Physical Therapy Overview

Aquatic Therapy - Sumner and Waverly Clinics

Taylor Physical Therapy’s locations at Waverly Health Center and Sumner offer a therapeutic pool that gives our patients the ability to exercise and recover from injury in an environment that puts less stress on their body. With a pool with depths between 3 and 5 feet warmed to 94 degrees, our aquatic therapy services can help patients recovering from a variety of conditions.

Fall Prevention - Denver, Nashua, Parkersburg, Sumner and Waverly Clinics

Balance problems may be caused by pain, weakness, visual disturbances, or vestibular problems.  Patients seen at Taylor Physical Therapy can expect a comprehensive evaluation including balance assessment, ocular motor assessment, and vestibular assessment.  Treatment will focus on maximizing your independence while reducing your risk of experiencing a fall.

Home Health & Assisted Living Rehabilitation Services

Taylor Physical Therapy provides contracted physical therapy services for assisted living and long-term care facilities, as well as home health agencies. These services ensure patients receive therapy services in their living environment, where they are more comfortable. Our therapists develop programs for each patient that will help them improve in function and safety or decrease pain

Neurological Rehab - Denver, Nashua, Parkersburg, Sumner and Waverly Clinics

Whether you’re living with a neurological disorder like ALS, Multiple Sclerosis, or you’ve sustained a stroke, brain injury, or spinal cord injury, our team strives to help you regain your independence. Our therapists are trained to develop a program that will allow you to achieve your highest level of function while accommodating the disorder you live with through a combination of therapy interventions. This may include the use of adaptive equipment, prosthetic devices, or changes to your living environment. 

Orthotic Fitting - Parkersburg and Waverly Clinics

A variety of painful conditions that occur in the foot, knee, hip, and back are brought on by problems in the feet. To treat these conditions, Taylor Physical Therapy offers custom orthotics using the FASTECH custom orthotic system. Custom orthotics can relieve pain as well as improve your mobility and provide necessary support. 

Orthopedics - All Clinic Locations

Orthopedic injuries are among the most common things we treat at Taylor Physical Therapy. Our skilled therapists are happy to address your individual conditions and help you meet your personal goals. We provide the most up-to-date treatment modalities to ensure timely, safe, and effective outcomes.

Pediatric Physical Therapy - Waverly Clinics

Our therapists are specially trained in the field of pediatric therapy to utilize play in their sessions to promote skill and age-appropriate activities. Our team approach helps to identify the unique needs of children with all types of developmental delays, diagnoses, and special healthcare needs.

TMJ Treatment - Denver, Parkersburg, Sumner and Waverly Clinics

Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) Dysfunction causes pain that you experience throughout your skull, including jaw pain, neck tension, ear pain, headaches, toothaches, chewing difficulty, and several others. Through manual therapy and strengthening exercises used in coordination with modalities like ultrasound, Iontophoresis, and cold therapy, our TMJ treatment can help reduce pain and swelling while improving movement and range of motion.

Wound Care - Denver, Sumner and Waverly Clinics

There are a variety of factors — including age, disease, and changes in your metabolism— that affect your body's ability to heal and recover from wounds. If you're experiencing chronic wounds, which are commonly caused by diminished blood flow or continuous skin pressure, Taylor Physical Therapy can provide wound care treatment services.

Chronic Pain - Denver, Nashua, Parkersburg, Sumner and Waverly Clinics

Chronic pain affects millions of people worldwide and can be related to a multitude of different diagnoses. Not all chronic pain is the same. Your therapist will perform an evaluation and design an individualized treatment plan that fits you best. Your Physical Therapist will work with you to provide evidence-based treatment options to improve pain, quality of life, and get you moving again!

Looking for a pain specialist? Jennifer Burke, DPT, TPS is certified through the International Spine Institute as a therapeutic pain specialist and is located at the Waverly clinic.

Concussion Management - All Clinic Locations

Concussions due to falls or injury during athletic participation are becoming increasingly more prevalent. Proper management is critical to ensure a safe return to activity. Often time symptoms resolve within 72 hours and individuals are able to begin a 5-day progression to safely return to their previous activity level. Sometimes; however, symptoms are longer lasting and require additional rehabilitation.

Functional Dry Needling - All Clinic Locations

Used to treat soft tissue dysfunction while relieving pain, functional dry needling involves inserting a microfilament needle into the trigger points within a dysfunctional muscle to help restore motion and function.

Lymphatic Drainage - Denver and Waverly Clinic

Lymphedema is a disorder that leads to swelling in a localized region of the body due to a buildup of lymphatic fluid because lymph nodes and lymphatic vessels are missing or damaged. Taylor Physical Therapy has certified lymphatic therapists (CLT) on staff that are equipped to treat both primary and secondary lymphedema.

Occupational Health - Waverly Clinic and Waverly Industrial Rehab

Wellness goes beyond helping people get back to a level of physical fitness they once enjoyed. At Taylor Physical Therapy, we offer occupational health and wellness services that encourage overall wellness. These services are available to individuals or to employers looking at implementing a wellness program for their employees.

Parkinson's Disease - Denver, Nashua, Parkersburg, Sumner, and Waverly Clinics

Our team of physical and occupational therapists will develop a program that will allow you to make progress as you learn how to handle everyday activities while accommodating the disorder you live with. We will use a combination of therapy techniques, adaptive equipment, and prosthetic devices to allow you to function at your highest level while navigating this disease.

Vertigo Treatment - Denver, Nashua, Parkersburg, Sumner, and Waverly Clinics 

If you experience spells of dizziness or regularly deal with the feeling of the room spinning, you may have a form of vertigo called Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV).

This disorder can cause mobility issues, nausea, and vomiting, but can also be treated relatively quickly. We have therapists trained in vestibular therapy that can eliminate the feeling of dizziness, many times in just a few visits.

Women's Health - Parkersburg and Waverly Clinics

The women’s health therapists have a goal to provide overall wellness to each patient. We treat any current conditions and develop a plan for the future by informing you of the latest techniques that can prevent dysfunctions that commonly affect women as they age.

Bowel and Bladder - Parkersburg and Waverly Clinics

Despite the thought that incontinence issues are part of the normal aging process, they can impact patients of all ages and can be prevented or improved with treatment. Incontinence disorders can impact both men and women, and our team of physical therapists works with physicians and OB-GYNs to develop a program to treat incontinence issues.