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Orthopedic Therapy

Marin Movement Center provides physical therapy in two locations that provide convenient locations for physical therapy throughout in Marin County.

Our Larkspur location is convenient for physical therapy in Larkspur, Greenbrae, Kentfield, Mill Valley, and San Anselmo. It is less than a fifteen minute drive from Belvedere, Tiburon, Marin City and Sausalito. For San Francisco residents, we are less than 10 miles from the Golden Gate bridge.

 

Our San Rafael location is in the Northgate / Terra Linda area and is convenient for anyone living in Novato, Bel Marin Keys, and Marinwood. Residents of San Rafael would find either our Larkspur or Northgate location convenient.

 

Approximate drive times:

Kentfield 1 minute

Larkspur 3 minutes

Novato - 7 minutes

San Anselmo - 10 minutes

Marinwood - 5 minutes

Belvedere - 10 minutes

Tiburon - 10 minutes

Mill Valley - 5 minutes

Sausalito - 10 minutes

Marin City - 10 minutes

Nicasio - 15 minutes

Smith Ranch - 5 minutes

Northgate - 1 minute

Terra Linda - 1 minute

 

 

Orthopedic Therapy

Physical Therapy Program

Marin Movement Center offers traditional and non-traditional Physical Therapy. This includes manual therapy, movement re-education, core strengthening and gym training, active exercise, modalities, and patient education.

We treat a variety of musculo-skeletal dysfunctions wherever movement is impaired. These include:

· Orthopedic rehabilitation

· Sports injury rehabilitation

· Neurological rehabilitation

· Therapeutic intervention

· Work injury rehabilitation

· Back and neck injuries or pain

· Shoulder and arm injuries

· Post-op (Spine and extremities)

· Repetitive strain injuries

· Posture and Gait difficulties

Physical Therapy Interventions

Manual therapy

Muscle energy techniques

Massage—myofascial release

Therapeutic exercise

Spinal alignment

Posture education

Ergononics

Gym training

Aquatic exercise

Balance training

PNF—Proprioreceptive neuromuscular facilitation

NDT-Neurodevelopmental treatment

Ultrasound

Light therapy

Electric stim

Ice/Heat

Modalities

For more than 20 years, Light Therapy has been used extensively throughout the world to effectively treat a number of soft-tissue injuries, pain, and inflammatory conditions.

Light therapy is backed by extensive research with hundreds of published studies covering a wide range of conditions including arthritis.

How is Light Therapy Applied?

Treatments are fast and easy to apply. With treatment times generally less than 5 minutes, Light Therapy is a perfiect complement to traditional soft-tissue treatments. Preferably, treatments are administered 2-3 tims per week for optimal results.