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Group Physical Therapy

Support for Safe, Sustainable Movement

At Inclusa Health & Wellness, physical therapy plays a key role in supporting movement safely and sustainably. When pain, injury, or physical limitations interfere with staying active and making weight loss progress, physical therapy can help.

Our focus is not about pushing through discomfort or following generic exercise plans. It’s about understanding how your body can move today and building a path forward that supports long-term function and confidence.

Whether you’re managing chronic pain, pursuing weight loss goals, or simply trying to move safely, our team helps remove barriers that make movement difficult.

What Is Physical Therapy?

Physical activity and movement play a central role in your long-term health and well-being. However, for many people,  pain and physical limitations can make movement difficult or unsafe, and staying active can feel out of reach.

Physical therapy is a form of healthcare focused on improving how the body moves, functions, and recovers. It focuses on restoring and supporting your body’s ability to move when it has been limited by:

  • Injury
  • Medical Conditions
  • Pain
  • Aging

How Physical Therapy Helps

Physical therapy helps address barriers like pain, weakness, stiffness, and instability that can make movement difficult and uncomfortable. Rather than treating pain as an isolated symptom, physical therapy looks at strength, mobility, balance, coordination, and movement patterns to identify factors contributing to discomfort or limitation.

By addressing these barriers, physical therapy helps:

  • Improve movement without aggravating pain
  • Build strength and stability at a pace your body can tolerate
  • Restore confidence in how your body moves
  • Reduce the fear of making symptoms worse
  • Support safer progression when starting or increasing activity

Physical therapists use guided movement, targeted strengthening, mobility exercises, and education to help the body heal, adapt, and function more efficiently. 

The goal is to support healing, help you move safely, reduce the risk of further injury, and improve long-term function.

Your Physical Therapist

Marissa DeJong is a Physical Therapist who focuses on restoring strength, movement, and confidence for everyday life. 

Her approach emphasizes functional movement, injury recovery, and physical resilience. Marissa supports patients as their bodies change through weight loss, injury, surgery, or life transitions.

With Marissa, you receive:

  • Physical therapy focused on real-life movement, not just isolated exercises
  • Support for pain reduction, recovery, and long-term physical function
  • Strength and mobility training that translates to daily activities
  • Care tailored to prenatal, postpartum, and transitional stages of life

When Physical Therapy May Be Helpful

Physical therapy may be helpful anytime movement feels limited, uncomfortable, or uncertain. It can be especially helpful when pain or physical barriers make it hard to stay active, build consistency, and progress safely towards your weight loss and health goals.

Physical therapy may be a helpful step if you’re experiencing:

  • Ongoing pain in the back, neck, hips, knees, shoulders, or joints
  • Stiffness or reduced range of motion that limits daily activities
  • Discomfort or fear when exercising due to past injuries or flare-ups
  • Difficulty returning to activity after injury, surgery, or time away from movement
  • Chronic pain conditions that make activity unpredictable
  • Physical changes related to pregnancy, postpartum recovery, or aging
  • Pain or limitation that worsens when you try to increase activity or exercise intensity

Physical Therapy for Weight & Health Goals

When working toward weight loss or long-term health goals, physical movement is a core part of the process. However, pain, past injuries, joint limitations, or long periods of inactivity can make exercise feel difficult and unsafe to sustain.

In these situations, physical therapy provides a medically guided way to rebuild comfort and physical capacity. It helps movement become a realistic part of your routine.

Rather than pushing the body into high-intensity or repetitive exercise routines, physical therapy focuses on preparing your body to move better over time.

We use physical therapy to support your weight loss and health goals by helping you:

  • Begin moving safely when pain, joint issues, or deconditioning limit exercise options
  • Build foundational strength and stability before increasing activity intensity
  • Improve movement efficiency so activity feels less taxing and more sustainable
  • Reduce flare-ups or setbacks that disrupt consistency
  • Progress gradually without relying on extreme or high-impact routines

Our Approach to Physical Therapy at Inclusa

Physical therapy at Inclusa Health & Wellness is focused on helping you move in ways that feel possible, comfortable, and sustainable for your body.

Pain, fatigue, past injuries, and health conditions all influence how much movement feels safe or manageable. Our approach recognizes those realities and adapts care accordingly, rather than pushing standardized routines or unrealistic expectations.

Your care begins with an assessment to understand how your body moves. We look at where movement feels limited, what activities are difficult, and how discomfort shows up in daily life. From there, your physical therapy plan is shaped around the specific movements, and progression of activity levels is guided by how your body responds.

We focus on helping you move well today while building toward long-term improvements through several core elements.

Targeted, Individualized Care

Our physical therapist creates custom plans based on your assessment, symptoms, and health goals. This may include strength and flexibility routines as well as gait or posture retraining, all chosen to address your specific limitations. 

Guided Movement & Functional Training

We use guided movement to help restore your natural motion safely and effectively. This includes helping you perform movements correctly the first time and protecting injured structures. 

Clinical Techniques for Pain and Mobility

Your plan may also include clinical techniques, such as joint mobilization, soft tissue work, balance training, or hot/cold therapy, to help manage pain and improve tissue function. 

Education & Self-Management

A key part of physical therapy is teaching you why certain movements matter for supporting safe activity and long-term mobility, and how to perform them safely so improvements carry over into your daily life. Education helps you understand your body’s responses, avoid harmful patterns, and prevent future discomfort. 

Pacing That Fits Your Body

Our plans are designed around what your body can comfortably tolerate. Sessions are adjusted based on your progress and recovery. You’re never expected to push through pain or follow extreme routines; instead, the focus is on progress that is sustainable and supportive of long-term mobility.

Is Physical Therapy Right for You?

If pain, injury, or physical limitations have been interfering with your ability to stay active or progress toward your health goals, physical therapy may be the right next step. It can be especially helpful when movement feels limited, unsafe, or intimidating.

To schedule your consultation, please call us at (509) 367-4209 or book your appointment online. 

We strive to meet ADA standards to ensure everyone can access our care and services with ease and dignity.

23403 E Mission Ave #231
Liberty Lake, WA 99019

Phone: (509) 367-4209
Fax: (509) 492-5624

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