Welcome to pt Health

Ready to Overcome Your Pain? We Show You How.

At pt Health you can expect:

• Results: Proven, one-to-one, evidence-based therapy
• Coverage Options:  Covered by most insurance, with little to no out-of-pocket fees- see coverage tab
• Efficient Recovery:  We get you back to enjoying a pain free life as quickly as possible
• Short & Long Term Relief:  We focus on the root cause of your pain, not just symptoms
• Flexible Scheduling:  Convenient scheduling around work and home obligations
• Prevention Strategies:  We show you how to keep pain from coming back - on your own
• Experienced Clinicians:  Licensed clinicians who genuinely care about reaching your goals
• No Wait List:  Access to therapy in under 48 hours - normally same day

We also offer a convenient no-obligation appointment option so you can learn more about how we can help with no commitment.

When you choose pt Health you will find experienced physiotherapy and massage therapy professionals who work together to ensure optimal care for your painful injury.

Located near Main Street and Lutz Street, pt Health offers rehabilitation programs for individuals of all shapes, sizes, strengths and degrees of injury. We design sensible rehabilitation programs that help our patients reach their personal rehabilitation goals.  Whether it is pain relief or recovery from an injury, we will provide therapy options that can help you play an active role in achieving your goals. 

Experience a multidisciplinary clinic that specializes in physiotherapy, massage therapy, acupuncture, sports rehab, whirlpool hydrotherapy and more.  By working together as a team, all clinicians are in constant communication with each other in order to ensure that each patient receives the most effective treatment possible.

We successfully treat many conditions and injuries through a variety of effective therapy options. Click on the "conditions we treat" tab above to learn more about therapy options.

Early Intervention Can Help Prevent Lifelong Chronic Pain

Early intervention is critical to a speedy recovery. Research has proven that people who seek therapy early after an injury have shorter recovery periods and are 8 times less likely to develop chronic pain.*

pt Health and Wellness Centre can help you feel your best. Schedule your no-obligation appointment today using the form to the right, or give us a call and put pt Health full spectrum of advanced rehabilitation services to work for you.

Additional pt Health Moncton physiotherapy locations

*Study by the Department of Occupational Medicine at the Orebro Medical Centre

Evaluating Your Condition ♦ Prevention Strategies ♦ Length Of Treatment ♦ Including Your Doctor

Conditions We Treat:

At pt Health, our team has extensive experience and training in treating a variety of different conditions. Click on an injury below to learn more:

• Ankle - Sprain/Strain, Shin Splints, Arthritis, Tendon Problems:

  If you are experiencing pain from an ankle injury it is important that you get the correct form of treatment. If your ankle injury is not given the proper attention and healed completely, you run the risk of it occurring again or developing a chronic condition.
  
  Our approach to physiotherapy starts first by helping you understand your ankle injury as well as implement the necessary rehabilitation steps and bracing (when applicable)that can help correct your ankle problem.
  
  To learn more about how we can help your specific ankle injury, consider scheduling a no obligation physio appointment today.

• Arthritis - (Osteo) Joint Pain:

  Unfortunately there is no cure for osteoarthritis. Arthritis is a chronic but very treatable disease. Our physiotherapist's goals are to relieve your pain and to improve or maintain movement of affected joints. Our treatment for OA involves no prescriptions. Our rehab team will provide several options to help manage your symptoms effectively. To learn more about how we can help your specific OA pain, consider scheduling a no obligation physiotherapy appointment today.

• Back Pain - Low, Mid, Upper:

  Our physiotherapy team designs programs to address a particular back condition and to help you prevent future back pain problems from reoccurring. Physiotherapy treatments focus first on relieving pain, improving your back movement, and fostering healthy posture. There is a great deal of scientific evidence that physiotherapy is beneficial for back pain. pt Health physio clinics are evidence based and use the most current research when developing your treatment plan. We treat: piriformis syndrome, spinal stenosis, degenerative disc disease, disc herniation among other conditions. To learn more about how we can help your specific back injury, consider scheduling a no obligation appointment today.

