Pelletier Rickert Physical Therapy

Many people do not know who to choose for their physical therapy .  There are many excellent choices for physical therapy and why should they choose us?                                        

We have over 30 years experience performing physical therapy.    We have been in business over 25 years.                        We have taken thousands of hours of  continuing education

We have treated numerous conditions repeatedly and know what works and doesn’t work for your condition.

We put our name on our business   and not a generic name so the patient  know who owns the business and treating you.       WE  STAND BEHIND OUR NAME!!!!!!                        

Dr JoAnne Pelletier EdD PT,  and Larry Rickert PT

We  see people in our practice who have neck and arm pain and do not know what to do.  We commonly get referrals from physicians to treat these people.  We will perform a thorough evaluation on their condition to determine if it is coming from the shoulder and/or neck  and devise a treatment program for this condition.  We might start with modalities consisting of cold packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, soft tissue massage, joint mobilization, traction, and then a supervised stretching and strenghtening program in our spacious 4500 sq foot facility.   We expect to see changes in your condition quickly and we adjust our treatment program to meet your progress daily.  WHY WAIT get treatment now and get rid of your pain.

We see many people in our practice with knee pain not wanting to have knee surgery whether it is knee arthroscopy, or total knee replacement.  They commonly see a orthopedic physician who might give them a injection of cortisone or some sort of synvisc fluid into knee.  They will refer them to our facility and we will perform a thoroguh evaluation of the knee to determine what exercises , activities they can perform without causing undue stress, trauma to their knees.  We will add various modalities, which might consists of cold packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, soft tissue massage, joint mobilization, and start them on a supervised exercise program in our spacious 4500 sq foot facility.  We will then give a individualized treatment program for their condition.    WHY WAIT it might get worse and see what you can do for your knee.

The cause of foot pain can be numerous from such things as walking barefoot, excessive distance walking, running, aerobic classes,  improper shoes, jumping, pushing off hard on foot etc…    We see many people in our practice with this problem.   They commonly see a podiatrist, orthopedic or medical physician who refers them to our facility.  We perform a thorough evaluation of their condition followed by comprehensive treatment which might consists of cold packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation, soft tissue massage, joint mobilization,  a supervised stretching, strengthening exercises in our large 4500 square foot facility and placed on a home exercise program.    We expect to see progress quickly or we re evaluate your condition and change your treatment program promptly.  WHY WAIT it might get worse.

Many people experience pain in their shoulder for various reasons, age, trauma, wear and tear, falls, improper exercising are among the most common.   We have extensive experience and training in rehabilitation of the shoulder.  Our treatment will consist of a thorogh evaluation of your condition,  then possibly cold packs, ultrasound, electrical stimulation to decrease inflammatory processes, manual therapy, soft tissue massage,  joint mobilization , myofascial treatment to your shoulder and a supervised exercise program in our spacious 4500 sq foot facility.  We will then devise a specific home  program for your shoulder showing you proper exercises, positions and exercises to avoid, and how to return to your activity with decrease problems.   Please feel free to call or email to schedule a appointment to see how we can solve your problem.  WHY WAIT it will only get worse.

We have been getting patients who woke up with dizziness for no reason.  We have successfully been able to help them with this uncomfortable annoyance.  We perform a technique called canalith repositioning, or epley manuever which will alleviate your dizziness in a few treatments.   Call us at 239-772-3335 to set up a evaluation of your condition as soon as possible.   

Larry Rickert PT

Pelletier Rickert Physical Therapy

We are updating our website look and feel to make it easier for our you to navigate and find education material on our practice, especially topics of health and well being. 

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Larry