We expect patients to receive relief very soon after they start physical therapy with us. Our information is based off the results achieved for others the last seven years in business. Many patients receive relief within the first one to two weeks of PT. This is possible because of neuromuscular based care. We are strengthening the body by reactivating the nerve that goes to the muscle (neuromuscular). It is impossible to strengthen a muscle that has no power signal. The nerve is still in place piercing the muscle, but the flow is off. Only certain exercises will restore the "electricity" to the muscle. Our hands on treatments, dry needling and iNMS are all used specifically in a way to boost the signal for power and turn down the signal for pain. This knowledge of continually improving what works combined with many research based principles allow for effective treatment selection and the results you've been trying to achieve.

In most cases, we know why you hurt before you enter our clinic doors. We see the same pattern all day, every day. 85% of the MRI results that sound concerning in the report actually respond to strengthening. Not just any strengthening, but a methodical reactivation of your muscles is required. Muscles in the area of pain shut down and no longer work. You might not be aware this is happening. Most likely more muscles other than the site of pain have turned off, too, if you have been hurting for many years. Traditional PT exercises will reactivate the muscles for some but not for everyone. We design programs to reactivate muscles which help more complicated cases of back, neck, knee, shoulder pain and more as well as headaches and certain types of migraines. We deliver specialized care designed to treat complicated pain conditions.

We have an excellent understanding when assessing each person for what is actually happening in the body. You rarely need more than 3 exercises to start to feel relief. If you think you already received core retraining and don’t have the return to your normal lifestyle, there was a missing piece in your strengthening. The overlooked element is the nerve. Every muscle has a name as does each individual nerve that goes into the muscle. The nerve is like the power cord. Beth also likes to give the example of a sleek, shiny new sports car. Everyone looks at the beautiful lines and curves on the car, but that car is nothing without gas in the tank. You get the picture. All of the attention is on the muscle while our office looks at what really makes the body go. Each evaluation and future visits are dedicated to investigating the power supply of the muscle. We choose which treatments restore the flow of electricity to the muscle again. With the power back on, muscles activate, pain disappears, and strength returns.

In your search and research for pain recovery, you have probably noticed the phrase “hands on approach” or “hands on treatments.” Hands on physical therapy is not required for everyone. Some clients can fully recover with exercise alone. Other clients will not ever recover without the Physical Therapist performing some type of hands on methods (cupping, joint care, soft tissue massage, instrument assisted massage) to reduce inflammation and restore proper blood flow to the painful regions.

Beth Andrews has 35 years of experience as a physical therapist. Beth has built her career using exercise a variety of methods from the experts that reduce and relieve pain, and now she has built her own system. The staff at Momentum does not manage pain with the “no pain, no gain” principle. Beth often tells her clients if you are exercising in pain, you are only exercising your pain. No muscle activation, rebuilding, and pain relieving benefit is occurring. This is especially true in the beginning of a client’s program. Once a person is reporting over 50% relief, it is okay to push through a little bit of pain if necessary on the way towards recovery.

We are not the right answer for everyone but do have a high percentage of success returning clients to a life of pain free ability with the system of exercise progression at Momentum. If you are concerned about your ability to exercise, we will do more work than you in the beginning. With hands on massage type treatments, dry needling and iNMS, we are able to treat a variety of conditions. We have proven results which has earned us the right to tell clients they should expect to do well as many other complex cases have success stories with our treatment methods.

We are committed to providing recovery from pain at a high level. Integrative Neuromuscular Stimulation helps us breakthrough some of the hardest to treat cases. iNMS actually reverses the power of the barriers in the body that prevent the healing process. iNMS is superior to and overpowers old technology TENS units.