• Bursitis:

  Non infected bursitis can be treated effectively. Our physio team will apply advanced therapy techniques to help reduce the inflammatory process of bursitis. Electrotherapy, such as ultrasound or shortwave diathermy can also help greatly. Your situation is unique, and so should your treatment be. To learn more about how we can help your bursitis pain, consider scheduling a no obligation physiotherapy appointment today.

• Car Accident Injuries: (MVA)

  Car accident rehabilitation is a specialized type of physiotherapy with a focus on collaboration between pt Health rehab professionals. Our ultimate goal is to fully return you to the physical state that you were in the minute before your car accident occurred. Car accident therapy often requires the care of more than one health care provider and may involve blending such treatments as physiotherapy and massage therapy, for example. Your situation is unique. To learn more about how we can help your specific injury, consider scheduling a no obligation appointment today. Learn more about our physio treatment approach to auto accident whiplash.

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS):

  The main focus of our treatment is to reduce or eliminate the cause of pressure in the carpal tunnel. We may provide suggestions about the use of healthy body alignment and wrist positions, helpful exercises, and tips on how to prevent future problems. Our physiotherapist may also begin treatments to reduce inflammation and to encourage normal gliding of the tendons and median nerve within the carpal tunnel. Although time required for recovery is different for every patient, as a general rule, you may see improvement in as little as four weeks. Your situation is unique. To learn more about how we can help your specific carpal tunnel injury, consider booking a physiotherapy appointment at a clinic near you.

• Chronic or Acute Muscle Pain:

  Acute injuries usually occur suddenly during activities. When you experience an acute injury there are things your pt Health physiotherapist can do to minimize tissue damage and protect from further injury. We help you to manage and recover from your injury sooner. Chronic pain is a broad category that includes many common conditions that affect the soft tissues of the body. At pt Health many nonsurgical treatment approaches are used by our rehabilitation team to reduce the symptoms of chronic pain. Our physiotherapy team gathers detailed information and will evaluate your condition closely. The answers you give along with the results of the examination will guide us in tailoring a unique treatment program that is right for you.

• Concussions:

  A concussion is known as a type of trauma, or injury, to the brain. In some cases it can result in additional symptoms, including neurological, physical, and emotional. At pt Health, we work with you to successfully recover from a concussion, through such techniques as vestibular rehabilitation, to help retrain the brain to recognize the signals from the vestibular system, proprioception, and vision to help with imbalance.

• Dizziness / Balance Issues:

  Balance problems affect over 50% of all adults at some time. A pt Health physiotherapist is trained to treat dizziness and balance issues including: BPPV (benign paroxysmal positional vertigo): an individual feels the environment is moving around them (i.e. spinning). This is related to a dysfunction in the vestibular system. A pt Health physiotherapist can help treat this with a series of maneuvers and exercises that restore normal function for the vestibular system and help the patient regain balance. Your situation is unique. To learn more about how we can help your balance issues, consider scheduling a physiotherapy appointment today.

• Elbow Conditions - Tennis Elbow, Golfers Elbow, OA, Biceps Rupture:

  The elbow is one of those areas that is easy to injure, whether it be from sitting at a desk all day or playing your favourite sport. Because elbow injury is most often linked to overuse, our physiotherapy team will work with you to reduce repeated strains during activity. When symptoms are from a particular sport or work activity, we will observe your style and motion with the activity. Our physiotherapist may suggest ways to protect the elbow during your activities. We also keep the collagen in your tendon from breaking down further. Our overall goal is to help your elbow injury heal as soon as possible. Call pt Health today to learn more about how we can help your specific injury.

• Fibromyalgia:

  Aerobic exercise can be helpful in reducing muscle pain and tenderness. Heat and massage therapy may also be beneficial in some patients. a pt Health physio therapist will assist with education about energy conservation techniques and specific strengthening exercises that may help effectively manage fibromyalgia symptoms.

