PHYSICAL THERAPY
How We Treat Back Pain & Sciatica in The Flathead Valley
Your treatment plan is built around your symptoms, your goals, and what you need to get back to doing. All decisions are made in a team approach. At Physio Forge, treatment may include:
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Hands-on treatment — Dry needling, spinal manipulation, joint mobilization, cupping and soft tissue work to help reduce pain, improve mobility, and make movement more comfortable.
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Mobility work — Targeted exercises to restore motion where limitations may be contributing to your back pain or sciatica symptoms.
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Corrective exercise -- Exercise with focus on the skill of movement, addressing postural dysfunction and the timing of spinal neuromuscular recruitment.
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Progressive strengthening — Building strength and capacity through the back, hips, trunk, and lower body muscles so you can confidently return to the activities that matter to you.
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Return to activity — Progressively rebuilding tolerance for lifting, running, work, recreation, or whatever your normal life demands.
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Education with a Clear plan — Helping you understand the cause of your pain, what you can safely do, and how to manage flare-ups without unnecessarily avoiding movement. Informed patients have better outcomes.
The goal isn't just to make your back feel better in the clinic. It's to help you move better, get stronger, and return to the things you want to do with confidence.
Common Back Conditions We Treat
Muscle Strains
Tweaks, pulls, spasms, and tears from repetitive movement, work and play
Sciatica
Pain or nerve symptoms that run from the back, through the buttock down a leg
Preventative Strengthening
Stronger backs have less pain and reduced future injury risk, check out our Move Better and Live Better Fitness Programs
Disc Issues
Bulging and Herniation often affecting nerves that cause radiating pain, and Degeneration causing stiffness, aching and loss of motion
Facet Issues
Irritation of the small hinges in the back of your spine that guide movement, causing stiffness and pain, especially in the morning or after prolonged sitting
SI Joint Pain
Sacro-illiac joint irritation, often one sided sacral pain thats worse with long duration standing and sitting
Fractures/Trauma/Surgery
Post surgical, fracture and trauma rehabilitation
Get Back to the Things You Want to Do
Every visit is one-on-one with a Doctor of Physical Therapy. We’ll identify what’s limiting you and build a plan to get you back to what you enjoy.