emphasizing an eventual return to work.

We also offer community education for proper lifting techniques, work-place ergonomics, and other safety issues.

Balance and Fall Prevention

We utilize strengthening exercises and activities designed to challenge your balance in a safe environment.  We also provide you with strategies and ideas to make your home safe so as to prevent falls.

Vertigo/Dizziness Rehabilitation

A comprehensive evaluation and subsequent treatment by a trained therapist may provide immediate relief from mild-to-severe vertigo.

Arthritis Program

An individualized stretching and strengthening program is designed to decrease pain, prevent further degeneration of joints, and restore independence.

Aquatic Therapy

Our clinic in Milford and Long Neck offer brand-new rehabilitative pools utilized to decrease pain, increase range of motion and strength, and improve your endurance.  The buoyant forces of water allow you to perform various exercises that you may not have been able to perform on land, thereby improving your activities of daily living.