• Foot - Flatfoot, Bunions, Plantar Fasciitis, Achilles Tendon Problems:

  The foot can be the home of many problems, all of them uncomfortable and tough to deal with. We help treat stress fractures, pulled muscles, torn ligaments and more. Each foot injury is unique. To learn more about how we can help your unique injury, call pt Health physiotherapy today.

• Hip Injury & Pain - Fracture, Dislocation, OA, Hip Replacement:

  A hip injury is one of the most serious injuries a person can suffer through and one that can lead to long-term health problems if not addressed correctly or inevitably prevented. Your pt Health physiotherapist will work with you to regain the stability needed in the hip for balance and walking. Find out how we can help your unique injury, consider booking a no-obligation appointment today.

• Knee Injury - Patellar Tendonitis, Meniscal Injuries, IT Band Issues, ACL Tears among Others:

  The knee is a sensitive area of your body and one that is prone to injury doing almost any activity. When you begin a pt Health knee physiotherapy program, our initial treatments will focus on decreasing pain and swelling in your affected knee. Our rehab team may begin range-of-motion exercises, with the goal of helping you swiftly regain full movement in your knee. This may include the use of rotation movements, gentle stretching, and careful pressure applied to the knee. We may also give you exercises to improve the strength of your hamstring and quadriceps muscles. As your symptoms ease and strength improves, we may also provide specialized exercises to improve knee stability. Learn more about how we can help. Book your physio appointment today.

• Neck Pain - Strain, Whiplash, Radiculopathy, Stenosis:

  Nonsurgical therapy can optimize the health of your neck and in some cases, prolong the need for surgery. Our physiotherapy programs are often prescribed for 2 to 5 weeks for patients with neck pain, although your recovery time may vary. Our therapy sessions are designed to help ease pain and to improve your mobility, strength, posture, and function. To learn more about how we can help your specific neck injury, consider scheduling a no obligation physio appointment today.

• Neurological Disorders - Hemiplegia, Dystonia, Spasticity, Paralysis

  Our treatment may help improve muscle strength, making every day activities important to you easier to achieve. Our approach to neurological rehab first assesses how your muscles are functioning and then we devise a structured rehabilitation program centred around you and your needs. Call or email us today to learn more.
  
  

• Obesity:

  pt Health physiotherapists are experts at assessing, planning, and implementing effective exercise programs for overweight and obese individuals. Your insurance may cover some or all program costs. Discover how we can help with your specific weight loss goals. schedule a no-obligation appointment today.

• Osteoporosis:

  Patients with osteoporitic bones begin losing their minerals and support capabilities, leaving the skeleton brittle and prone to fractures. The primary goals of our treatment are to educate you on proper posture, introduce safe ways of moving and lifting, and provide you with helpful exercises you can do at home to help prevent a decline in bone mass and prevent fractures. Find out how we can help you by booking a no obligation physiotherapy appointment today.

• Overuse Injury - Cumulative trauma disorder (CTD):

  CTD is a broad health category that includes many common diseases that affect the soft tissues of your body. CTD in itself is not a disease. pt Health helps you understand your condition as well as implement the necessary rehabilitation steps that should be taken for correcting your pain and preventing injury recurrence. Get more information on how we can help you by booking a no obligation appointment.
  

• Plantar Fasciitis:

  Plantar fasciitis is a painful condition affecting the bottom of the foot. Nonsurgical management of plantar fasciitis is successful in 90 per cent of all cases. When you begin therapy our physiotherapist will design exercises to improve flexibility in the calf muscles, achilles' tendon, and the plantar fascia. To learn more about how we can help your plantar fasciitis, consider scheduling a no obligation appointment today.

• Post Operative Rehabilitation:

  Post operative treatment can help with recovery from numerous surgeries such as acl reconstruction, frozen shoulder, joint replacement, knee surgery, hip replacement among others. Your situation is unique. To learn more about how we can help with your post op physio, consider scheduling your no-obligation physical therapy appointment today.

