One-on-one physical therapy in Las Vegas
Who this is for
People come to us with pain they have worked around for months, with an injury that has just happened, with a surgery scheduled or behind them, and with symptoms they have not described to anyone else. The work spans four areas.
Pain and injury
Back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, foot and ankle
For women and for men
Pregnancy and postpartum
Returning to training
What we treat
Back, neck and long-standing pain
Back pain physical therapy
Rest helps the first episode. By the third, rest has stopped working and the gaps between flare-ups are getting shorter.
Neck pain and headache physical therapy
The top three segments of the neck share nerve pathways with the head and face. When those joints and the muscles around them get irritated, the brain reads some of it as head pain.
Sciatica treatment
Several different problems get called sciatica. True nerve involvement, referred pain from the joints of the back, and gluteal tendon pain can all send symptoms down the leg, and the three need different plans.
Chronic pain physical therapy
After months, the nervous system gets better at producing pain. Thresholds drop, so less input is needed to set it off, and the pain can spread beyond the original area.
Back, neck and long-standing pain
4 pagesBack pain physical therapy
Rest helps the first episode. By the third, rest has stopped working and the gaps between flare-ups are getting shorter.
Neck pain and headache physical therapy
The top three segments of the neck share nerve pathways with the head and face. When those joints and the muscles around them get irritated, the brain reads some of it as head pain.
Sciatica treatment
Several different problems get called sciatica. True nerve involvement, referred pain from the joints of the back, and gluteal tendon pain can all send symptoms down the leg, and the three need different plans.
Chronic pain physical therapy
After months, the nervous system gets better at producing pain. Thresholds drop, so less input is needed to set it off, and the pain can spread beyond the original area.
Joints
Orthopedic physical therapy
Orthopedic physical therapy is care for pain and injury in the back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, foot and ankle. At Pillar Kinetic it is one-on-one, goal-driven care for active adults and athletes.
Knee pain physical therapy
Knee pain that builds up over time can come from the joint behind the kneecap, the patellar tendon just below it, or the outside of the knee. We work out which one is overloaded and why.
Hip pain physical therapy
If the pinch is bony contact at end range, forcing more depth makes it worse. If it is a capacity problem, loading it correctly makes it better.
Foot and ankle physical therapy
Foot and ankle tissue responds to load, and most of these problems come from load going up faster than capacity. Rest lowers the symptoms and the capacity together, so pain returns at the same mileage it did before.
Arthritis and joint pain physical therapy
Joints are living tissue that respond to load. Doing less makes them weaker and more painful, not safer.
Joints
5 pagesOrthopedic physical therapy
Orthopedic physical therapy is care for pain and injury in the back, neck, shoulder, hip, knee, foot and ankle. At Pillar Kinetic it is one-on-one, goal-driven care for active adults and athletes.
Knee pain physical therapy
Knee pain that builds up over time can come from the joint behind the kneecap, the patellar tendon just below it, or the outside of the knee. We work out which one is overloaded and why.
Hip pain physical therapy
If the pinch is bony contact at end range, forcing more depth makes it worse. If it is a capacity problem, loading it correctly makes it better.
Foot and ankle physical therapy
Foot and ankle tissue responds to load, and most of these problems come from load going up faster than capacity. Rest lowers the symptoms and the capacity together, so pain returns at the same mileage it did before.
Arthritis and joint pain physical therapy
Joints are living tissue that respond to load. Doing less makes them weaker and more painful, not safer.
Hands-on care
Manual therapy
Joint mobilisation and soft tissue work reduce how sensitive an area is and temporarily improve how it moves. That window is useful, because it lets you load and move in ways that were not available ten minutes earlier.
Dry needling
Dry needling relieves muscle pain and soreness, and we use it as one part of a treatment plan rather than on its own. Dry needling is an effective treatment used to address pain and movement issues associated with trigger points.
Hands-on care
2 pagesManual therapy
Joint mobilisation and soft tissue work reduce how sensitive an area is and temporarily improve how it moves. That window is useful, because it lets you load and move in ways that were not available ten minutes earlier.
Dry needling
Dry needling relieves muscle pain and soreness, and we use it as one part of a treatment plan rather than on its own. Dry needling is an effective treatment used to address pain and movement issues associated with trigger points.
Before and after surgery
Prehab & injury prevention physical therapy
Returning too quickly is one of the most common causes of new injury. We help you build back intelligently.
Post-surgical rehabilitation
If your surgery is upcoming, you still have time to prepare, and preparation makes a real difference in how you come out the other side. Even a few weeks of targeted prehabilitation improves post-surgical strength and recovery speed.
Before and after surgery
2 pagesPrehab & injury prevention physical therapy
Returning too quickly is one of the most common causes of new injury. We help you build back intelligently.
Post-surgical rehabilitation
If your surgery is upcoming, you still have time to prepare, and preparation makes a real difference in how you come out the other side. Even a few weeks of targeted prehabilitation improves post-surgical strength and recovery speed.
How we work
Your first visit is an evaluation rather than a treatment on a protocol. We take your history, watch how you actually move and load, and build the plan from what we find and what you want to get back to.
We are cash-based, which is deliberate. Insurance decides how many visits you get and which treatments are approved. Paying directly means longer sessions, more hands-on time, and a plan built on what you need.
“The unique thing about Pillar Kinetic is that no goal is too out-of-reach for a clinic like this. Traditional, insurance-based physical therapy clinics often max out in terms of how far they can take you in your rehab, but that's not the case at Pillar Kinetic.”
Dr. Joseph White and Dr. Erica Wong
PT, DPT
Dr. Joseph White
Dr. Joe earned his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Brenau University, after starting out in healthcare as an EMT in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2007.
He combines his clinical expertise as a Doctor of Physical Therapy with real-world coaching experience to help patients in Las Vegas recover from injury, move better, and return to training with confidence.
Meet Dr. Joseph White
PT, DPT
Dr. Erica Wong
Dr. Erica earned her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Biology from UC Davis before completing her Doctor of Physical Therapy at Brenau University.
She's going to look at how you move, train, and live, and build a plan that gets you back to doing the things you actually care about.
Meet Dr. Erica Wong
Where to start
If you know which service you need, go straight to it. If you are not sure, the free 15-minute call sorts it out in one conversation.