About Us

History

Jim McLean, DPT, opened Frenchtown Physical Therapy in May 1996. He is now in his fourth location, and has grown from 400 sq ft to 3100 sq ft (and counting). We open our new facility and Hydro Worx Therapy Pool in February 2009.

Kate Skinner, DPT, joined us in 2005. Kate has advanced training in the Primal Reflex Relief Technique (PRRT), and several other manual therapy techniques. She has special interest in sports medicine.

Tori Reichers, DPT, joined us in September, 2009. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and loves to help others improve their lives with exercise.

Advanced Training

Frenchtown Physical Therapy is one of the only clinics in Montana that is fully staffed with Doctors of Physical Therapy. This means we work hard to use the latest research to improve your treatments. We are glad to provide you with educational materials that explain your injury.

Equipment

You might think that a small rural clinic is out-dated. Think again! We opened our beautiful new facility in February 2009. We are the only clinic in the Missoula area with a HydroWorx therapy pool that has a built-in treadmill at the bottom! We were the first clinic in Montana to install a Red Cord core stabilization system that is some call the “next generation” of Pilates. We are one of the few clinics in the area with cold laser to treat inflammation and trigger points. We have “light boots” (Monochromatic Infrared Photo Energy) that effectively treats peripheral neuropathy. Finally, we have a “Game Ready” machines that uses NASA technology to combine cold therapy and compression to “squeeze” the swelling out of your joints!

We also have the usual aerobic equipment (bike, treadmill, elliptical) and strengthening equipment (Medical Exercise Therapy pulleys, Total Gym, and free weights). We have standard ultrasound, and several different kinds of electrical stimulation.