Craig Hirokawa, P.T., DPT is a Physical Therapist in our Fredericksburg location.  He is trained in Trigger Point Dry Needling.  Dry Needling  is a treatment for muscular tightness and spasm which commonly follows injuries and often accompanies the degenerative processes.  This muscular tightness and spasm will cause compression and irritation of the nerves exiting the spine. When the nerves are irritated, they cause a protective spasm of all the muscles to which they are connected.  This may cause peripheral diagnoses, such as carpel tunnel, tendonitis, osteoarthritis, decreased mobility and chronic pain.  Small, thin needles are inserted in the muscles at the trigger points causing the pain referral.   The muscles would then contract and release, improving flexibility of the muscle and decreasing symptoms.


Tracey Williams, PTA, is the WorkStrategies Specialist for the Northern Virginia Market.  She is responsible for networking with employers and case mangers to implement the company goals related to industrial rehabilitation.  Tracey has been with Select Physical Therapy, Alexandria, VA for over seven years and was recently awarded Advanced Proficiency as a Physical Therapy Assistant (musculoskeletal) by American Physical Therapy Association. 

Please feel free to contact Tracey at Tracey.Williams@selectmedical.com if you have questions about industrial rehabilitation programs offered at our Northern Virginia sites or would like to have CEU presentations for case managers delivered on site or in house.



NEW OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST IN THE SPRINGFIELD LOCATION
Michelle DelFavero, OTR/L, has joined the Springfield outpatient physical therapy center located at 6850 Versar Center, Suite 241.  She has achieved success in the treatment of hand and upper extremity diagnoses. Michelle earned a Masters of Occupational Therapy from the University of Pittsburgh in 2008 and is working towards her certification in hand therapy.  She has completed numerous continuing education courses including: