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Alleviate Pain – Regain Function – Restore Strength

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Low Back Pain

At Light Physical Therapy, we are different! Our focus is on understanding the cause of your pain and giving you the tools to fix it. Our goal is to help you live your Alaskan dream without pain holding you back.

In your initial session with Julie, she will guide you through a series of tests to understand which movements exacerbate your pain and which ones offer relief. Right from the start, she’ll identify postures and positions that are contributing to put strain on your spinal joints and nerves. By learning to avoid these aggravating positions, you’ll decrease stress on your spine and allow your body to heal. Many times you will feel a difference within the first session.

At Light Physical Therapy, we don’t treat back pain as a generic issue. We dig into the specific problem causing your pain and address its root cause. For example, if walking triggers your back pain, Julie will analyze your walking pattern until we find a posture that doesn’t provoke discomfort. This targeted approach has proven highly successful. Many individuals have turned to Julie after trying traditional physical therapy methods that focused solely on exercises, without addressing the activities that trigger the pain.

Our goal is to give you practical solutions, not just temporary relief. Light Physical Therapy is here to help you regain your mobility and enjoy life in Alaska to the fullest!

Back pain problems we often treat: 

    • Back pain with sitting 
    • Back pain with walking
    • Back pain with standing
    • Back pain with running
    • Back pain with lifting and squatting
    • Back pain while working while performing a myriad of heavy and or light activities getting up and down all day long
    • Back pain while playing a sport or at the gym 
    • Back pain while holding your child
Back Pain and Back Injury Physical Therapy in Anchorage, AK

How We Can Help You

Alleviate Pain – Regain Function – Restore Strength

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Back Pain and Back Injury Physical Therapy in Anchorage, AK

Low Back Pain

At Light Physical Therapy, we are different! Our focus is on understanding the cause of your pain and giving you the tools to fix it. Our goal is to help you live your Alaskan dream without pain holding you back.

In your initial session with Julie, she will guide you through a series of tests to understand which movements exacerbate your pain and which ones offer relief. Right from the start, she’ll identify postures and positions that are contributing to put strain on your spinal joints and nerves. By learning to avoid these aggravating positions, you’ll decrease stress on your spine and allow your body to heal. Many times you will feel a difference within the first session.

At Light Physical Therapy, we don’t treat back pain as a generic issue. We dig into the specific problem causing your pain and address its root cause. For example, if walking triggers your back pain, Julie will analyze your walking pattern until we find a posture that doesn’t provoke discomfort. This targeted approach has proven highly successful. Many individuals have turned to Julie after trying traditional physical therapy methods that focused solely on exercises, without addressing the activities that trigger the pain.

Our goal is to give you practical solutions, not just temporary relief. Light Physical Therapy is here to help you regain your mobility and enjoy life in Alaska to the fullest!

Back pain problems we
often treat: 

  • Back pain with sitting 
  • Back pain with walking
  • Back pain with standing
  • Back pain with running
  • Back pain with lifting and squatting
  • Back pain while working while performing a myriad of heavy and or light activities getting up and down all day long
  • Back pain while playing a sport or at the gym 
  • Back pain while holding your child

Foot & Ankle

Light Physical Therapy specializes in foot and ankle rehabilitation from infants to adults. Julie takes a comprehensive approach. Julie analyzes how you stand, walk, run, squat, jump, and balance. She critiques these movements along with any other painful activities to ensure proper foot postures and mechanics. She will test for muscle imbalances and provide for foot and ankle muscle retraining. Proper footwear and orthotics may be discussed as well to ensure you can get back to walking, running, and sports pain-free as quickly as possible!

Common Foot Pain and Impairment Problems Treated: 

    • Neuropathy/numbness especially when there is no underlying cause of diabetes. If it is only affecting one foot it is likely a nerve impingement problem that should be assessed by physical therapy
    • Plantar fasciitis 
    • Sprained ankles 
    • Decreased range of motion in feet or ankles 
    • Tripping and falling due to decreased reaction time in feet 
    • Bunions 
    • Toe fractures 
    • Foot arthritis 
    • Pain along ankles 
    • Shin splints 
    • Serial casting for those with cerebral palsy or other neurological conditions causing decreased range of motion
    • Toe walking
Ankle Pain, Ankle Injury, Foot Pain and Foot Injury Physical Therapy in Anchorage, AK

Foot & Ankle

Light Physical Therapy specializes in foot and ankle rehabilitation from infants to adults. Julie takes a comprehensive approach. Julie analyzes how you stand, walk, run, squat, jump, and balance. She critiques these movements along with any other painful activities to ensure proper foot postures and mechanics. She will test for muscle imbalances and provide for foot and ankle muscle retraining. Proper footwear and orthotics may be discussed as well to ensure you can get back to walking, running, and sports pain-free as quickly as possible!

Common Foot Pain and Impairment Problems Treated: 

  • Neuropathy/numbness especially when there is no underlying cause of diabetes. If it is only affecting one foot it is likely a nerve impingement problem that should be assessed by physical therapy
  • Plantar fasciitis 
  • Sprained ankles 
  • Decreased range of motion in feet or ankles 
  • Tripping and falling due to decreased reaction time in feet 
  • Bunions 
  • Toe fractures 
  • Foot arthritis 
  • Pain along ankles 
  • Shin splints 
  • Serial casting for those with cerebral palsy or other neurological conditions causing decreased range of motion
  • Toe walking

Knee & Hip

Light Physical Therapy specializes in hip and knee pain. Julie is an expert at diagnosing knee cap tracking issues and femoral rotational issues as well as rehabilitating knees and hips post surgery. She is an excellent educator and will empower you to understand what exercises and movement corrections you should foster to prevent further pain or injury.

Pain Management

Common knee and hip pain impairments treated:

    • Pain around knee cap 
    • Pain at knee joint 
    • IT band syndrome
    • Post knee and hip surgeries (all types) with focus
      on safe return to sport or activity 
    • Bursitis 
    • Hip pain 
    • Groin pain 
    • Glute pain

Prosthetic Gait Training

Walking analysis and training with new prosthetics. Julie works closely with the prosthetists to ensure proper fit and positioning. With quick access to a prosthetist, adjustments can be made quickly during a physical therapy session. Our collaborative approach cannot be matched, you won’t find a better physical therapy clinic in all of Alaska that is better suited to help those with lower extremity amputations decrease pain and improve walking.

Common knee and hip pain impairments treated:

    • Improve walking & mobility
    • Techniques to relieve pain
Prosthetic Leg Gate and Walking Physical Therapy

Prosthetic Gait Training

Walking analysis and training with new prosthetics. Julie works closely with the prosthetists to ensure proper fit and positioning. With quick access to a prosthetist, adjustments can be made quickly during a physical therapy session. Our collaborative approach cannot be matched, you won’t find a better physical therapy clinic in all of Alaska that is better suited to help those with lower extremity amputations decrease pain and improve walking.

Common knee and hip pain impairments treated:

    • Improve walking & mobility
    • Techniques to relieve pain