About Us

What makes TPT unique?

Our location adjacent to Timberhill Athletic Club allows us to function in an atmosphere of health, making use of all the club's facilities in treating patients. This includes three pools which we routinely use for aquatic therapy. It also includes over 6000 square feet of exercise equipment for strengthening and aerobic activity. Our patients do not need to be members of the club to have access to the facility at the time of treatment. If they decide to expand their usage, the club offers a therapy membership. One of our goals is to promote a healthy lifestyle for patients to help prevent future problems.

All of our treatments are given by qualified physical therapists in a one-on- one setting. We have private treatment rooms. We allow one hour and fifteen minutes for an initial evaluation. Succeeding visits average 45 minutes in length. The philosophy behind this is that thorough treatment takes time. We attempt to keep continuity with one therapist. However, we are able to consult with each other, offer additional insight in complicated problems, and assure communication by thorough chart notes. We expect improvement. Patients should be showing at least a 50% improvement within four visits.

We have two pieces of specialized testing and exercise equipment, the MedX lumbar extension machine and the MedX cervical extension machine. Portland is the nearest location to offer this same equipment.

MedX Lumbar and MedX Cervical Extension Machines

Timberhill Physical Therapy has the only MedX Lumbar Extension Machine in the Willamette Valley. This machine measures the strength of low back extensors and compares this to established norms. If there is weakness, the machine allows a person to exercise to increase strength. It has been developed through the years of extensive research and testing. This has shown a very strong correlation between increase in strength and decrease in back pain.

Most people with chronic low back pain can benefit from the eight week program. A person whose job requires heavy lifting could benefit from testing and preventive strengthening. Many sports, such as football, basketball, baseball, soccer and wrestling, put a lot of demands on the low back. Athletes in these sports could benefit from a strengthening program.

More information on the MedX Lumbar Machine

In addition, Timberhill Physical Therapy has a MedX Cervical Extension Machine. This machine measures the strength of the neck extensors and compares with established norms. As with the low back machine, it allow a person to exercise to increase strength.

Most people with chronic neck pain or chronic headaches caused by muscular weakness can benefit from the eight-week program. Anyone whose neck has been strained in a motor vehicle accident and continues to have symptoms will often benefit from strengthening the neck extensors. Those people whose jobs requires a forward head position such as dentists, dental hygienists, auto mechanics can benefit from this strengthening program. Workers who spend considerable time working on computers may also be good candidates. The cervical strengthening program can benefit athletes in sports such as cycling, wrestling, soccer, football, etc.

More information on the MedX Cervical Machine

Your health insurance may pay for all, part, or none of these costs, depending on your insurer and specific insurance plan. Participants who wish to have their insurance billed rather than paying directly should check on their coverage in advance.