Meet Our Physical Therapy Staff

Physical Therapy Facility Tour

Treatments
The physical therapists at Lexington Clinic provide a wide-spectrum
of outpatient physical therapy services including, therapeutic exercise,
manual therapy techniques and physical modalities.  Working in conjunction
with the physicians of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky, the physical therapy
staff has developed a unique approach to therapeutic exercise for the shoulder. 
Supported by the studies performed at the Shoulder Center of Kentucky, this
functional approach to shoulder rehabilitation has gradually gained wide
acceptance in the field of shoulder rehabilitation.  The staff of the Shoulder
Center of Kentucky continues to refine the techniques and method of shoulder
rehabilitation, remaining on the cutting edge of current thinking on this important
component of shoulder treatment.  Each year these techniques are presented
at the annual Lexington Clinic shoulder symposium as well as other seminars
around the country and various publications.

Lexington Clinic physical therapists customize the rehabilitation of each shoulder patient based on their individual pathology and goals..  Using the core principles developed and studied on-site, the rehabilitation begins with a complete assessment of how well the shoulder and arm work with the rest of the body.  From there, exercises and other therapeutic techniques are employed to maximize the efficiency and effectiveness of shoulder function.  Besides traditional shoulder function assessment, the fundamental principles of each shoulder evaluation and treatment plan include:

• Assessment of the function, strength and stability of the trunk and core
• Assessment of the motion and control of the scapula or shoulder blade
• Assessment of the strength, motion and stability of the hips and legs and their appropriate contributions
  to shoulder motion and function
• Assessment of posture at rest and during activity

From these assessments, an individual, therapeutic plan is developed based on a full understanding of the individual pathology and/or surgical treatment and the goals of the patient. Treatment plans generally progress from proximal-to-distal and closed-chain to open-chain.  These fundamental biomechanical principles had been lost in recent shoulder treatment protocols and the therapists and doctors of the Shoulder Center of Kentucky have help restore them as important, key components of the recovery from, and prevention of, shoulder injury.

Protocols for:
Glenoid Labrum Repair
Anterior Shoulder Repair
Rotator Cuff  Repair
Scapular Muscle Reattachment