Physical Therapy

Physical therapy (PT) helps people who have complex conditions and injuries improve their gross motor skills, strength, and balance throughout their lifespan.

Physical therapists use various technologies, tests, and techniques to help people reach new levels of independence and mobility. A physical therapist might also recommend adaptive and mobility equipment, including walkers, standers, and wheelchairs.

The goal of physical therapy is to help kids, teens, and adults function in their homes and communities. At Gillette, we strive to recreate environments that people encounter in their daily lives to make therapy more meaningful.

• Complex lifelong conditions 
• Sports related injuries 
• Orthopedic Surgery 
• Disabilities that affect lower extremities 
• Developmental Concerns 
• Genetic and Neurological disorders 
• Other medical conditions that may impact a person from their functional mobility

Supported by the latest equipment and techniques, there are many options for outpatient and inpatient therapy at Gillette. With our physical therapy programs, individuals can reach their highest levels of independence and function.

With the help of our PT team, we can work on improving mobility, transfers, joint range of motion, strength, endurance, balance, bowel and bladder dysfunction. At Gillette, we offer a variety of modalities and specialty treatments to work toward meeting goals in these areas as appropriate and discussed with your primary therapist.

• Aquatic (pool) therapy
• Equipment evaluations including seating and mobility equipment
• Functional electrical stimulation
• Neuromuscular electrical stimulation
• Pelvic floor biofeedback
• Physical therapy for scoliosis
• Return-to-activity training for concussion and related neurotrauma
• Robotic-assisted locomotor training
• Consultative care services
• Spasticity evaluation
• Sports medicine
• Transition of care
• Torticollis
• Prosthetics
• Toe walking
• Orthopedic injuries – rehab
• Orthopedic conditions (Legg Calve Perthes, Club Foot, Hip Dysplasia)
• Intensive program
• ZeroG

Many people who have complex conditions and disabilities can benefit from physical therapy. Gillette supports patients and caregivers to navigate their everyday world with confidence. Within our inpatient and outpatient programs, individuals will experience:

• A highly collaborative approach with other specialists within the community. This collaboration ensures that you will get the best possible care. 
• PT collaboration in the following teams: joint seating evaluations, spina bifida clinic, prosthetic clinic, neuromuscular clinic, spasticity evaluation clinic, complex movement disorder clinic, developmental clinic, and sports med clinic. 
• One of the nation’s top providers of pediatric inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation therapies. Gillette offers the Twin Cities’ only pediatric comprehensive inpatient rehabilitation program certified by the Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF). Gillette is one of eight U.S. pediatric inpatient rehabilitation facilities to have CARF accreditation for both its pediatric specialty and pediatric brain injury programs. 
• The latest technology, tests, and techniques. 
• Access to services at multiple locations and virtual care options.

Find out how physical therapy at Gillette can help your child to succeed.

As part of their treatment at Gillette, your child might receive care from providers across our many specialties and services, including:

• Audiology
• Child Life
• Craniofacial and plastic surgery
• Complex Care
• Inpatient care (hospital units)
• Neurology
• Neuropsychology
• Nutrition and feeding
• Occupational Therapy
• Orthotics, Prosthetics, and Seating
• Orthopedics
• Physical therapy
• Psychology
• Radiology and imaging
• Rehabilitation medicine
• Speech and language therapy
• Social Work
• Therapeutic Recreation