Flex, Move, Recover

North Shore Health’s Physical Therapy Department is dedicated to providing you the best possible treatment close to home on the North Shore. Whether your personal goals are to relieve pain, improve mobility, restore function, or increase strength, our skilled physical therapists are eager to work with you to help you live a successful, happy life.

Appointments are available at the following locations:

  • Birch Grove- Tofte
  • North Shore Health Grand Marais
  • Grand Portage- Community Center

Everyone is unique and with many medical conditions, deficits impact your body’s natural ability to move or function at its highest potential. This may impact your ability to work, walk, play with grandkids, cook, participate in sports, outdoor recreation, or other activities you enjoy. Your physical therapist will help you address these deficits by assessing your current challenges, listening to your goals, and creating a plan tailored to you.

Our Physical Therapy Department utilizes therapeutic exercise, manual therapy techniques, gait and balance training strategies, education for ergonomic and home/sleeping modifications, pain management strategies, nd home exercise programs to get you back to doing the things you love.

Our updated Rehabilitation Department is located near the main entrance of North Shore Health. You will work with one of our team of highly trained Physical Therapists with over a century of combined experience in the following areas.

  • Ankle and foot
  • Knee
  • Hip
  • Low Back and Spine (Including sciatica and stenosis)
  • Shoulder
  • Elbow, wrist, and hand
  • Neck
  • Headaches
  • Head/TMJ
  • Pre operation surgical care-speeds up your recovery after surgery
  • Post-surgical care- rehabilitation from all surgeries including the areas above
  • Stroke
  • Spinal Cord injuries
  • Parkinson
  • Diseases impacting nervous system
  • Head and Brain injuries
  • Concussions
  • Headaches and migraines
  • Dizziness
  • Vertigo
  • Vestibular rehabilitation
  • Balance
  • Developmental pediatrics

 

  

  • Blood Flow Restriction Therapy
  • Dry Needling
  • Ergonomic Assessments
  • Exercise Prescriptions: for all orthopedic and neurological conditions
  • Falls and Balance Assessments
  • Force Platforms  
  • Posture Assessment
  • Force Output measurement
  • Return to Sports
  • Spinal Manipulation therapy
  • Sports Medicine
  • Telehealth
  • Work Conditioning
  • Workplace Assessments

One piece of equipment your therapist may use with you is our SoloStep system allowing you to increase confidence while having adequate support. Learn more: 

 

A physician referral may be required for insurance coverage. For more information, or to schedule an appointment, call 218-387-3276. Telehealth is also available for Physical Therapy appointments. Referrals can be faxed to 218 387 3292 attention Physical Therapy.