Picture of an elderly man getting Physical Therapy assistance from a male and female Therapist as he is trying to walk.

Physical Therapy

The following services are offered through the Physical Therapy Department of Dosher Memorial Hospital:

• Arthritis Management
• Back & Neck Therapy (McKenzie)
• Exercise Prescriptions for patients with COPD, Diabetes, or Osteoporosis
• Orthotics/Prosthetic Training
• Orthopaedic Rehabilitation
• Postsurgical Rehabilitation
• Sports medicine
• Dry needling
• Parkinson’s and stroke rehabilitation
• Massage/modalities for pain management


Our Physical Therapy Department is located on the second floor of the hospital at 924 N. Howe Street, Southport. Our department of professional therapists includes staff with post-graduate degrees, a doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) and a McKenzie-certified therapist.

Orthopedic post-op treatment guidelines

Please click on one of the following links to view the post-operative treatment guidelines for that condition:

ACL-PTG Reconstruction
Arthroscopic Decompression/Debridement
Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (ACI)
CMC Arthroplasty
High Tibial Osteotomy
Hip Arthroscopic Labral
Knee Arthroscopy
Knee Chondroplasty
Surgery
Meniscus Repair
PPEP Patellar Protection
Rotator Cuff Repair
Shoulder Stabilization
SLAP Repair
Tendon Flexon Repair
Total Hip Arthroplasty
Total Knee Arthroplasty
Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
Type I Rotator Cuff Repair

For more information, please call Physical Therapy at (910) 457-3843 or fax the department at 910-454-4711.