Guided Exercise​

Exercise is a key component for recovery for patients with a variety of musculoskeletal (bones, joints, ligaments tendons, muscles and nerves) for conditions including, but not limited to, low back pain, neck pain, muscle-tension headaches, shoulder pain, knee pain, hip pain, elbow/wrist pain, foot/ankle pain arthritis and post-operative surgery. What sets Sparks Physical Therapy apart from other clinics is our exercises are very specifically tailored to your conditions, the amount of pain you are experiencing, your physical therapy goals and your overall exercise tolerance. We never use a standard set of exercises depending on the body part receiving treatment. All of our exercises are performed one-on-one by a licensed physical therapist and will be adjusted every session. 

At Sparks Physical Therapy, we are very big into what we call “asterisk signs.” Asterisk signs are certain facts related to a person’s individual circumstances that provides valuable parameters for reassessment. Asterisk signs include clinical findings from your physical therapist, a specific activity that is important for you based on your work or recreational activities or another parameter regarding your condition. Common asterisk signs identified during your physical exam include range of motion, flexibility, strength or any movement that reproduces your exact pain. While these are important, the center-piece of our treatment is the specifics of the activities you wish to return to. This may be a sport, lifting your grandchild, going on a long walk or something completely different. Other parameters may include the amount of medication you need to take to reduce pain, amongst others.

We will often give you home-work exercises to perform between sessions to help accelerate your recovery. 

Hear from Our Patients

Such a great place all around. Beautiful clinic with great therapists. They can help with ortho related issues as well as specialties for vestibular dysfunction (vertigo) and also I highly recommend their PELVIC HEALTH therapists. They truly help make a difference!
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Rivka A.
2/15/2024
Jamie was great! She has a very welcoming personality which helped me feel comfortable with our time together. She was able to teach me practical exercises while being very patient and encouraging during our sessions! Would highly recommend seeing her for PT.
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Barb M.
7/08/2024
It is never fun to pull your back out and barely be able to move. Brett and the team at Sparks PT were helpful from the start using dry needling to releave the initial pain and continuing to work with me until I was back to full motion again. They were friendly, easy to schedule with, and have a beautiful office. Sparks was off my usual path of travel living in Towson but well worth it in the end.
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Paul S.
4/28/2024
I highly recommend Sparks Physical Therapy! They provide outstanding, personalized treatment with very talented, educated physical therapists. Thank you Brett for helping to get me back on my feet again!
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Brian a.
5/19/2023

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