42 Summer St, Suite 306A
PITTSFIELD, MA 01201
(413) 446-6625
Welcome to Peter Sibner Physical Therapy, where my goal is to optimize YOUR function!
Peter Sibner, MPT
Peter received his Masters in Physical Therapy from Hahnemann University in Philadelphia. He has over 30 years experience in manual therapy techniques developed to maximize function, flexibility and strength in a variety of settings including sports medicine, orthopedics, pediatrics and neurological rehabilitation.
Our Philosophy
We believe that physical health comes from a complex balance of many systems within the body. We are not a bone, a muscle, a nerve or connective tissue; indeed, any injury must impact many different systems in the body. Treatment of any one system in isolation will bring limited results and will require much longer healing time than therapy that focuses on balancing multiple systems.
At Peter Sibner Physical Therapy, we will take a holistic approach to your injury and treat the systems that are affecting your body's ability to heal. Therapy may use a variety of techniques including, but not limited to, Muscle Energy Techniques, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy, Strain/Counterstrain, Visceral Mobilization, massage, exercise and stretching. After all, if one technique worked for everybody, there would only be one technique needed to address any injury!
By using a variety of techniques to address a variety of systems, you will have a faster, more complete resolution to your injury. While everyone's body is different, we expect that you will experience a significant improvement in just a few sessions.
What can Peter Sibner Physical Therapy do for YOU?
Consider these questions before choosing a Physical Therapist: Have you had physical therapy in the past, with minimal success? How much time did your last Physical Therapist actually spend on you (hot/cold packs, electrical stimulation, ultrasound, exercise machines, etc. don’t count!)? Do you have a more recent injury that is not healing as quickly as you would like? Do you want to restore your normal function in a time-efficient manner? Would you prefer a Physical Therapist who listens to YOU and works with you to meet YOUR goals? If you answered “Yes” to any or all of these questions, then please read on! Working with the correct Physical Therapist can make a huge difference in your ability to accomplish your goals. I believe that a thorough evaluation is essential to discovering the problems that limit your ability to heal. This evaluation and subsequent treatment needs to focus on any area that influences your injury. This includes joint function, soft tissue mobility, muscle strength and flexibility, postural balance and many other structures. We can greatly improve healing time, flexibility and function by treating all of the areas that cause imbalances in the body. After all, you are not a low back, a shoulder or an ankle! You are a complete person, so why would we want to treat you as if the rest of your body doesn’t exist? Therapy needs to focus on the body’s overall influence on your injury, not just your symptoms. After all, symptoms are only the body telling us that something is wrong, not what is causing the symptom in the first place! At Peter Sibner Physical Therapy, we will find and treat the causes of your pain. We expect immediate results and will not focus all of our time on symptomatic treatment that feels great while you are here, but is gone by the time you drive home. The goal is to facilitate improved functional mobility so that the body can heal and you can get back to doing the things you love to do!
