General

Physical Therapy Effective Alternative for Knee Surgery Are you suffering from prolonged, intense pain or injury in the knee? Have you considered surgery to relieve your pain? Physical therapy can often be an effective alternative to surgery for knee injuries (1). Physical therapy clinic,Professional Therapy Associates (PTA), uses manual therapy techniques andspecially targeted exercises to [...]

Is Pain Affecting Your Quality of Life? Do you find yourself limiting activity with family or friends due to pain?  The side effects of living with pain are numerous:  physical discomfort, emotional problems, and lack of energy—at the very least.  Chronic pain doesn’t just hurt your body; it affects your emotions, too. Constant aches and [...]

Are You Sick of “Waiting Out” Pain? Many people believe that pain will eventually subside on its own if they just wait patiently. On the contrary, pain only tends to increase over time, becoming chronic and negatively impacting a person’s life. Living with chronic pain is an immense challenge and physical therapy often gives individuals [...]

What Can Physical Therapy do for Your Pain? Chronic discomfort is certainly a pain in the neck, literally. Living with severe pain can affect your life, both personal and professional, as well as your mental, physical and emotional well-being. Physical therapy provides a window to alternative pain solutions. Professional Therapy Associates (PTA) offers a wide [...]

Is Your Body Failing You? Do you struggle to climb out of bed in the morning? Constant aches and pains are a sign of your body needing help. Coping with chronic pain is a challenge and physical therapy can provide a much needed boost in the right direction for your health. The therapists at Professional [...]

How Physical Therapy Can Help Keep the Community Healthy One reason people tend to forego visiting a physical therapist is the thought that only patients with severe pain injuries are eligible for physical therapy. The notion that physical therapy is just for rehabilitation is a common misconception. Physical therapy (PT) is beneficial for anyone experiencing [...]

Addressing the Real Costs of Pain Pain is more than a signal from your body that something is wrong. It is also an emotional experience.  How one person experiences and responds to pain differs from how another may experience and respond to it. But there is one commonality shared among those who are living with [...]

More FAQs about PT from PTA As a medical practice, physical therapy combines proven science with carefully honed skills to provide customized care to patients in pain. The medical staff at Professional Therapy Associates has been serving the residents of Flathead Valley for nearly 25 years, empowering them to maintain health and mobility and live [...]

A Few FAQs about PT from PTA Physical Therapy is more than a few exercises to restore mobility and alleviate pain. Quality treatment includes patient education to prevent pain and injury in the future. The medical staff at Professional Therapy Associates serves the residents of Flathead Valley by not only treating conditions caused by injury [...]

When Pain Knocks Your Knees A knee may look simple from the outside, but this heavy-lifting joint is one of the most complex in the body. Comprised of an impressive network of ligaments and cartilage, the knee does more than connect the thigh bone to the shin bones. Its unique structure provides the fluid flexibility [...]