Our program gives you the benefit of physical therapy, manual therapy (e.g. massage therapy), and functional personal training. We use our expertise in all three fields to relieve your symptoms and pain; enhance your muscle and joint strength, mobility, and function – so you can have a better, pain-free daily life.
Corrective Exercise & Functional Training
Our physical therapists design corrective exercise programs to address improper movement patterns, muscle imbalances, and weaknesses. We use targeted exercises, stretches, and functional training to reduce pain, prevent injury, and improve strength, posture, balance, and coordination.
Manual Therapy Hands-On Techniques
Our manual therapy includes hands-on techniques such as massage, soft tissue and joint mobilization, and dry needling. These methods relieve pain, increase range of motion, and reduce inflammation. Our therapists’ advanced training in anatomy and pathology helps improve your muscle and joint strength for long-term health.
At-Home Programming & Education
We empower you to improve your health both in and out of the clinic. You will receive a custom treatment plan online, complete with exercises and visual aids, so you can work on your recovery anywhere. Our team also teaches proper techniques during one-on-one appointments.
Cash, Non-Insurance Physical Therapy
We offer cash-based physical therapy services for clients without insurance coverage. Enjoy the same expert care and personalized treatment without the need for insurance.
MICHAEL JOHNSON
TAMPA REAL ESTATE AGENT
BACK PAIN, BULGING DISC FOR OVER 10 YEARS
It’s crazy to me that I won’t even need my next cortisone shot for my back. I’ve had pain for so long. Kristy gave me a targeted combination of physical therapy, personal training, massage and dry needling that addressed my back pain and imbalances – I didn’t even know I had. I’ve had back pain for so long and because of Physique – I finally feel better. The best physical therapy in Tampa for true life-changing pain relief.
Yes, in Florida, you can see a physical therapist without a referral for up to six weeks. You can also choose to pay cash for one of our physical therapy programs. This way you can continue a program with physical therapy without ever needing a physician’s referral.
Yes, you can choose to pay cash for one of our physical therapy programs. This way you can continue a program with physical therapy without ever needing to involve your insurance.
Some types of physical therapy manual massage therapy techniques can be painful and leave bruising. Specifically, trigger point therapy can be one of the most effective, but also most uncomfortable techniques. Trigger points are painful, tense areas that are found in muscles and fascia. We use two primary methods for treating trigger points; Manual Trigger Point Therapy and Dry Needling. In our Manual Trigger Point Therapy, a certified team member will release these painful points with a hands-on massage. In Dry Needling sessions, one of our specifically-trained practitioners at Physique will insert sterile acupuncture needles in a trigger point to manipulate and release painful tension.
We will stop immediately if at any point you say that you are uncomfortable or would prefer a different treatment.
A key part of our program is teaching you how to improve inside and outside the clinic. You will access your custom treatment plan online. It includes exercises with visual aids, so you can work on them anywhere. We will teach you how the proper technique for these movements while your at your 1-on-1 appointment with a team member.
All Physique team members are highly-trained physical therapists/ personal trainers. A physical therapist is a licensed professional who has completed an accredited program (a professional entry-level degree or clinical doctoral degree). A trainer is a certified individual competent to create safe & effective exercise programs.
Our manual therapy is often our clients’ favorite part of our physical therapy program. These hands-on techniques relieve pain, increase range of motion, and reduce soft tissue inflammation. Our techniques include:
Our physical therapists all possess a clinical Doctorate of Physical Therapy or equivalent Ph.D. in addition to a professional license to practice physical therapy. So, yes, a physical therapist is a doctor with the training and credentials to practice safely and effectively.
In-home physical therapy addresses your unique condition in the comfort of your home, with programs to improve your physical abilities and make the activities of daily living more manageable. This therapy benefits those who’ve suffered a stroke or injury, had orthopedic surgery, or are living with a chronic condition. * Please contact us to book.
The differences between massage therapy at a spa and physical therapy massage techniques (also known as manual therapy) are:
At Physique, our physical therapy clients often receive massage therapy (also known as manual therapy) as part of their treatment. If you have a specific illness, injury, chronic pain, or other condition physical therapy manual techniques are a better fit for you.
Dry needling is a safe, effective and efficient treatment that can give you immediate pain relief and help you get back to exercising with increased mobility. The process of dry needling involves the insertion, manipulation, and (at times) electric stimulation of a “dry” needle in a trigger point to produce a local twitch response (LTR) through the spinal cord reflex. This releases tension in your tight muscles and/or stimulates your under-active or weak muscles. The result is muscle relaxation and pain relief.
At Physique, we diagnose the root of your pain and use a mix of active and passive back pain treatments.
Active treatments include:
Passive treatments include:
The most common causes of knee pain are injuries like torn ACLs, sprains and fractures. Other common causes include:
Physical therapy can definitely help improve the symptoms of arthritis and is often prescribed in treatments by primary physicians. The goal of our physical therapy treatment is to stop the progression of joint damage, maintain your mobility, ease pain, and improve your daily life.
Treatments we may include in a custom arthritis program for you may include:
Dry needling is used to treat:
In Physical Therapy, corrective exercise techniques assess the root cause of your improper movement patterns, imbalances, and muscle weaknesses your body may be compensating for. We apply these techniques with targeted exercises and functional training to reduce pain, address injury, correct movement patterns, and improve strength, posture, balance, and coordination.
At Physique, we diagnose the root of your pain and use a mix of active and passive back pain treatments.
Active treatments include:
Passive treatments include:
Upper and lower back pain is typically the result of malfunction of part(s) of your back. Common back pain causes:
Physical therapy is treatment to help you recover from an injury, relieve persistent pain, restore strength and range of motion, and manage chronic conditions. It includes diagnosis and evaluation of your condition and what treatments should be used. At Physique, our program includes:
Our initial physical therapy for a herniated disc or bulging disc may provide some immediate symptom relief. In our experience we see results after 6 weeks and lasting results after 10-18 weeks. This was also found in a study where improvements in pain and overall function after 6 weeks of physical therapy for a lumbar disc herniation [1]. At the 12 week mark the study participants saw significant and lasting improvement. [1]
[1] Gugliotta M, da Costa BR, Dabis E, et alSurgical versus conservative treatment for lumbar disc herniation: a prospective cohort studyBMJ Open 2016;6:e012938. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2016-012938
Absolutely! Physical Therapy reduces the symptoms and pain of a herniated disc by relieving the pressure on spinal nerves.
