Mangiarelli Rehabilitation Physical Therapy Blog
Staff Spotlight: Lenore Mangiarelli
Lenore is the marketing manager at Mangiarelli Rehabilitation. She coordinates and manages the clinic’s marketing, social media, website, and online presence. Her favorite part of her job is the friendly and supportive atmosphere at Mangiarelli Rehabilitation and being able to better serve clients through informative and engaging online content about the clinic.
What is Tennis Elbow & How Can Physical Therapy Treat It?
Tennis elbow is an inflammation of the muscles of the forearm involving swollen tendons that create pain in the outer elbow, forearm, and wrist. It is an overuse injury caused by repetitive activities, such as tennis, golf, and professions that include painters, plumbers, autoworkers, and musicians. Physical therapy can help treat tennis elbow by strengthening an individual’s grip, wrist muscles, and forearm muscles. Manual therapy and dry needling are other effective physical therapy treatments that can be used to treat tennis elbow.
Staff Spotlight: Jenifer Kiernan-Story
Jenifer Kiernan-Story is a physical therapist at Mangiarelli Rehabilitation, specializing in vestibular dysfunction, vertigo, and women’s health. Her favorite part of her job is working with high-level, skilled therapists and helping individuals with pain and physical impairments improve their function and quality of living.
How Physical Therapy Can Treat Women’s Health Conditions
A woman’s body undergoes tremendous changes throughout the course of her lifetime, particularly during childbearing and childbirth. These changes can lead to pain and muscle dysfunction of the pelvic floor. Too often, women are dismissed when they raise concerns over incontinence, chronic pelvic pain, or painful intercourse and continue to suffer these symptoms untreated for months and even years. Women no longer have to suffer in silence. Physical therapy is an effective treatment to address pelvic floor dysfunction and other women’s health conditions.
Staff Spotlight: Barbara Peterson Enyeart
Barbara Peterson Enyeart is a medical assistant and Administrative Assistant at Mangiarelli Rehabilitation. Her favorite part of her job is the family atmosphere, flexibility, and truly caring people and workers.
Aquatic Therapy: Here’s Why It Works
Aquatic therapy has unique benefits for many musculoskeletal and neurological conditions due to the specific properties of water. The top three benefits of water therapy include accelerated healing time, decreased swelling and reduced inflammation, and improved circulation and mobility. At Mangiarelli Rehabilitation, aquatic rehabilitation takes place in the clinic pool under the supervision of aquatic therapists.
Staff Spotlight: Drena Smith
Drena Smith is Mangiarelli Rehabilitation's Office Manager. Her favorite part of her job is the people, seeing patients improve, progress, and benefit from services.
Which PT program is right for you? [Infographic]
Mangiarelli Rehabilitation offers a variety of physical therapy programs to address your needs and support your recovery.



