Specialties & Common Conditions

The following are services provided and conditions commonly treated at Anchor Point Physical Therapy.

SPECIALITIES & Certifications

Dr. Skretch is trained in the following manual therapy disciplines:

• Maitland-based spinal and peripheral evaluation and mobilization techniques

• Spinal and peripheral joint manipulation

• Osteopathic strain-counterstrain technique

• Close-chained manipulation (CCM) for joint mobilization

• Kinesiotaping method

Areas of Certification:

• Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN) Certified
  technique used for pain, myofascial release, and muscle re-activation

• LSVT BIG Certified: Physical Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease
  personalized and progressive approach to help patients “recalibrate” their movements and achieve more comfortable, confident motion in everyday life

• Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Certified
  golf performance and improvement program including physical screening, video swing analysis, and exercises customized for mobility and stability during the golf swing

• OnBaseU (OBU) Certified
  baseball performance and optimization programs that grows agility, power, speed and injury prevention, offered as individual sessions or team clinics

COMMON Conditions treated:

• Degenerative and joint arthritic conditions (most common areas - low back, neck, hip, knee, shoulder)

• Osteoarthritis, osteoporosis

• Degenerative disc disease and disc herniation

• Sciatic pain and radiculopathy

• Spinal stenosis and scoliosis

• Chronic, non-specific back and neck pain (often misdiagnosed)

• Tension headaches

• Vestibular rehabilitation and positional vertigo (BPPV)

• Conditions related to office work, stress, and computer use

• Hip and shoulder bursitis

• Lateral/medial epicondylitis (AKA tennis elbow/golfer’s elbow)

• TMJ

• SIJ dysfunction and pelvic pain

• Knee meniscus injuries

• Pain associated with distance or sprint running

• Plantar fasciitis

• Frozen shoulder

• Carpal tunnel, thoracic outlet syndrome

• Nerve entrapment and nerve tension

Sports specific injuries:

• ankle and knee sprains

• hamstring, quad, calf strains

• rotator cuff issues

Post surgical rehabilitation:

• ACL rehabilitation and prevention

• joint repair and reconstruction - partial or full

• back surgery

• carpal tunnel release

There are many other medical diagnoses that are associated with pain that have a potential to be treated at Anchor Point PT. Some of these diagnoses commonly seen are:

• Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome (EDS)

• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

• Fibromyalgia

• Migraine Headaches

• Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)

• Dysautonomia

• Ankylosing Spondylosis

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Disease