Previously Direct Physical Therapy Boise and Scoliosis Treatment Center

About Us

We are a Physical Therapy practice located in Boise Idaho, specializing in one-on-one treatments for Back Pain, Neck Pain, TMJ Dysfunction, Extremity Pain/Injury, Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Scheuermann’s Kyphosis, and other deformities of the spine

Where to Start

I’ve been diagnosed with scoliosis. Where do I start?

Call 208-908-8540 or email rita@scolispine.com to schedule a free, in-person, 30 minute consultation in our Boise office.

What will I need?

Most recent x-rays of your spine. You can email or fax us the images, or bring the CD with your images with you to your appointment.

Ok, yes, I’d like to try Schroth! What can I expect?

Diagnosis of your specific curve pattern.

A comprehensive evaluation and education regarding your curves and posture.

Exercises tailored to work on the best possible 3-dimensional corrections using Scoliosis Specific Exercises.

Come well rested and dressed in comfortable clothes (sports bra for females.).

Plan on 1.5-2 hours for the initial consultation. All follow-up sessions after that are one hour in length.

How often are appointments and how many sessions will I need?

After your initial evaluation, appointments are typically scheduled once per week. Expect a minimum of 8-10 sessions, with option to continue as needed.

What will I need for home?

Schroth requires some home equipment.

After your initial consultation, we will help guide you on what specific items you will need.

We have scoliosis correction pads and traction belts available for purchase in our office.

Here is a comprehensive list of other Schroth items (again, we will help guide you as all curves are different.).

Click here to download the the list of Schroth items.

Do you take insurance?

Please refer to our “Insurance” tab above.

I’d like to know more about Schroth, can I have more information regarding the method?

Please refer to our “Schroth Method” tab above for more detailed information.

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An opportunity to speak in-person about YOUR specific issue and/or concerns and determine if we are the right place for you.

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7219 W Potomac DriveBoise, ID 83704

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Physical Therapy:

Direct Physical Therapy Boise uses a personal approach to care and we devote an hour of one-on-one care to each client. Treatment is customized to the individual and often includes manual (hands on) treatment, corrective exercises, and education.
We believe in treating the cause of your symptoms not just the pain you are feeling. Using a systematic approach we will evaluate your movement patterns, joint mobility, tissue quality and strength using a variety of methods. Your treatment and care is then customized to optimize your performance and improve function to get you back to work, back to play and back to living.

Mechanical Diagnosis & Treatment:

Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT) is a safe, structured and evidence-based system used to assess and treat patients. The system can be applied to the spine and/or extremities. As MDT therapists, our greatest skill lies in our assessment, where we use the information collected from the symptomatic and mechanical presentation of a patient to classify them into a particular group. From there, we can then match our treatment approach with the particular classification. Patients receive a program designed specifically for them, emphasizing active involvement, education, self-management and prevention of recurrence. With continual assessment and re-assessment of the patient (often <6 sessions), results are achieved fast, decreasing the financial burden to patients. This method is designed to teach patients not only how to heal themselves, but how to prevent the same injury from reoccurring in the future.

Trigger Point Release:

Trigger points, or “knots,” are often found in muscles, and can be tight and often painful. Although common, trigger points are are not “normal,” and need to be addressed in order for a muscle to work properly.
Some trigger points hurt all the time, others hurt only when pressure is applied, and others cause pain far away from their actual location. This is why neck pain can sometimes be relieved by addressing trigger points in the shoulder muscles, and vice versa.
There are a variety of treatments available for trigger points, and your therapist will know which technique is best for you. As with other therapies, resolving a trigger point will typically uncover a baseline injury or muscle weakness that can be treated using additional treatment techniques.

Pain Management:

Pain is complex, and understanding its root causes can be daunting. While a normal part of daily life, pain can become abnormal very quickly—with devastating results. Pain education attempts to “explain pain,” which is a critical step on the journey to recovery (particularly from chronic pain).
Research indicates that when a person understands more about their pain, particularly the biology behind it, they are able to move better, exercise longer, experience less pain, and have hope in returning to a “normal” life.
Pain is very personal—and experiencing prolonged periods of pain can become intensely so. We hope we can be a part of a team that returns you to pain-free living.

Neuro-reeducation:

Our bodies are able to move because of signals transmitted from our brains. When we want to take a sip of coffee, the brain triggers a series of events that moves our hand to a cup, the cup to our mouths, and allows us to swallow. When injuries and pain occur, that fluid flow of information from the brain to the body can get interrupted. When that happens, normal patterns of movement change and our bodies are more susceptible to injury…like when a car is out of alignment.
Neuro re-education techniques attempt to bring the brain and body back into balance. This treatment modality exercises a re-training process so we can move in the most efficient and effective way possible…in other words we can Move Better. This can include balance training, core activation, and teaching muscles to fire at the right time, in the right order, and at the right speed.

Myofascial Release:

Myofascial release is a manual therapy and massage technique that gently and slowly decreases tension in muscles, and helps to improve a muscle’s ability to move by treatingmyofascial connective tissue restrictions. This is an excellent pain-relieving technique that is very gentle, and can be tolerated by almost all clients.
Fascia are densely woven coverings for muscles, bones, nerves, arteries and veins, as well as all of the internal organs including the heart, lungs, brain and spinal cord. The fascial system is not a system of separate coverings, but is instead a continuous structure that runs from head to toe in the human anatomy. (This is one of the reasons why injury to one part of the body can result in pain in a completely different part of the body!)
By releasing restrictions in the fascia, muscles are able to move without limitations and oftentimes with less pain. If fascial injuries are chronic, it’s often necessary to retrain muscles on optimal movement patterns, after restoring their ability to move freely again.

Joint mobilizations:

From experience, we understand that muscles can get tight—less intuitive is the fact that the capsules that surround our joints can get tight as well. When these capsules tighten up, no amount of foam rolling or stretching will restore movement patterns…our muscles can’t overcome stiffness at the joint capsule.

Joint mobilizations is a treatment technique that allows a therapist to stretch the capsule and get joints moving better. This is a very comfortable manual therapy technique, and typically results in immediate reduction in pain levels, and a corresponding improvement in movement patterns. Joint mobilizations can be done to most joints in the body and work especially well with shoulders, hips, back, neck, ankles and toes.

Kinesiotaping:

Kinesiotaping uses a very specific type of tape to speed and enable the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to the muscles and joints. Unlike the tape used to support a sprained ankle, kinesio tape allows the body to move through its full range of motion without restriction.

It has been shown to help decrease pain, reduce swelling and bruising, and improve circulation. Kinesio Tape is long lasting and can be worn for multiple days. It pairs extremely well with manual therapy techniques to decrease pain and improve movement.