Terry Smitha
Terry Smitha visited KORT Shelbyville with her husband, who is part of the maintenance crew for the shopping center. At the time she was limping badly and was set to have a knee replacement. Chad Flickinger, PT, MPT, CES,… VIEW MORE
Terrance Taylor
Terrance re-injured his ACL for the second time playing football for Georgetown College. After coming to KORT, he feels stronger and more agile than he did before he had the original ACL injury! VIEW MORE
Bobbie Strong
Lexington-KORT Bryan Station patient, Bobby Strong, shares how KORT physical therapist & cancer specialist, Erin Gatewood, PT, DPT helped her with pain, education, mobility, and stamina during her cancer & radiation… VIEW MORE
Pam Pelton
Pam Pelton tells her inspirational story of how KORT's Trigger Point Dry Needling Technique and KORT Physical Therapist Chad Garvey gave her the ability to do things she hadn't been able to do for years. VIEW MORE
Matt Kinsey
Matt Kinsey was stationed in southeastern Afghanistan when his injury occurred. On June 2, 2010, his unit was conducting a night operation and he was responsible for providing over watch. He was clearing route back to base… VIEW MORE
Michael Cook
KORT Richmond patient Mike Cook on his one year anniversary of sustaining a right below knee amputation from a work injury! Mike went from being in a wheelchair to now returning to driving, walking up and down stairs,… 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).