Care for every kind of comeback.

Fifteen ways back to moving. One of them is yours. Each one starts the same way: an evaluation that looks for the cause, one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist.

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Every visit is one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist. No rotating techs, no guessing who is treating you today.

Physical Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Everyone Post-op Chronic pain

Physical Therapy

Walk in not knowing what is wrong, walk out with a plan built for your body instead of a diagnosis code. It starts with an evaluation that looks for the cause, one-on-one with a licensed physical therapist, whether you are six weeks post-op or six months into a nagging ache.

  • You know what is wrong before we treat it
  • Relief starts on visit one, not week three
  • A plan with an endpoint you can see from day one
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Dry Needling at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Stubborn knots Chronic tightness Trigger points

Dry Needling

A thin sterile needle goes straight into the knot. When it finds the spot the muscle usually fires one quick twitch, and the tightness you have been stretching at for months finally lets go. It is not acupuncture, and Ryan is certified in it.

  • Releases knots stretching has not touched
  • Most people feel the change the same day
  • Certified clinician, not a weekend course
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Manual Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Stiff joints Hands-on Post-op

Manual Therapy

Hands on the joint, finding what is stuck and moving it. This is the concentration Ryan chose for his doctorate, so it is not an add-on here, it is the backbone of how we treat.

  • Motion back in a joint that had given up
  • Findings you can feel change inside one visit
  • Manual therapy trained at doctorate level
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Sports Rehab at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Athletes Return to sport In-season

Sports Rehab

Off the table and back on the field are two different things. We rehab around your actual sport, position and season, then test you before we clear you, so going back is a decision and not a hope.

  • Testing before clearance, not just how it feels
  • Built around your sport and your season
  • A plan for staying available, not just healed
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Orthopedic Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Joints Tendons Post-op

Orthopedic Therapy

Bones, joints, muscles and tendons, treated by cause. Most of what walks through our door is orthopedic, and most of it has a mechanical reason that an evaluation can find.

  • The reason it hurts, named on day one
  • Non-surgical options explored first
  • Coordination with your surgeon when there is one
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Balance Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Falls risk Older adults Unsteady

Balance Therapy

Reaching for the wall is not something you have to accept. We test what your balance system is actually using, then train the part that is not pulling its weight.

  • Fewer moments of grabbing for something
  • Strength and reaction time, not just stretches
  • Progress you can measure, visit to visit
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Vestibular Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Vertigo Dizziness BPPV

Vestibular Therapy

When the room tilts as you roll over in bed, the problem is usually your inner ear, not your head. Vestibular therapy retrains that system, and for some kinds of vertigo the change is fast.

  • Positional vertigo often settles quickly
  • Specific testing, not a guess at the cause
  • You learn what to do if it comes back
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IASTM at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Scar tissue Fascia Post-op

IASTM

Instrument-assisted soft tissue work on scar tissue and fascia that has stopped gliding. A tool reaches and reads restriction that fingers can miss, especially around an old surgical site.

  • Reaches restriction hands alone can miss
  • Useful on old scars and stubborn tendons
  • Paired with loading, not used alone
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Joint Mobilization at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Stiffness Shoulders Hips

Joint Mobilization

Graded, specific movement applied to a joint that has quietly lost range. We restore the motion first, then load it, because motion you do not use is motion you lose again.

  • Range back in a joint that had stiffened
  • Graded to what your joint tolerates today
  • Followed by exercise so the gain holds
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Laser Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Inflammation Tendons Arthritis

Laser Therapy

Light therapy for tissue that will not settle down. It is used alongside your plan to bring inflammation and irritation down enough that the hands-on work and the loading are tolerable.

  • Calms tissue that keeps re-flaring
  • No downtime and nothing to recover from
  • Used to support the plan, never as the plan
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Massage Therapy at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Recovery Soft tissue Maintenance

Massage Therapy

Recovery-grade soft tissue work that makes the rest of your plan hold. Muscles that stay guarded undo good joint work, so we treat the tissue as part of the plan rather than a treat at the end.

  • Guarded muscle that finally lets go
  • Keeps joint gains from being undone
  • Coordinated with your treating clinician
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Spinal Manipulation at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Back Neck Locked up

Spinal Manipulation

A precise, quick movement to free a spinal segment that is locked. It is one tool inside a plan, chosen when the exam says a segment is restricted, and never done as a standing weekly appointment.

  • Fast change when a segment is genuinely stuck
  • Only after an exam says it is the right tool
  • Paired with strength so it does not recur
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Spinal Traction at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Disc pain Sciatica Nerve pain

Spinal Traction

Taking pressure off a disc and the nerve it is pressing on. When leg pain is coming from your back, unloading the segment can turn the volume down enough for the rest of the plan to work.

  • Eases nerve pain that runs down a leg
  • Comfortable, and you stay in control of it
  • Backed up with core and hip strength work
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Therapeutic Exercise at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Everyone Strength Prevention

Therapeutic Exercise

The loading that turns temporary relief into a permanent fix. Hands-on work opens a window. Exercise is how you keep it, which is why every plan here ends with you stronger than the day you came in.

  • The reason relief lasts past the last visit
  • Progressed on evidence, not on a template
  • You leave knowing what to keep doing
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Workers' Compensation at Alpha Physical Therapy in Slidell
Work injury WorkSteps Return to work

Workers’ Compensation

Hurt on the job means treatment plus paperwork, and most people get stuck on the paperwork. We handle work injury care, WorkSteps testing, and the documentation your adjuster and employer need.

  • WorkSteps testing administered in-house
  • Documentation handled, not left to you
  • Loading built around your actual job tasks
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