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Bishop Physical Therapy Phone: 251-626-7778
Fax: 251-626-7780 Daniel Bishop, DPT, Cert.

SMT,
Doctor of Physical Therapy
Certified Spinal Manipulation
Certified Integrative Dry Needling
Advanced Posteral Biomechanical Correction
Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization
Complex Spine Specialist
Trained with 5 different dry needling institutions over past 10 years
Taught Hands on Spine Courses to Physical Therapists 2012-2018
Nearly 20 years of experience with hands on spine and sp

orts care. Bishop has a unique training experience and skillset that brings great value to those struggling with even the most severe back and neck problems.

SHOCKWAVE THERAPYWhat can it help with? 🔹Plantar Fasciitis🔹Achilles Tendonitis🔹Tennis/Golfers Elbow🔹Shoulder Calcificati...
11/06/2025

SHOCKWAVE THERAPY

What can it help with?
🔹Plantar Fasciitis
🔹Achilles Tendonitis
🔹Tennis/Golfers Elbow
🔹Shoulder Calcification
🔹Hip Bursitis
🔹Chronic Muscle or Joint Pain

How does it work in your body?

✅Stimulates Blood Flow- shockwaves increase circulation in the injured area. More blood means more oxygen, nutrients, and healing cells to the tissue.

✅Breaks Up Scar Tissue and Calcium Build-up- if there's tight scar tissue or calcium in a tendon or joint, the shockwaves break it down, making the tissue more flexible and allowing better movement.

✅Triggers Cell Repair- The sound waves create tiny mechanical stresses in your tissue-- just enough to "wake up" the cells and tell them to start repairing and rebuilding. This helps regenerate tendons, ligaments, and muscles.

✅Reduces Pain Signals- Shockwaves can desensitize nerve endings, which reduces the pain you feel. Over time, as your tissues heal, your pain naturally goes down.

✅Boosts Stem Cell Activity- Some studies show that shockwaves activate stem cells in your body- these are your natural repair cells that help build new, healthy tissue.

What you might feel

🔸tapping or pulsing; it's usually well tolerated
🔸some soreness for 1 to 2 days is normal- it means your body is starting to heal

Check out our article in this months issue of Natural Awakenings Gulf Coast Alabama-Mississippi!
04/06/2025

Check out our article in this months issue of Natural Awakenings Gulf Coast Alabama-Mississippi!

After surviving a traumatic spinal injury in high school, Dr. Daniel Bishop turned his pain into purpose. Now, he’s helping thousands heal—without surgery or drugs.

Today we remember all who made the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸Wishing you a safe and blessed Memorial Day!
26/05/2025

Today we remember all who made the ultimate sacrifice 🇺🇸

Wishing you a safe and blessed Memorial Day!

DRY NEEDLING & ACUPUNCTUREWhat can it help with? 🔹Muscle Pain and Tightness 🔹Limited Range of Motion🔹Sports Injuries🔹Sci...
19/05/2025

DRY NEEDLING & ACUPUNCTURE

What can it help with?

🔹Muscle Pain and Tightness
🔹Limited Range of Motion
🔹Sports Injuries
🔹Sciatica
🔹Headaches

How does it work in your body?

✅ Release Tight Muscles- when you have a painful "knot" or tight band in your muscle, it's often stuck in a contracted state. The needle causes a tiny twitch or release in that muscle, which relaxes the tight area, improves movement, and reduces pain.

✅Improve Blood Flow- the needles cause tiny micro-injuries that increase circulation to the area- like turning on a sprinkler in a dry garden. More oxygen and nutrients come in, and waste products and inflammation get cleared out.

✅Calm the Nervous System- needling sends signals to your brain and spinal cord that help turn down pain. It helps reset overactive nerves and ells the body "this area is safe, you can stop hurting". It also triggers the release of natural pain-relieving chemicals like endorphins, serotonin, and dopamine.

✅Stimulate Tissue Repair- the micro-injury from the needle activates your body's natural healing response by waking up fibroblasts (cells that rebuild tissue), increasing stem cell activity, and promoting collagen repair in tendons, ligaments, and fascia.

