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Greater Brunswick PT - Brunswick
22 Lincoln Street
Brunswick, ME 04011
Tel: (207) 729-1164
Fax: (207) 725-0905

Greater Brunswick PT - Auburn
2 Willow Run
Auburn, ME 04210
207-784-6462

Greater Brunswick PT - Harpswell
34 Doughty Point Road
South Harpswell, ME 04079
Tel: (207) 729-1164
Fax: (207) 725-0905

Greater Brunswick PT - Bath
101 Centre Street
Bath, ME 04530
Tel: (207) 443-1158
Fax: (207) 725-0905

Greater Brunswick PT - Bath YMCA
303 Centre St
Bath, ME 04530
Tel: (207) 729-1164
Fax: (207) 725-0905

This site provides Aquatic Therapy.

Aquatic physical therapy combines specialized exercises and manual therapy techniques designed specifically for the pool.  The buoyancy, support and accommodating resistance of water enhance the exercises and create a safe environment for progressive rehabilitation.  The rehabilitative properties of water can also prompt muscle relaxation, facilitate stretches and reduce the sensation of pain.

Being able to swim is not a prerequisite. In fact, patients can fully participate in the program without even getting their hair wet.

Mobilization of the Nervous System

Just like muscles and joints, nerves require mobility.  Nerves slide alongside muscles and fascia and can become restricted in response to an injury, infection or other trauma, such as prior surgery.  Habitually poor postures can, over time, change mobility of the nervous system.

Developed in Australia and now practiced worldwide, neural tension techniques are now considered an important aspect of rehabilitation from injury.  And many of the neural mobilizations can be taught as part of an ongoing home exercise program.

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Orthopedic Manual Therapy

Manual therapy is a broad clinical approach using hands on techniques that are skilled, specific and effective.  The techniques are used to reduce pain, restore joint mobility, decrease inflammation, and regain appropriate muscle length and timing to stabilize the injured joints (neuromuscular control).  Joint and spinal mobilization and manipulation are aspects of manual therapy as are techniques such as integrative manual therapy, visceral mobilization, crainiosacral therapy, myofascial release and strain-counterstrain. 

Research has demonstrated that the application of manual therapy can significantly reduce pain and restore function quicker than non-manual approaches (exercises alone). Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy has therapists that are specialized in multiple areas of manual therapy and almost every session will have an aspect of hands on care.

Exercise Based Therapy

Exercise is the key to health and a central focus of physical therapy. Whether in need of a specific program to help you recover from injury or a generalized program to improve overall health, we will design a plan to meet your goals.  You also will be provided instructions on performing your program in written or digital format (with video)  CLICK HERE FOR AN EXAMPLE

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Taping

Over the past 20 years more and more therapists are applying tape to complement their treatment.  Athletes have had tape applied for decades, but it is also effective at reducing pain and swelling and restoring functional joint mobility.  Jenny McConnell, one of the innovators of taping techniques describes that taping the joint and restoring motion is like “training wheels on a bike.”  Taping provides stability and feedback to the body while you train until it can restore its normal neuromuscular control.

At Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy we have therapists that have been trained and certified in Kinesiotaping and therapists that have studied the McConnell method.  Many patients are surprised by the significant improvements in their pain, range of motion and function through the use of taping techniques.

Reiki

Practiced worldwide as a simple and profoundly relaxing form of bodywork, Reiki may be offered at Greater Brunswick Physical Therapy as an adjunct modality to aid in the body’s natural healing process.

Provided either before or after a Physical Therapy treatment, a short session of Reiki often helps reduce pain, relax the body and promote healing.  Studies suggest this occurs by balancing the sympathetic (“fight or flight”) and parasympathetic systems which helps decrease muscle tone, blood pressure, heart rate and overall stress levels.  There is also evidence suggesting that Reiki can help balance the electromagnetic field surrounding the body.

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