SERVICES

Southern Delaware Physical Therapy offers state-of-the-art rehabilitation equipment and treatment principles for all orthopedic conditions, injuries, and surgeries.

We also specialize in the following areas:

Occupational Therapy

We help you to achieve independence in all of life’s daily activities.  Our services include adaptive equipment, therapeutic activities, modalities, wound care, and energy conservation techniques.

Hand Rehabilitation

We help you regain function of your upper extremity by use of custom splinting, serial casting, modalities, scar mobilization/desensitization, manual therapy, and therapeutic activities.

Sports Medicine & Athletic Injuries

We specialize in the rehabilitation of high school, collegiate, professional, and recreational athletes through individualized sport-specific programs.

Neurological Conditions:

Stroke, Parkinson’s, Multiple Sclerosis

We emphasize a full return to function by focusing on gait training, strengthening exercises, balance activities, and endurance.

Total Joint Replacement Program

We offer pre-operative education and exercise programs designed to prepare you for joint replacement surgery.  After surgery, we provide you with comprehensive outpatient therapy focusing on improving range of motion, strength, and balance with the goal of returning you to all of your previous functional activities.

Spine Rehabilitation

We use pain-relieving modalities (moist heat, ultrasound, electrical stimulation), manual therapy (massage, myofascial release, joint mobilizations), and individualized therapeutic exercises to alleviate neck, low back, and arm/leg symptoms.  We place a strong emphasis on patient education to prevent re-occurrence.

Functional Capacity Evaluation

We perform a comprehensive objective computerized test of a person’s work capabilities from a physical, medical, behavioral, and ergonomic perspective.

Anodyne ® Therapy

Anodyne emits infrared photo energy to increase circulation and temporarily reduce pain in the area it is applied. This treatment has been shown to be effective with Peripheral Neuropathy.