Locations
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Bloomington Office
Victoria Pond Center
4801 W 81st St, Suite 103
Bloomington, MN 55437
P: (952) 924-0199
F: (952) 924-0314
Maple Grove Office
Eagle Lake Business Center
10900 73rd Avenue North, Suite 110
SOON TO MOVE: SUITE 140, Around June 15!
Maple Grove, MN 55369
P: (763) 315-1296
F: (763) 315-1297
St. Paul Office
755 Prior Ave N, Suite 235E
St. Paul, MN 55104
P: (651) 645-8083
F: (651) 645-8078
Convenient locations in Minneapolis/Twin Cities areas of Bloomington, Maple Grove and St. Paul!
With locations near Victoria Pond shopping center in Bloomington, the Arbor Lakes main shopping corridor in Maple Grove, and Prior Avenue in St. Paul, Saunders Therapy Centers has it covered! Each location is strategically located close to major freeways and intersections. We have large, accessible parking lots. For more detailed directions, don’t hesitate to call our front desk staff.
Pelvic Health Physical Therapy
Individuals of all genders can suffer from aggravating or painful symptoms of the pelvic floor and related structures. Many people don’t realize that physical therapy is an option. The pelvic floor is made of muscles and tendons, and is an integral part of the musculoskeletal system, providing support to your vital organs, back and hips. Pelvic floor dysfunction can be the cause of many painful and annoying disorders.
Our Process:
Evaluation: Listening to your story is our top priority. A complete understanding of your symptoms and experience will guide our examination. A pelvic health exam may include a functional movement and posture assessment, range of motion and muscle strength testing, and soft tissue evaluation. Our pelvic health therapists can perform an internal pelvic floor muscle exam for all genders if appropriate and with your informed consent.
Treatment: Our treatment plans are built around your unique goals. We utilize many treatment strategies to ensure your physical therapy is completely customized to you. This can include guidance on current habits that influence the pelvic floor, toileting strategies, pain relieving techniques, stretching and strengthening therapeutic exercises, and manual therapy. We can perform biofeedback for assisting pelvic floor muscle coordination.
Patients often find a major improvement in quality of life after consultation with our physical therapists. At Saunders Therapy Centers, our experts can see you in any of our clinics – St. Paul, Bloomington, or Maple Grove.
Physical Therapy for Incontinence
Several types of incontinence can be helped with physical therapy techniques that can include myofascial treatment, biofeedback, and other interventions.
Comprehensive Pelvic Health Care for All Genders
Everyone has a pelvic floor! We are an inclusive practice and we work with all genders.
Pelvic Pain Conditions Treated
Here’s a list of the many painful conditions that we can help with pelvic physical therapy.
Back Pain Treatment
Saunders Therapy Centers physical therapists are experienced in treating the complexity of the spine and provide effective, case-specific management of acute and chronic back pain. Back injuries can be the result of a single event or trauma, or the result of a combination of factors including poor posture, declining physical fitness, and/or repetitive activities, including faulty lifting, bending, or twisting. Previous injury and family history may also be a contributing factor.
Back pain problems can be confused with, or related to, hip and leg pain, weakness, or numbness. Our clinicians are skilled at differential assessment and can treat most of these conditions with physical therapy. Try physical therapy before resorting to expensive tests and procedures!
Our Process
Musculoskeletal Evaluation: Our consultation starts with a thorough exam that includes an assessment of your posture, muscle flexibility and strength, spinal symmetry, and a neurological assessment.
Treatment: Your individual plan of care may include hands-on techniques to restore spinal symmetry and normal joint motion, reduce muscle tension, increase flexibility, and restore myofascial mobility.
Functional re-training will help normalize posture and body mechanics, correct faulty movement patterns, and strengthen the core muscles of the low back, hips, and entire spine.
Therapy For Back Pain
Physical therapists can immediately decrease lower and mid back pain with manual therapy, myofascial techniques, postural training, and restoring muscular length and strength through specific exercise.
What Causes Back Pain?
Back pain can be the result of a single event or trauma, or the result of a combination of factors including poor posture, declining physical fitness, and/or repetitive activities, including faulty lifting, bending, or twisting. Previous injury and family history may also be a contributing factor.
When is Back Pain Serious?
Back pain is usually non-serious and resolves within 2-6 weeks. Rarely, back pain should be considered an emergency, or needs further treatment before seeing a physical therapist. Here are some situations where you should seek immediate medical attention:
Lisa Martens, PT, DPT, OCS
Saint Paul and Bloomington Offices
Orthopedics, Sports Injury
Clinical Mentor
Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT) for Vestibular Disorders
VRT stands for Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy, and it is a specialized form of physical therapy used to treat vertigo and other vestibular disorders. The vestibular system is responsible for our sense of balance and spatial orientation. When this system is affected, it can result in symptoms such as dizziness, vertigo (a spinning sensation), imbalance, and sometimes nausea.
VRT and Physical Therapy For Dizzy and Balance Problems
VRT is designed to help patients compensate for, adapt to, and reduce the symptoms of vestibular dysfunction. It involves a series of exercises and activities that target the vestibular system and its connections with other sensory systems, such as vision and proprioception (sensations from muscles and joints).
The goals of VRT include:
- Decreasing dizziness and vertigo symptoms.
- Improving balance and stability.
- Enhancing gaze stability and reducing eye movement abnormalities (nystagmus).
- Increasing confidence and reducing fear of falling.
- Improving overall functional activities.
VRT is typically prescribed and supervised by a physical therapist who has experience in vestibular rehabilitation. The therapy is tailored to the specific needs of each patient based on their condition and symptoms. The exercises may include various head movements, eye exercises, balance exercises, and habituation exercises.
Saunders Therapy Centers physical therapists are skilled at many VRT techniques and can help by performing many techniques and exercises or referring you to a specialist as necessary.