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Physical Therapy is more than a hot pack and massage. Physical therapists are movement experts that are trained to evaluate strength deficits, movement restrictions, and soft tissue limitations that may be causing pain and injury. Physical Therapy addresses the whole person to allow for maximum pain free mobility to allow for unrestricted participation in sports, hobbies, and activities of daily life.
Manual Therapy includes several treatments , such as deep tissue massage, soft tissue massage, trigger point release, myofascial release, IASTM, cupping, joint mobilization, and recovery stretching. Manual Therapy can be a useful tool to help decrease pain to allow for improved mobility and return to exercise. This is especially useful during a recent onset of pain, such as waking up with a stiff neck or straining your back doing yardwork. Call sooner than later to reduce your pain before it becomes chronic and debilitating.
Wellness is often a continuation of care after you have addressed your goals for physical therapy. The Wellness Program allows for you to continue working on endurance, strength, mobility, and overall well-being with guidance and instruction in safe exercise progressions. This focuses on prevention and injury avoidance to allow you to continue living an active and healthy lifestyle.
Pregnancy is an exciting time, and it should not limit you from your activities. Know what exercises are safe for you and baby Relieve shooting pain down your leg and lower back pain. Continue working or exercising without pain. Understand a diastasis and how to monitor during pregnancy. Control pubic symphyses dysfunction. Manage round ligament pain. Prepare your body for labor and delivery.
It is very important for moms to take care of themselves after pregnancy. Manage hip, pelvic, or lower back pain. Improve c-section scar mobility and sensitivity. Decrease tailbone pain. Avoid leaking when you sneeze, cough, or lift baby. Learn to manage diastasis recti. Stop neck and back pain from nursing and pumping. Return to running or working out safely.
Dry Needling is a technique that utilizes a thin filiform needle to address myofascial trigger points that often contribute to pain. This technique is a great adjunct to your physical therapy program to reduce painful trigger points, allowing you to get more out of your stretches and strengthening exercises.
Whether you are new to running or a seasoned runner, injuries are often inevitable. A running analysis will determine how improvements can be made in flexibility, strength, cadence, and even footwear to help eliminate reoccurring and chronic injuries.
Learn how to overcome common injuries associated with tennis and golf. These programs are designed to improve strength, mobility, and form specific to golf and tennis.
Dr. Kelly Shannon graduated from James Madison University in 2005 where she studied Biology and received a Bachelors of Science degree.
She then attended the Medical University of South Carolina and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2008 with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
Since graduating, she has been working in outpatient orthopedics an
Dr. Kelly Shannon graduated from James Madison University in 2005 where she studied Biology and received a Bachelors of Science degree.
She then attended the Medical University of South Carolina and graduated Summa Cum Laude in 2008 with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy.
Since graduating, she has been working in outpatient orthopedics and treating an assortment of all diagnoses. She was the recipient of the Best of the Best of Frederick for Physical Therapist in 2019 and runner up in 2020.
She moved back to South Carolina in 2021 with the desire to start helping Charlestonians live active and pain free lifestyles.
Areas of Specialization
Spinal mobilization, PRI techniques, Sacroiliac Dysfunction, Myofascial Release, IASTM, Running Rehabilitation and Running Gait analysis. She is a Certified Pregancy and Post Partum Exercises Specialist. Additionally, she is certified in Myopain Dry Needling, an approach used to treat trigger points and is often a great adjunct to the treatment!
In her spare time, she enjoys playing tennis, camping, hiking, going to the beach, cooking and spending time with her husband and two girls.
Concierge physical therapy is an exclusive service that is only offered to a limited number of individuals at a time; this allows me to completely individualize treatment and care with each person and provide an overall better experience than at a traditional physical therapy clinic.
Treatment in your home will keep you from having to go into a busy clinic with many people working in close quarters. This alone will reduce your risk for Covid exposure.
The treatment table and all equipment will be sanitized between each patient. I will be wearing a mask and ask that you do as well. I will also have gloves and hand sanitizer with me at each visit.
I do not to participate with insurance companies in order to keep the treatment completely unaffected by insurance limitations. Insurance often dictates how many visits or body parts can be treated at a time, often resulting in unmet patient goals. By staying out of network, we can continue to progress and modify treatment as necessary until you have met all of your goals. I can accept your HSA (health savings account) and FSA (flexible savings account) as payment.
No you do not. South Carolina allows direct access to treatment with a physical therapist for 30 days before needing a referral from your doctor. Just give me a call and we can get you set up for an evaluation.
