OrthoRehab Physical Therapy

10/08/2025

As the leaves turn and the air gets colder, many people start planning ahead for elective surgeries—like joint replacements, rotator cuff repairs, or spine procedures.

At OrthoRehab Physical Therapy, we’re here for every step of your recovery—but did you know starting before surgery can make a big difference? Prehab (pre-surgical rehab) can help improve strength, mobility, and overall outcomes—often leading to faster recovery and better results after surgery.

Let’s get you prepared, confident, and strong before you head into the OR. Talk to us today about how prehab can set you up for success.

10/06/2025

Clinic Spotlight!

At OrthoRehab – Great Falls, you’ll always find hometown care with a personal touch. Our front office coordinators, Melissa and Emily, are ready to greet you with a smile and make you feel right at home. On the clinical side, you’ll meet Trisha Mann, PTA, Cayden Napierala, DPT, and Clinic Director Ben Moerkerke, DPT, who are passionate about helping patients heal, stay active, and get back to the things they love.

Together, our Great Falls team is here to support you every step of the way on your recovery journey. We can’t wait to welcome you!

Pictured: Melissa, Emily, Cayden, and Ben
Not Pictured: Trisha

10/01/2025

October is National Physical Therapy Month!

At OrthoRehab, we’re proud to help our patients move better, recover faster, and live stronger — no matter where they are on their journey.

From sports injuries to surgery recovery, balance training to chronic pain, our team is here to help you Reach Your Peak. Thank you for trusting us with your care, and here’s to celebrating the power of physical therapy all month long! 💙

09/29/2025

Breaking the Myths about Physical Therapy

Think PT is just for post-surgery? Or that it’s supposed to hurt? Or that you have to go where your doctor refers you? Think again!

At OrthoRehab Physical Therapy, we’re busting the biggest myths - starting with this: You have the right to choose where you receive your care. And depending on your insurance, you may not even need a referral to start physical therapy.

From arthritis and back pain to injury prevention and balance issues, physical therapy is about healing, movement, and getting you back to what you love.

09/24/2025

Clinic Spotlight: OrthoRehab – Bigfork

In our small town, neighbors look out for each other—and that’s exactly how we approach physical therapy. At OrthoRehab–Bigfork, you’ll find Alex Pollett, PTA, Alena Baughan, DPT, Michelle (Front Office Coordinator), and Jaci Weise, PTA, ready to welcome you like family and guide you through every step of your recovery. Whether you’re bouncing back from an injury, surgery, or just want to move better, we’re here to help you reach your peak—right here in the heart of Bigfork.

09/24/2025

Welcome to the OrthoRehab Great Falls Team, Cayden Napierala, PT, DPT!

We’re excited to introduce Cayden Napierala, PT, DPT, to our Great Falls clinic!
Cayden specializes in general orthopedics, sports rehabilitation, post-operative care, and strength training. He takes a personalized approach to treatment, helping patients regain confidence and return to the activities they love.

He also brings advanced certifications in dry needling, performance training, and baseball biomechanics, making him an excellent resource for athletes and active individuals alike.

Outside the clinic, Cayden enjoys spending time with his wife and children, working on his truck, weightlifting, fly fishing, and of course, eating good food!

Join us in giving Cayden a warm welcome to OrthoRehab-Great Falls!

09/24/2025

The voting for Best of Bigfork has begun and our Bigfork Clinic Director Alena Baughan, DPT is nominated for Best Physical Therapist, as well as Best Healthcare Worker! Our Bigfork team: Alena, Alex, Michelle and Jaci, would love to receive your votes! https://dailyinterlake.secondstreetapp.com/Best-of-Bigfork-2025/gallery?group=527122
Thank you so much!

09/23/2025

A distance for everyone! The excitement and anticipation is growing for the swiftly approaching Whitefish Trail Blazer! On Saturday, 10/4, elite back-country trail-running experts from across the NW are competing in the 50K Ultra Marathon, followed on Sunday with the Half Marathon, 10K, 5K, and 2-Mile Family Fun Run! There's still time to register for the Trail Blazer! Link here to Whitefish Legacy Partners to sign up: https://www.whitefishlegacy.org/whitefish-trail-blazer

09/22/2025

It's Fall Prevention Awareness Week—and physical therapy plays a key role in keeping you on your feet.

