Burkhardt Physical Therapy Center

Burkhardt Physical Therapy Center is a leading provider of outpatient orthopedic services, patient education, and wellness in the healthcare focus areas of spinal and joint care, headaches, chronic pain, musculoskeletal injuries, and dysfunction. With a commitment to compassionate care and proven pain relief, our mission is to collaborate with our patients and their healthcare providers to ensure optimal management of their cases. We are the provider of choice for physicians, medical centers, major payers, and consumers for specialized outpatient orthopedic care.

At Burkhardt Physical Therapy Center, we pride ourselves on providing hands-on quality care while treating our patients with respect and friendliness. Our team of experienced professionals is dedicated to staying up-to-date with the latest techniques and treatments to ensure the best possible outcomes for our patients. We are committed to working in collaboration with our patients and their healthcare providers to develop individualized treatment plans that meet their unique needs and goals.

Services Offered

At Burkhardt Physical Therapy Center, we offer a wide range of services to help our patients achieve their health and wellness goals. Our specialized treatments include:

• Headache and Neck Pain: We offer a variety of techniques to alleviate headaches and neck pain, including fascial counterstrain, joint mobilizations, myofascial release, and muscle energy techniques.
• Back Pain and Spinal Injuries: Our team of experts uses a variety of techniques to alleviate back pain and spinal injuries, including fascial counterstrain, dry needling, joint mobilizations, myofascial release, and exercise instruction.
• Joint Injury or Dysfunction: We offer a variety of techniques to alleviate joint injuries and dysfunction, including fascial counterstrain, joint mobilizations, muscle energy techniques, and exercise instruction.
• Chronic Pain - Fibromyalgia, EDS: Our team of experts uses a variety of techniques to alleviate chronic pain, including fascial counterstrain, dry needling, myofascial release, and exercise instruction.
• Joint Replacement Rehab: We offer comprehensive rehabilitation services for patients who have undergone joint replacement surgery, including exercise instruction, joint mobilizations, and myofascial release.
• TMJ Dysfunction: We offer a variety of techniques to alleviate TMJ dysfunction, including fascial counterstrain, joint mobilizations, myofascial release, and muscle energy techniques.
• Sport Injuries: We offer comprehensive rehabilitation services for patients who have suffered sports-related injuries, including exercise instruction, joint mobilizations, and myofascial release.

Our skilled techniques include dry needling, advanced counterstrain, joint mobilizations, myofascial release, muscle energy techniques, kinesio taping, and exercise instruction. We believe that every patient is unique, and we work closely with our patients to develop individualized treatment plans that meet their specific needs and goals.

Fascial Counterstrain

Fascial Counterstrain, initially called Strain Counterstrain, was developed by osteopathic physical therapist, Brian Tuckey, PT. This manual therapy technique uses only the hands to find and fix fascial dysfunction. Fascial Counterstrain is gentle and non-traumatic, making it an excellent option for treating painful conditions.

Recent research has shown that nearly all painful conditions are accompanied by inflammation of the fascia, or connective tissue that is abundant throughout the entire body. Fascia covers all muscles, bones, nerves, arteries, veins, and internal organs of the body. When there is sufficient trauma or strain to an area, the fascia can contract, causing pain and dysfunction.

Fascial Counterstrain is an effective technique for alleviating pain and dysfunction caused by fascial contraction. During a Fascial Counterstrain treatment, the clinician gently guides the affected area into a position of comfort, which helps to release the tension in the fascia. This technique is gentle and non-invasive, making it an excellent option for patients who are seeking a drug-free alternative to pain relief.