WashU Medicine Physical Therapy uses specialized techniques to help the body move and function more effectively. These treatments are combined with targeted exercises to support each patient’s recovery goals.
For example, therapies such as LSVT Loud and VitalStim help retrain the muscles used for speaking and swallowing. To improve mobility and reduce stiffness, clinicians may use techniques like instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization, or IASTM, and ASTYM to break down scar tissue and improve movement.
Other approaches focus on muscle performance. Dry needling can help relieve deep muscle tightness, while blood flow restriction training allows patients to build strength with less stress on their joints.
VitalStim Therapy
LSVT Loud
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization/ASTYM
Blood Flow Restriction Training
Dry Needling