✅Balance the Body- in acupuncture, needles are placed along energy channels (called meridians) to restore balance in the body. Modern science has found these points often align with nerve bundles, fascial planes, and lymphatic and blood vessel networks. By stimulating these points, needling can reduce inflammation, improve digestion, sleep, and mood.

What You Might Feel

🔸a quick pinch or dull ache as the needle goes in
🔸a "twitch" or heavy sensation in the muscle (a good sign)
🔸relaxation or tingling during or after the session
🔸slight soreness for 24-48 hours as your tissue heals

HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT THERAPY What can it help with? 🔹 Muscle and Joint Pain🔹Back and Neck Injuries🔹Arthritis🔹Tendonitis ...
16/05/2025

HIGH INTENSITY LIGHT THERAPY

What can it help with?

🔹 Muscle and Joint Pain
🔹Back and Neck Injuries
🔹Arthritis
🔹Tendonitis and Bursitis
🔹Nerve Pain
🔹Wounds, Scars, or Skin Injuries

How does it work in your body?

✅ Feeds Energy to Your Cells- Your body's cells- especially in injured or painful areas- need energy to heal. The light from HILT gets absorbed by tiny parts of your cells called mitochondria, helping them make more energy(ATP). MORE ENERGY=FASTER HEALING

✅Improves Blood Flow- HILT helps open up small blood vessels and improves circulation. That means more oxygen and nutrients get delivered to injured tissues, and waste and inflammation get cleared out faster.

✅Reduces Inflammation- When tissue is damaged, it becomes inflamed and swollen. HILT helps your body calm that inflammation down so you can move more comfortably and your tissue can heal properly.

✅Stimulates Repair and Regeneration- The light signals your body to build new, healthy tissue- whether it's muscle, tendon, ligament, nerve, or skin. It also activates stem cells, which are your body's natural repair tools.

✅Relieves Pain Naturally- HILT reduces pain by calming overactive nerves, releasing natural pain killers like endorphins, and reducing inflammation and swelling.

MANY PATIENTS NOTICE RELIEF WITHIN MINUTES TO HOURS AFTER A SESSION

22/01/2025

We will remain
CLOSED WEDNESDAY January 22nd. Everyone stay safe and warm!

20/01/2025

We will be
CLOSED TUESDAY, JANUARY 21st
for the safety of our staff and patients.
❄️⛄️❄️

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!! We will reopen Friday, December 27th.
24/12/2024

Wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas!!
We will reopen Friday, December 27th.

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
28/11/2024

Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!

Happy Election Day! We will be closed today at 4 PM so our team has ample time to cast their vote. We will open again We...
05/11/2024

Happy Election Day! We will be closed today at 4 PM so our team has ample time to cast their vote. We will open again Wednesday for normal business hours.

🎃👻We will be closing at 4:00 PM today. 👻🎃
31/10/2024

🎃👻We will be closing at 4:00 PM today. 👻🎃

Exciting news for PT in Alabama!
17/05/2024

Exciting news for PT in Alabama!

Update on our bill HB 232: we continue our exciting progress!

Next step is for the State of Alabama Board of Physical Therapy to write new rules & regulations for the new law before it can be enacted. Thank you to everyone involved in this great endeavor!

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Monday 08:00 - 17:00
Tuesday 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday 08:00 - 17:00
Friday 08:00 - 17:00

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+12516267778

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Daniel Bishop, DPT, Cert. SMT Doctor Of Physical Therapy Todd Kilpatrick, DPT

Dr. Daniel Bishop, DPT opened Bishop Physical Therapy in 2010 to offer elite physical therapy services to people in our community. Our mission is to resolve painful limitations in a kind, caring, cost effective manner. The practitioners at Bishop PT have trained at the highest level of manual medicine and intervention for spine, sports, and neurological disorders. Our skillset includes but is not limited to acupuncture, dry needling, spinal manipulation, cupping, decompression, laser, evidence based specific exercise per pathology, myofascial release, muscle scraping, and many more methods of treatment that in combination give remarkable results. We continue to have success with even the most challenging cases and we work as an extension of most all the physicians in our area. If you are having trouble or not getting the results you want please ask your physician for a referral to our clinic. You will not be disappointed.