• Sciatica - Piriformis Syndrome

  Pain in the buttock that radiates down the leg is commonly called sciatica. The most common cause for sciatica is irritation of the spinal nerves in or near the lumbar spine. After evaluating your condition, our physiotherapy team will use various treatments to ease spasm and pain. Discover how we can help your sciatica pain, call or email for your no obligation appointment today.

• Shoulder Pain - Adhesive Capsulitis, Dislocations, Rotator Cuff Tears, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Instability:

  At pt Health we provide information and tools needed to successfully recover from a shoulder injury and to prevent future injuries from occurring. There are many types of shoulder injuries. To learn more about how we can help with your specific shoulder pain, schedule a no obligation physiotherapy appointment today.

• Sports Related Injuries:

  Our staff works with a variety of people with different athletic and sport backgrounds to improve their overall performance and skill, and assist them with successful recovery when sports-related injuries occur. There are many types of sport related injuries. Discover how our physiotherapists can help you.

• Strains / Sprains:

  Sprains and strains are injuries caused by overstretching or tearing of the ligaments and tendons. Strains and sprains have similar signs and symptoms, but differ anatomically. To learn more about how we can help your strain / sprain, consider scheduling a no obligation appointment today.

• Work Related Injury:

  We look forward to helping you recover from your work related injury. Whether you spend your day at the computer, sitting at a desk, standing or lifting, we can work with you to design a program that will help you avoid or recover from work injuries. Find out how we can help by scheduling a no obligation physiotherapy appointment today.
  
  

Personalized Treatment Plan: The First Step to Your Recovery

Our first goal is to reduce the symptoms you're feeling right now as quickly as possible. We assess and develop a personalized treatment program through means including, but not limited to, advanced exercise prescriptions, manual therapy, and various modalities.  

Evaluating Your Condition

To come up with your treatment program, a therapist will gather key information about your condition. Your answers along with the results of an expert examination will guide us in creating a specific type of treatment program to effectively address your specific condition and eventually, to facilitate your healing.

Adjustments to the program are implemented based on your actual progress, or response, to the treatment until your goals are achieved. We pay close attention to your progress. You will receive verbal instruction and hands-on guidance to improve your condition.

Prevention Strategies:
Understanding Your Condition and Implementing Prevention Strategies

A clear understanding of your condition will not only alleviate your concerns, but can also help you understand your condition, to look for and change factors that may be causing your symptoms, and to help you learn how to avoid future problems.

Our therapists may provide tips, specific stretches, and exercises to do at work, or during activities. We recommend changes to help you do your job with less strain and less chance of injury.

As you recover, you will gradually advance in a series of strengthening exercises for the muscles surrounding the affected area which helps patients begin moving easier and lessens the chances of future pain and problems.

How Long It Takes:
Quick Treatments to Let You Work on Your Other Responsibilities

Our goal is to relieve pain and correct your injury as quickly as possible, without compromising the quality of treatments you will be receiving. We adjust our therapy programs to meet your goals.

We get you in for treatment quickly, usually within a few days, and work hard to get you back to enjoying life as quickly as possible. In fact, in some cases just a few 30-minute therapy sessions is all it takes.

Including Your Doctor:
Your Doctor Is Always Our Partner

It takes a team approach to high quality health care. That is why we never take your doctor out of the equation.

pt Health provides clear and consistent reporting to your doctor. Reporting may include areas such as results achieved, detailed assessment of problem, treatment by physiotherapist, and future treatment options.

We Help You Get Well & Stay Well.

But the treatment doesn't stop in our office. We may provide you with exercises to do at home on a regular basis to help control your symptoms and protect reoccurrence of injury in the years ahead. Although we will continue to be a resource, you will be in charge of practicing the strategies and exercises you've learned as part of an ongoing home program and maintain a good quality of life.

Ready to feel your best again? Schedule Your No-Obligation Appointment Today.

You're in Good Hands at pt Health

Healthcare Solutions to Get Well and Stay Well

pt health uses many therapy options to ensure an optimal approach to your care. You will experience a variety of gentle therapy solutions that can help reduce pain, strengthen, add flexibility, improve joint range, and more. Click on any of the service below to learn more.

