Zach Caggins
A senior at Ballard High School, Zach Caggins plays on both the basketball team and the golf team. While at basketball practice, a teammate collided with Zach, causing Zach's knee to twist and tear his ACL. After surgery, he… VIEW MORE
Jim Elliott
Jim Elliott of Corydon, Indiana, shares his experience with KORT Home Health and the seamless transition to a KORT clinic. He says he found everyone involved to be pleasant, knowledgeable and totally sincere and invested in… VIEW MORE
Ruth Humphreys
Ruth Humphreys had suffered with headaches and neck/shoulder pain for many years. She had tried injections and other treatments with no relief, and was having trouble completing the daily activities of life. Then she heard… VIEW MORE
John Smoot
KORT OBC hand patient, John Smoot is an avid farmer and gun enthusiast, but after breaking his arm and severely injuring two of the nerves innervating his hand, he was unable to perform normal daily activities much less farm… VIEW MORE
Jim Davis
A shoulder injury threatened JIM DAVIS's ability to work as a professional glass and mirror installer. The demands of his job, such as lifting large panes of glass often 60 pounds or more, required that his shoulders be in… VIEW MORE
Katasha Roberts
Did you know that KORT Physical Therapists can help with TMJ? Katasha Roberts could not open her jaw completely, and could not eat certain foods as chewing was difficult and painful. After trying a mouth guard, and even a… VIEW MORE
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Definition of manual - 1a : of, relating to, or involving the handsb : worked or done by hand and not by machine 2: requiring or using physical skill and energy
WHAT IS MANUAL THERAPY?
A clinical approach utilizing skilled, specific hands-on techniques, including but not limited to manipulation/mobilization, used by the physical therapist to diagnose and treat soft tissues and joint structures for the purpose of modulating pain; increasing range of motion (ROM); reducing or eliminating soft tissue inflammation; inducing relaxation; improving contractile and non-contractile tissue repair, extensibility, and/or stability; facilitating movement; and improving function. 1,2(Definition from American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy (AAOMPT) and American Physical Therapy Association (APTA).