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Physical Therapy Middletown, NY

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Holistic, effective, and lasting pain relief solution.

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Tailored treatment plans & personalized care.

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What Our Holistic Physical Therapy Can Help

Physical therapy can treat a wide range of concerns. At Northern Medical Center, we focus on sports injuries, geriatric issues, orthopedic injuries, and mobility issues.

Sports are always accompanied by more or less risk of injury. If you are suffering from pulled muscles, runner’s knee, you may wish to join our physical therapy. Our professional physical therapy team can help you bounce back from an accident, heal chronic overuse pain and tenderness, identify underlying alignment and movement issues, and learn about other existing vulnerabilities that put you at risk for developing recurring injuries in the future.

We teach patients to identify specific movements and daily activities to correct these structural issues in joints, tendons, connective tissue, blood supply, and more. Through working with our team, you will be able to identify certain movements and daily activities which may make conditions worse—as well as those that are healthy for improving strength and flexibility. After a course of treatment, patients will fully understand their condition, be able to prevent similar problems, and to treat the problems if they recur in the future. Many patients tell us they have “become my own doctor now!”

We introduce you to the well-known McKenzie method therapy. McKenzie therapy is especially effective for treating lower back and neck pain—one of the most common complaints that patients voice—where other treatments fall short. The McKenzie approach diagnoses musculoskeletal alignment and repetitive misuse issues. Through a series of graded exercises, the McKenzie program readjusts these issues, alleviating pressure on the system.

Muscle mobilizing and manipulation has been in use in medicine since ancient times. It entails guiding the movement of joints and muscles in varying degrees, to help with patients’ healing when they find it difficult to move on their own. Through assisted manipulation, physical therapy progressively guides patients to greater amplitude and frequency of movement, allowing for the development of greater mobility and strength by carefully moving from passive movement to active resistance. Some manipulation may also involve applying a fast but low amplitude pressure near the end of one’s range of motion. This can produce the “crack” that is often observed in chiropractic treatments, as areas that were previously stiff become loosened.

All too often the issues you face in one part of the body can actually begin at another source. Poor posture, shifting weight in asymmetric ways on the body, and bad habits can all contribute to misalignment, which—over time—becomes difficult to notice and correct. For instance, proper alignment of the spine can help with so-called “referred pain”. While such pain seems localized to a certain place (for example, a hip), in fact the hidden source of pain may originate in nerve fibers in the back, which are broadcast to other areas. Fixing alignment issues can therefore go a long way to receiving inflammation, muscle tenderness, pains, numbness and other chronic symptoms.

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Holistic Physical Therapy

Our physical therapy combines the structural-level McKenzie Approach with energy-level therapies such as traditional Chinese medicine Tuina, reflexology, trigger point stimulation, myofascial release, and modalities like electrical stimulation, magnetic therapy, and infrared therapy. The goal is to help patients correct structural issues and then use various energy therapies to promote faster recovery.

Soft & Deep
Tissue Massage

Helps promote relaxation, relieve muscle tension, reduce adhesions, alleviate pain, and prevent injuries.

Advanced
Therapy Technology

Ultrasound, Electrical Stimulation and Far-Infrared Therapies to help accelerate your recovery progress.

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Fascia
Manipulation

Releases tension and restores movement by targeting connective tissue.

Other TCM Services

Acupuncture, Acupressure Massage and Magnetic Therapy target imbalances in the body to reduce chronic health issues.

Customized Approach

Hands-on Massage Therapy

Depending on clients’ needs, our experienced staff may also supplement treatment with soft and deep tissue massage as it benefits each unique case. 

Our Treatments:

  • Soft Tissue Massage: Relieves tension and promotes relaxation by targeting muscle knots and improving circulation.
  • Deep Tissue Massage: Helps reduce chronic pain and muscle stiffness by reaching deeper muscle layers and fascia.
  • Fascia Manipulation: Improves flexibility and reduces pain by targeting the connective tissue, aiding in muscle recovery and tension release.
  • Active Release: Relieves scar tissue, improves range of motion, and enhances mobility by focusing on specific muscle groups and soft tissue restrictions.
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Advanced Technologies to Accelerate Your Progress

In addition to our comprehensive physical therapy techniques, we also work with the below list of effective technologies that can help fast-forward your progress.