• Acupuncture

  Acupuncture is a holistic treatment wherein thin needles are inserted at specific points of the body. This form of treatment has roots in Traditional Chinese Medicine and operates with the idea that every form of illness is caused by an energy imbalance in the human body. pt Health's gentle approach to acupuncture specifically addresses imbalances unique to your health. Effective for treatment of pain, insomnia, digestive problems, abdominal aches, and much more.

• Arthritis Management

  Arthritis Management Therapy assists individuals with various types and severity of arthritis.

• Ergonomic Assessment

  An ergonomic assessment evaluates different kinds of stresses on the muscles, tendons and bones in the workplace.

• Interferential Current (IFC)

  An effective therapy option used to relieve pain and accelerate the self-healing process within your body.

• Manual Therapy

  Includes mobilization of the nerves, soft tissue mobilization, myofascial release, and mobilization of spinal segments and joints.

• Massage Therapy

  Massage therapy involves gentle hands-on manipulation of the soft tissues of your body. Therapeutic focus includes your muscles, connective tissue, tendons, ligaments and joints. pt Health Registered Massage Therapists manipulate your muscles and other soft tissues of the body with varying degrees of pressure and movement. This helps to relieve pain and tension. If done soon enough after accidents involving trauma and injury, massage can greatly reduce the development of painful muscular patterning.

• Myofascial Release

  Soft tissue therapy that involves a mix of massage and gentle long strokes to release the tightness in the fascia or connective tissue.

• Older Adult Therapy

  Older adult therapy includes physiotherapy services for the elderly population to enhance their quality of life and help them with mobility and unrestricted movement.

• Physiotherapy

  Effective physiotherapy care for all ages. If you are coping with physical limitations, painful injuries, chronic conditions or sport-related problems, physiotherapy can offer you the relief you are searching for! At pt Health, we know how much an injury or condition can affect your quality of life. Our primary aim is to help you get well and stay well. Our compassionate and professional staff are eager to help you achieve your health care goals. Call us today for a no-obligation consultation or for more information on how physiotherapy can benefit you or your loved ones.

• Sport Injury Rehabilitation

  A multidisciplinary approach designed to help athletes return to normal, pre-injury function.

• Stroke Rehabilitation

  Stroke rehabilitation aims to reduce paralysis, weakness and numbness and gain mobility in the patient\'s body.

• Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

  An electronic device that produces electrical impulses to stimulate nerves across unbroken skin. It is considered an effective method to relieve pain and inflammation.

• Ultrasound (Therapeutic)

  Ultrasound is a therapy in which ultrasound technique is used for treating chronic pain and various kinds of disorders

• Vestibular Rehabilitation

  Retrain the brain to recognizing the signals from the vestibular system, proprioception and vision to help with imbalance.

Accessible and Affordable Therapy

We Take Care Of The Paperwork So You Don't Have To

pt Health services are covered by most health care plans; most pay 80-100% of the fees. If you have a dental plan, chances are you also have coverage for most of the services and products we offer at pt Health. We currently accept:

• All Third Party Insurance
• Extended Health Benefits
• Motor Vehicle Accident Insurance
• Personal Cheque
• All Major Credit Cards
• Debit/Interac
• Cash
   

Important Coverage Information:

Employer Extended Health Plans / Benefits

We bill directly to your extended health plan.

pt Health services are covered by most health care insurance plans.  Unlike other clinics, if you are claiming through your extended health care carrier or work plan, we do not require you to pay for your therapy sessions up front. Instead, we bill your insurance company on your behalf, so there is minimal out of pocket fees.

Motor Vehicle Accident Coverage

We bill directly to your insurance company for you.

If you have extended health care benefits that cover therapy, auto insurance companies in New Brunswick require that your claim be placed through your extended health plan first. Any remaining balances for services are then covered by your auto accident insurance plan. On your first visit, you may be asked to provide information about your extend health plan.
If you do not have an extended health care benefits which covers therapy, your treatments may be billed directly through your auto accident insurance company.

