Peak Physical Therapy

Peak Physical Therapy Outpatient Physical Therapy, Wilson, WY

It’s been a wonderful adventure, Wilson. Thank you for letting us serve you over the past 12 years. It’s been an honor.—...
08/30/2024

It’s been a wonderful adventure, Wilson. Thank you for letting us serve you over the past 12 years. It’s been an honor.
—Peak Physical Therapy

For those of you who don’t know, our girl , Erica Hunter, PT, DPT, CYT stepped in with her life saving skills to do just...
01/03/2024

For those of you who don’t know, our girl , Erica Hunter, PT, DPT, CYT stepped in with her life saving skills to do just that. For those of you who do know, you’re probably not surprised. To contribute to getting Brian back on his feet, consider donating to his Go Fund Me organized by . Link in bio. Our tribe is the best tribe.

Peak/Kilter crew had a great time this weekend with                                    Thank you, Zahan for an amazing m...
11/14/2023

Peak/Kilter crew had a great time this weekend with
Thank you, Zahan for an amazing movement workshop! We loved learning the Samsara Athlete IQ Method and look forward to continuing to grow in these methods.

Beyond excited to have copies of Annie Fenn, MD  ‘s new book The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Fo...
12/30/2022

Beyond excited to have copies of Annie Fenn, MD ‘s new book The Brain Health Kitchen: Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food for sale at both our and clinic locations!!! Annie’s hard work is evident on every page of this beautifully and thoughtfully crafted book. A $35 donation to will get you the book and help athlete brain health in the backcountry 🙌🧠!

People of Peak—Joe’s story (4/6):I spend winters in Bishop, California. My usual partner in the nearby Sierra Nevada is ...
12/24/2020

People of Peak—Joe’s story (4/6):
I spend winters in Bishop, California. My usual partner in the nearby Sierra Nevada is an orthopedist. Mark offered to have the knee x-rayed. I expected to recognize in the x-ray image the Cirque of the Towers, since I could feel within the knee Shark’s Nose and Wolf’s Head and the other towers loved by rock climbers for their jagged skylines. Mark, however, showed me the image and proclaimed Parkinson’s. One knee was as smooth as the other, as smooth as Lonesome Lake on a windless day. Apparently Parkinson’s was adversely affecting micro-adjustments by my proprioception, the sixth sense that monitors the body’s position and movement, essentially cushioning the pounding a knee takes.
That makes sense. What then happened may or may not. The knee stopped hurting. No meds, no PT. I pondered that for a while and decided it must be the x-ray’s reassuring look. I’d always been skeptical of placebos, at least of their ability to fool people as rational as me. I asked Mark if there could be optical placebos. He said doctors preferred the word “expectations.” How humbling—until I realized I shouldn’t complain. Would I rather be easily deluded or live with a painful knee?

People of Peak—Joe’s story: (3/6): A few summers ago, after I hiked out from the Wind Rivers on a trail infamous for its...
12/23/2020

People of Peak—Joe’s story: (3/6):
A few summers ago, after I hiked out from the Wind Rivers on a trail infamous for its unstable, rubbly surface, my knee was so sore and wobbly that I could barely hobble from my kitchen to my car. Hayden gave me exercises to strengthen the ligaments and muscles that stabilize the knee. Soon after, I had an appointment with my neurologist, to whom I blamed my pitiful gait on the infamous trail. She watched me walk and proclaimed Parkinson’s. Under my breath I muttered, “C’mon, lady! If you’d backpacked on that rubble.…” I also recalled the saying: When the only tool you have is a hammer, you treat every problem like a nail. @ Wind River Range

People of Peak—Joe’s story (2/6):  The first journey had already begun, at Peak Physical Therapy. When a shoulder develo...
12/22/2020

People of Peak—Joe’s story (2/6):
The first journey had already begun, at Peak Physical Therapy. When a shoulder developed a tremor, I assumed it was a remnant symptom of an ancient climbing injury. Hayden, though, referred me to my primary care person. She, in turn, referred me to the neurologist. The medications prescribed by neurologists are extremely effective for many of us, so that it is realistic for a patient who is lucky with meds to be motivated to work with a physical therapist and dream of again traveling through the mountains.
Physical therapy for Parkinson’s is different from rehabilitating an athletic injury, where there is a clearly defined goal—typically to make a part that has been injured as good as new. Rehab is vaguer with Parkinson’s. Parkinson’s is the inability of one side of the brain (both sides, rarely) to produce the dopamine it needs to send messages between nerve cells. The aim is not to make something as good as new but to minimize deterioration. Moreover, the symptoms will be less localized than, say, a torn ACL. I’ve read that no two people experience the same set of symptoms, and I’ve observed that my symptoms fluctuate from time to time. Thus my need for PT is sporadic, and I schedule appointments with either Hayden or Cassie, depending on who has time to see me.

Humans of Peak:  (1/6):The day a neurologist presented me with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, a friend met me in town and d...
12/21/2020

Humans of Peak: (1/6):
The day a neurologist presented me with a diagnosis of Parkinson’s, a friend met me in town and drove us to a turnout with a view of the Tetons. We sat for a long time, silently staring through the windshield. I wanted to absorb the diagnosis nonverbally. It dawned on me that I should set out on two journeys at once—one, an exercise routine that would push back against the physical limitations imposed by Parkinson’s, most effectively done with the guidance of an expert in the workings of our bodies: that is, a physical therapist. The other journey would lead me to accept with equanimity the reality of whatever those limitations might be. It helped to imagine myself in the Wind Rivers, not only because that’s where I feel most fully alive, whether climbing, hiking, or exploring, but also because being in the mountains uncomplicates life, making its quality more apparent. If 5.6 was what I could climb, I’d happily climb 5.6. If I couldn’t get as far into the Winds as I once had, I’d be happy wherever I was. It was 2016. I was 77.

Jeez, thank you for your understanding, BCBSWY.  It appears that our high patients can now choose from risky PT or no PT...
10/08/2020

Jeez, thank you for your understanding, BCBSWY. It appears that our high patients can now choose from risky PT or no PT. 👎🏼

05/06/2020

Wright Training is partnering with Peak PT in Jackson!
Peak PT will fix you up, and Wright Training will keep you injury free!

Visit our partners at http://peakptjackson.com/

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1230 N Fall Creek Road
Wilson, WY
83014

Opening Hours

Monday 8am - 5pm
Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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