Physical Therapy
Physical therapy benefits patients recovering from injury or illness whether it is musculoskeletal (muscle and bone) or neurological. Our staff is here to help increase strength, balance, flexibility and generally improve quality of life. We offer a wide range of physical therapy programs and treatment techniques to return you to better health, including the return to sport for the serious athlete, club athlete, active adult or weekend warrior.
Physical therapy programs include:
Physical Therapy
Neurological Programs
Pediatric Specific Therapy
Spine Rehabilitation Program
Pelvic Health
Better Balance Clinic
Both our Westford and Concord clinics are staffed with clinical experts in the field of sports medicine, orthopedics, pediatric and other specialty services. The breadth of specialists ensures you receive the best care possible for your rehabilitation needs.
Our sports medicine and orthopedic specialists treat a wide range of conditions, from sprains and strains to tendonitis, tendon repairs and total knee replacements. We specialize in the repair of anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and rotator cuff repairs and injuries, among others. Our pediatric specialists treat an array of child-specific and neurological issues such as developmental and gross motor delay, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, spina bifida and traumatic brain injury, among other congenital and acquired pediatric diagnoses.
The center also has specialists on staff that treat conditions such as lymphedema, temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, vestibular and balance problems among others.
If you have an appointment for either vestibular or balance issues, please download, print and fill out this form. [PDF]
Neurological Programs
We offer a range of neurological treatments for stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson’s disease. Plus, our Better Balance Clinic in Concord provides rehabilitation therapies to improve balance and vestibular disorders such as dizziness and vertigo.
If you have an appointment for either vestibular or balance issues, please download, print and fill out this form. [PDF]
Pediatric Specific Therapy
Our pediatric occupational therapy specialists provide intervention through play to improve basic living skills and social interactions for your child. Among the diagnoses treated are developmental fine and gross motor delay, hypotonia, cerebral palsy, down syndrome, autism spectrum disorders, spinal cord or traumatic brain injury, muscular dystrophy and ADHD.
Spine Rehabilitation Program
In our exercise-based spine rehabilitation program, you’ll work closely with spine experts to get your chronic and acute back pain under control, improve quality of life, function and fitness.
Working with interventional physiatrists, our clinically trained physical therapists work to help you manage multifaceted musculoskeletal chronic pain issues. This program is highly specific to each patient taking into consideration the patient’s history, diagnosis, condition and goals as well as working closely with the doctor to best prescribe an exercise program for postural training, muscle balance, symptom management and energy conservation for complete pain management.
Pelvic Health
We treat conditions of incontinence, abdominal pain, constipation and pelvic pain in both male and female patients. If you have an appointment with our pelvic health specialists, please download, print and fill out the following four questionnaires.
Bladder Intake
Bladder/Pelvic Health
Bowel Intake
Bowel/Pelvic Health
Better Balance Clinic
Are you or someone you love afraid of falling at home or in the community? Is getting up and down from a chair becoming more and more challenging? Have you noticed more difficulty walking due to an unsteady gait? If you are looking for a cost effective and efficient way to address these concerns, consider the Better Balance Clinic now with two locations at The Center for Sports Rehabilitation and Specialty Services at Emerson Hospital and in the Emerson Health Center in Westford.
At our Clinic you or your loved one can learn strategies and exercises to improve balance and safety. We focus on various balance tasks through games and group exercise. We offer educational information on community mobility and home safety, equipment, supportive footwear as well as vestibular problems associated with balance impairments.
The Better Balance Clinic can be the primary course of treatment or supplement individualized physical therapy treatment for balance or vestibular disorders. With a physician’s referral the clinic and individual treatments are covered by insurance!
For more information or to register please call 978-287-8200 for Concord or 978-589-6850 for Westford.
Outpatient Physical Therapy Staff in Concord
Outpatient Physical Therapy Staff in Westford