Our Process

Located in the heart of Alexandria, we are a full service physical therapy practice, offering a range of wellness, rehabilitation and prevention focused programs, all in one-on-one sessions, specific to your needs. Our mission is to help you maintain and restore quality of life and function, through all of life’s stages and life styles.

Our process is simple: intensive total body evaluation, plus a comprehensive PT diagnosis leads us to your individualized plan of care. By using an integrative approach, including hands on treatments, personalized exercise prescription, lifestyle modification and more, you will reach your goals quickly and effectively.

Your initial call will be answered by one of our therapists. Please share with them what is ailing you and how we can serve you best. This will better assist us in assigning you the most appropriate clinician. We strive to get you scheduled for your Initial evaluation within 24 hours of your call.

A Customized Approach

Because each individuals’ case is different, it is impossible to predict the exact number of sessions needed to reach your personalized goals. Most patients typically see improvement in symptoms after six to eight sessions (or about three to four weeks). Many will have drastic improvements in their first week. Your experience in physical therapy serves to build a personalized plan for long-term management of your condition and prevent the need for continued care. You will be empowered with the knowledge and skills needed to help you stay mobile, healthy and active for as long as you choose.

We are also pleased to offer Telehealth appointments for those patients who prefer to receive therapy from the comforts of their own home. We typically recommend new patients make an in-person appointment for a thorough comprehensive evaluation; however, we are happy to integrate Telehealth appointments as part of an ongoing therapy approach as needed and/or desired. Please see our video for more on what to expect from a Telehealth appointment with one of our practitioners. Contact us to make an in-person or Telehealth appointment.

Please Note: patients will be provided with forms necessary to seek reimbursement from their insurance carriers. We recommended you utilize our insurance worksheet, and contact them prior to beginning therapy to be aware of your out-of-network benefits.

Our Treatments

Physical therapy treatments are a combination of manual/hands on techniques, modalities, self care directions, and exercise prescription to promote expedited recovery.

Manual treatments are unique to the individual and their impairments. Manual techniques used may consist of one or many of the following:

• Soft Tissue Manipulation / Mobilization
• Myofascial Release
• Craniosacral Technique
• Strain-Counterstrain
• Joint Mobilization
• Trigger Point Release
• Muscle Energy Technique
• Kinesiotaping
• Visceral Manipulation & Mobilization
• Trigger Point Dry Needling
• Cupping
• Grayston-like, Instrument Assisted Mobilization

In addition to taking a strong hands on approach to your rehabilitation, the following are possible additions to compliment your plan of care. Each of these modalities are regularly used to help reduce inflammation, pain, muscle guarding, and allow patients bodies to relax and heal.

Come prepared to be educated about each technique, why it makes sense for you, and how it will assist in achieving our goals.

Wellness & Prevention Programs

Wellness and prevention programs are an excellent way to take charge of your health. We will complete an evaluation to aid in prescribing an exercise program specific to your body type, discuss past and present diagnoses, and assess any potential lifestyle modifications that may be helpful to your recovery. Additionally we will refer you to other health care practitioners, holistic practitioners and resources to ensure that you have all the tools you need to live well.

Programs we offer include a personalized combination of:

• Reformer & Apparatus-based Pilates
• Bellicon Rebounder
• TRX Training
• Body Weight Training
• BOSU
• Kettle Bell Workouts
• Resistance Bands
• Speed & Performance
• Strength & Conditioning
• Back Pain Classes
• Buff Boomers (Strength, Stability, and Flexibility for our friends who are 65+)
• Healthy Lifestyle Consultation: including diet and daily activity modification
• Paleo Diet and Lifestyle Consultation + follow up recommendations
• Orthotics Prescription and Casting
• Diabetes Management
• Weight Management
• Personalized Exercise Prescription on site or for home
• Pilates Integration for Rehabilitation
• Golf Therapy from a Titlist Performance Institute-certified specialist
• Whole30 Program Consultation & Counseling
• And More

Women’s Health Programs

Core Wellness & Physical Therapy is delighted to offer women a comfortable place to discuss and treat women’s health issues. Women’s health physical therapists have specialized education and expertise in treating both new and long-standing conditions affecting women—including pelvic floor dysfunction and other pelvic concerns—and we can help design a treatment program to speak to those needs.

Below is list of some of conditions we treat:

• Vulvodynia
• Vaginismus
• Urge and Stress Incontinence
• Constipation
• Abdominal Pain
• Pelvic Floor Pain
• Dyspareunia
• Pre/Post Natal Pain
• Post-Operative Pelvic Floor Conditions
• Pelvic Prolapse