Modalities and Traction
Targeted Treatments to Help You Feel Better, Faster
At Aspen Ridge Physical Therapy, we want to help you feel your best–and to accomplish that, we offer a wide range of treatments to relieve pain, reduce inflammation, and support your recovery. Two effective approaches we often incorporate into our treatment programs are modalities and traction, each designed to address specific symptoms and support your overall treatment plan.
Modalities
Specialized Tools to Reduce Pain and Speed Up Healing
Modalities are specialized tools or devices that complement standard physical therapy treatments like therapeutic exercise or manual therapy. They offer a non-invasive approach to:
- Relieving muscle tension and spasms
- Increasing blood flow to injured areas
- Reducing swelling and stiffness
- Supporting your body’s natural healing process
Some of the Modalities We Offer
Infrared Therapy
Compression Therapy
Heat and Cold Therapy
Electrostimulation (E-stim)
Shockwave Therapy
Traction Therapy
Targeted Stretching to Relieve Pressure
Traction is a type of therapy in which one of our physical therapists carefully stretches your spine using either their hands or a specialty machine. This process helps relieve pressure on the discs, joints, and nerves. It’s a great option for people with back or neck pain, especially when caused by issues like herniated discs or compressed nerves.
Traction can:
- Ease nerve irritation
- Reduce pain from disc injuries
- Improve spinal alignment
- Create space between tight or compressed joints
Two Types of Traction That We Offer
Cervical Traction
Lumbar Traction
Personalized Treatment, Every Step of the Way
The team at Aspen Ridge Physical Therapy will always tailor your treatment plan to your needs. Traction and the various modalities we offer are just some of the ways we can help you reach your goals–no matter what they are.
If you want to learn more about which treatment approaches will work best for you, schedule an appointment at our Layton or Syracuse, UT clinic today!