  • Ultrasound – introduces heat, which helps decrease pain, increase flexibility, promote circulation, and catalyze healing
  • Electrical Stimulation – an especially helpful tool when decreased mobility and stiffness limits patients’ ability to perform physical therapy
  • Far-Infrared Therapies – promotes healing and regeneration in the human body
Holistic Physical Therapy

Other TCM Services

In addition to a western medical approach, we also have the capability to address injury using time-tested traditional healing methodologies, steeped in ancient natural wisdom from Chinese Traditional Medicine (TCM).

These techniques treat the body as an integrated system, and work by addressing overall imbalances in the body to reduce chronic health issues that make inflammation and injury more likely, pain more unbearable, and recovery more difficult.

TCM is able to influence the nervous, endocrine and immune systems, putting your body in a state that is ideal for breaking up hard-to-eliminate conditions that impede progress with physical therapy. 

Holistic physical therapy includes the following methods:

  • Acupuncture
  • Acupressure Massage
  • Magnetic Therapy

Meet Our Physical Therapist

David ( Xiaoming Gao)

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David has been working as a physical therapist for 25 years. He combines structural level of Mckenzie approach and energy level of Chinese manual therapy and modalities such as magnetic energy, ultrasound and infrared energy to help clients correct and optimize their physical health. David also co-treat with Chinese traditional medicine doctors for conditions such as stroke, Parkinson’s disease and joints disorders. 

  • Languages: English and Chinese ( Mandarin and Cantonese )
  • Chinese manual therapy (Tuina and Acupressure)
    Studied and practiced Chinese manual therapy in Hengyang Chinese Medicine Hospital in Hunan, China 1991-1992.
  • Physical Therapy
    Graduated from PT program in Tennessee State University in 1997.
  • Continuing Education
    The Mckenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy ( MDT ). Globally recognized as a leading treatment for back, neck and extremities disorders.
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What Our Patients Say Cloud Health Center

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4.6/5 (95+ Reviews)

I feel the need to post a review about the amazing care and treatment ! received from Dr. David Gao at the Northern Medical Center in Middletown NY. I was referred to Dr. Gao by a family member who had been treated by him with great success. First, let me say I was very impressed when I initially entered the building. It was spacious, clean as a whistle and had a peaceful, calming atmosphere. The staff were all so gracious and sincerely caring. On my first visit the doctor was able to identify the cause of my severe pain without having to take any x-rays or MRI. He began his treatment the same day. Within a matter of 6 visits, he had completely healed my condition WITHOUT prescribing any medication!! I haven't had any pain since! Thank you so much Dr. Gao! I highly recommend Northern Medical Center!
Donna.C
Northern Medical Center has exceeded all my health expectations: The physical therapy has relieved my headaches. I believe my headaches were the result of Long COVID but after four visits I was cured. David Gao, physical therapist, took the time to explain the actual source of my pain at the right side of my neck and cured the pain with acupressure techniques. I was taught the exercises to continue as needed any time that pain may return. I am quite pleased with the Physical Therapy at Northern Medical Center and would recommend it to my friends or anyone who may be in search of reliable therapy for pain.
Albert.P
I am truly grateful for all of them and they have so much knowledge and intuition about the human body. They also take the time to explain what is going on in your own body to make you aware and more self sufficient to deal with pain and sickness. Within 7 weeks my pain was gone without medication or surgery. If you are someone who is suffering or feel like you aren't getting the answers you seek, or the doctors just aren't listening please go to Northern Medical Center. I promise it will be the last doctor, physical therapist, or pediatric doctor you will ever need to see. Thank you Dr. Gao and all the staff at Northern Medical Center for not only changing my life but also my friends and relatives.
Emily.P
Physical therapy is amazing. My arm was injured and it has been painful and weak for over three months. I was desperate and depressed because the function of my arm is lost. Today I had a treatment in Northern medical center and I feel much better. The therapist is patient and nice. I am glad I found a great doctor. Many thanks to Northern medical center and my physical therapist.
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