Blue Cross Billing

pt Health will bill all Blue Cross plans directly for physiotherapy, chiropractor, psychology, naturopath, dietitian and massage therapy treatments. Examples of employees with Blue Cross insurance:

• CDHA
• HRSB
• RCMP
• DND
• Canadian Forces
• Veterans Affairs

For more details about treatment fees, contact our helpful administrative team with any questions you may have about your payment options.

Schedule your no-obligation appointment today to get well and stay well.

Cathie MacLeod, Physiotherapist

Cathie graduated from Dalhousie University in 1973. She was the owner and physiotherapist for McCleod Physiotherapy for 18 years.  Cathie's main goal is to reduce pain and restore movement using modalities such as interferential current, ultasound, acupuncture and exercise. Patient education is always a primary part of treatment. She enjoys treating all age groups, walks of life and conditions.

 

Patricia Boone, RMT

Patty graduated with honors from Everest College in Hamilton, Ontario in 2010 and was subsequently licensed by the Ontario College of Massage Therapy and began working immediately. Now a member in good standing with Association of New Brunswick Massage Therapist she enjoys working in the clinical setting, preferring to help discover and treat causes, not just symptoms.
 

Lucy Wilson, Kin.

Lucy graduated from Universite de Moncton in 2004 with a degree in Kinesiology and is certified as a Medical Exercise Specialist.  She is also currently working on getting certified as a personal trainer through CanFitPro.  She has had many experiences providing exercise programs for people having suffered a traumatic brain injury and cerebrovascular incident, as well as post-rehab conditions.  Lucy joined the team in July and she spends time assisting Cathie in the clinic as well as providing exercise/stretch sessions to ExxonMobil employees a few days a week. Having a passion for what she does, there is never a dull moment and you will always have 100 percent of her attention.

Elizabeth Scarth, Product Specialist

Elizabeth has been working as a Kinesiologist with pt Health since January of 2012, beginning after the completion of her Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology degree from Dalhousie University. Elizabeth became interested in the field of Kinesiology when she was a physiotherapy patient, having injured herself playing many different sports throughout her life. While completing her Kinesiology degree, she had the opportunity to work in the field as a Student Athletic Therapist for the Varsity Rugby team at St. Mary's University for the 2010 and 2011 seasons.

Since January of 2013, Elizabeth has been working as the Product Specialist for New Brunswick, traveling to all the pt Health clinics in the province to provide biomechanical scans, orthotic consultations and knee bracing.

Elizabeth is also certified to do Soft Tissue Release which she has been practicing during her time at pt Health.

Elizabeth hopes to continue her studies by pursuing her Masters in Physiotherapy in the future.

Letisha Leman, Occupational Therapist

Having grown up on the Northside of Fredericton, I affectionately call Fredericton my hometown. Over the years, my deep involvement in athletics and interest in health and recreation naturally lead to taking my Bachelors of Science of Kinesiology (BScKin) at UNB which I thoroughly enjoyed. I completed an honours project in the area of Motor Control and Learning, and graduated in 2010.

After having a “lightbulb” moment and discovering what the profession of Occupational Therapy was, I enthusiastically completed my Masters of Science in Occupational Therapy (MScOT) at Dalhousie University, graduating in 2012. Throughout my degree, I had very diverse clinical placement experiences within the Fredericton area, including mental health, ergonomics, outpatient plastics, community development, and inpatient family practice. 

I am excited to be a part of the pt Health team and to begin working to help clients overcome barriers to reach their goals. My OT work focuses on the areas of job site analysis, return to work planning, ergonomic assessments, functional testing and community care. I am looking forward to furthering my professional education as opportunities arise.

In my free time, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful husband and son, playing board games, working with youth, and being creative! One of my favourite hobbies is crafting handmade cards... a stack of scrapbook paper or cardstock makes a perfect gift anytime!