At OrthoRehab Physical Therapy, we help patients improve strength, balance, coordination, and confidence through targeted movement and training. Whether you’ve had a fall or want to prevent one, physical therapy can make a real difference.

Let us help you stay independent, active, and safe.

09/19/2025

Last night's Group Run with trail runners, and our friends at Whitefish Legacy Partners, was a blast on a beautiful late summer night! The pre-run warm up was lead by OrthoRehab's expert long-distance trail-runner Shelby Erdahl, DPT, who talked with the runners about the role of strengthening and balance work in becoming a healthy trail runner. Shelby took them through example workouts of the most important muscles to target, and then joined them for a fantastic trail run! Stay tuned for more exciting info leading up to Whitefish Legacy Partners huge 2-day TRAIL BLAZER 50K Backcountry Ultra Marathon, along with a 20K, 10K, 5K, and a Family Fun Run! OrthoRehab is proud to support Whitefish Legacy Partners, the stewards of Whitefish Trail System!

09/17/2025

Fall sports season is here, and OrthoRehab Physical Therapy is proud to stand behind our local athletes! From football and volleyball to soccer and cross country, we’re here to help keep student-athletes strong, healthy, and ready to compete.

As a proud sponsor of many of our local high school sports programs, we’re committed to supporting the teams and communities we serve—on and off the field. Let’s make it a great season!

09/16/2025

Thank you, Montana! It's truly an honor to have been voted Best Physical Therapy 4 years running! OrthoRehab is finally able to announce that we received an outpouring of votes and have earned the title of being the #1 PT provider preferred by Montanans. Every day we come to work ready to uplift and help heal our patients so they can get back to doing what they love! Whatever your peak may be, OrthoRehab is here to help you reach it! We are committed to our patients, and are honored that the results in Best of Montana 2025 reflect that. Thank you to Distinctly Montana magazine for recognizing the winners in your Fall issue: https://digital.distinctlymontana.com/i/1539241-2025-fall/73?

10/10/2022

Mark your calendar! Join us Wednesday, 10/19 from 3:00-4:00 PM, for OrthoRehab Physical Therapy of Great Falls Ribbon Cutting and Open House Celebration! Enjoy light refreshments, sign up to win our door prizes, take a tour of the clinic, and come meet the team! We look forward to seeing you! Thank you to the Great Falls Chamber of Commerce for helping us host our Ribbon Cutting!

10/06/2022

OrthoRehab Great Falls would like to introduce an important member of our team: Danielle Peters, PTA, CPT, CKTP! Danielle was raised in Sand Coulee, where she was an avid all conference high school athlete in Volleyball, Basketball and Track/Field. Danielle’s passion for Physical Therapy began after she tore her lateral Meniscus in her sophomore year of high school. This led to multiple knee surgeries while still participating in high school sports, and eventually a total knee replacement in February of 2021. Having multiple bouts of Physical Therapy herself, Danielle grew a passion for how physical therapy helped her and others, which eventually led her to pursue a degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant.

After high school, Danielle attended the University of Montana, and Boise State University, until she decided to take some time off to start a family. She and her husband moved back to Sand Coulee, where they live on her family’s ranch. She returned to college and attended Great Falls College MSU, graduating in 2013 with an A.A.S. and degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant. In 2014 she went on to receive her Comprehensive Pilates Trainer certification from Balanced Body University.

Danielle enjoys spending time with her husband Torey, their two daughters Madisyn and McKinlee, arts/crafts, exercising, hunting, camping, boating and the great outdoors. You will usually find her and her husband, traveling around the state on the weekends, attending all of their girls sporting events.

Danielle has extensive background and certifications in low back and core strengthening, orthopedics, sports rehab, kinesiotaping, and women’s health. She enjoys working as a Physical Therapist Assistant, and is passionate about teaching her clients how to experience positive movement, and getting them back to doing things they love to do. Helping her patients reach their health and fitness goals is Danielle’s top priority.

To discuss how Physical Therapy can benefit you, please call OrthoRehab in Great Falls, 406-401-6778.

