Essential Physical Therapy
  8 Bond Street, Suite 202
  Great Neck, NY 11021
  (516) 829-0960
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About your Session

You are welcomed to bring a significant other with you to any of your sessions. This can include your spouse, friend, therapist, or anyone you feel comfortable with.
 

Your initial two hour evaluation includes:

A complete health history and review
Postural evaluation with corrections for daily activities
General musculoskeletal and neurological examination
Specific evaluation of fascial and visceral restrictions
Detailed trigger point myofascial evaluation
of external/internal pelvic soft tissue

Detailed discussion of home program including:
Self myofascial trigger point release
Relaxation and stress reduction
Pelvic awareness
Exercise and stretching
Pain relief modalities or biofeedback when indicated
Resources - i.e. books, CDs, other specialists
 

A typical one hour follow up session includes:

Re-evaluation of your condition and home program
Myofascial trigger point release work
Relaxation and stress reduction
Progression of stretches and exercise for core stabilization

 
Clinics:

We offer five to six day intensive group clinics to equip you with all the tools and techniques you need to become your own best therapist. read more...

 
Treatment options for out of town patients:

Out of town patients generally visit for three days. After your initial evaluation, you are treated on successive days. The length of your stay can be determined by email and/or phone conversation with Marilyn to assess your needs. more information...


Therapeutic techniques
may include:

 

myofascial trigger
point release

 


therapeutic exercise

 


neurological therapy