10/03/2022

Here at OrthoRehab Physical Therapy in Great Falls, getting our patients back to their daily activities is our top priority! BFR, or Blood Flow Restriction Therapy, is a proven method of effective rehab for a wide range of patients, from serious athletes, to elderly patients with arthritic pain who may have a hard time exercising. Additionally, patients recovering from surgery, injury, or immobilization, can greatly benefit from BFR's accelerated healing process which combats muscular disuse atrophy and muscle weakness. BFR involves supervised Physical Therapy exercises, typically involving the application of pressurized cuffs to the upper or lower portion of a limb. The BFR cuff safely impedes blood flow from the limb, but not arterial flow into the muscle. Blood flow restriction therapy can build muscle mass and strength with minimal muscle loading.

To find out more about how BFR may benefit you, please contact OrthoRehab Physical Therapy in Great Falls. 406-401-6778

09/29/2022

Thank you Jessika!

09/27/2022

Time to meet the team! First up is Clinic Manager Ben Moerkerke, DPT.

He was born and raised in Conrad. He attended Rocky Mountain College where he earned his Bachelor in Exercise Science while playing basketball for the Battlin’ Bears. After receiving his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Montana in Missoula, he joined the OrthoRehab team as a practicing therapist in our Libby clinic. In June of 2022 he made the transition to Clinic Director in Great Falls. Ben and his wife Whitney have three children (Harper, Theo, and Elijah). They enjoy being active as a family whether it be sports, time in the outdoors, or working on their family wheat farm. Ben became a Physical Therapist to help others do the things they love and live their best quality of life.

When asked why he loves Great Falls he says “This community is made up of genuine hard working people that will go out of their way to help each other. I am looking forward to positively impacting Great Falls in any way I can.”

09/21/2022

Thank you Shelly!

09/19/2022

Thank You, Alan!

Physical Therapy Clinic

08/31/2022

07/07/2022

We have a winner for the Joe Nichols ticket giveaway! Congratulations Melinda Thompson - Simpson! We will reach out to you on how to get your tickets. Thank you everyone who participated, and we look forward to doing this again in the future! As always if you are in need of Physical Therapy services stop by the clinic at 1110 9th St. S (by Wheat Montana), call 406-401-6778, or find us at www.OrthoRehab.com. We look forward to meeting you soon!

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06/29/2022

Thanks Russ!

OrthoRehab Great Falls is making a positive difference in the lives of their patients. Ben Moerkerke, DPT, Clinic Director and Danielle Peters, PTA, CPT, CKTE, are welcoming patients who desire state-of-the-art Physical Therapy care. For more information, please call 406.401.6778 or www.OrthoRehab.com

06/27/2022

Ben Moerkerke, DPT and Danielle Peters, PTA, CPT, CKTP, at OrthoRehab in Great Falls, are treating patients with great success! In this case, a patient came in shortly after injuring herself and sustaining a growing bruise. The patient's injury was Kinesiotaped on Thursday, and the patient removed the Kinesio Tape after one day. The result was a significant improvement in her bruising and no pain! Kinesio Tape, when applied correctly, by an knowledgeable expert, can have amazing results! Give OrthoRehab a call at 406-401-6778, or stop by the clinic located 1110 9th St. S.

06/22/2022

Hey Great Falls! Joe Nichols is coming to The Newberry on his "Good Day For Living" Tour, and OrthoRehab Physical Therapy wants you to be there! To enter to win 2 tickets (valued at $90), just "Like" our Page, and share this post! You can also stop by and register in person at our brand-new clinic located at 1110 9th St S, where you can meet our outstanding Physical Therapy team: Ben Moerkerke, DPT, and Danielle Peters, PTA, CPT, CKTP. We look forward to meeting our Great Falls neighbors! www.OrthoRehab.com or call 406-401-6778!

06/18/2022

Ben will be at the Great Falls Farmer’s Market tomorrow (Saturday, June 18), from 8:30 am- 1 pm. He is raising scholarship funds for Great Falls and the surrounding communities. Stop in and say hi if you’re around!

06/15/2022

The community of Great Falls is now discovering the benefits of Physical Therapy with Ben Moerkerke, DPT, and Danielle Peters, PTA at OrthoRehab Physical Therapy! Ben and Danielle are both experienced Physical Therapy providers, whose main goal is to greatly increase your gains in health, fitness, and to get you back to living life to its fullest! Please stop by the clinic at 1110 9th St. S (by Wheat Montana), call 406-401-6778, or find us at www.OrthoRehab.com. We look forward to meeting you soon!