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Our Approach for New Clients
An Integrative Approach To Physical Therapy

My clients usually come to me because they have pain. My evaluation attempts to uncover the reasons for that pain. There is usually more than one reason. Thus I have integrated Yogic tools into the physical therapy treatment to address the many layers of complexity that are involved in healing.

My physical therapy evaluation usually reveals a mechanical component to the pain. It includes the following tests:

 Movement analysis 
 Muscle strength tests 
 Muscle length tests 
 Orthopedic tests, as needed  
 Neurological tests, as needed 

Injuries are rarely the result of an isolated incident. Rather, they result from an accumulation of poorly executed movements that progressively damage joints and tissues. A movement analysis can reveal the signs of movement imbalance before the symptoms of pain, numbness or weakness occur. Correcting the imbalance, you've avoided an injury. A movement analysis is especially important if you are engaging in sports, Yoga, or advancing in age

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Reduce Pain Through Awareness Of Movement And Posture

You bend down to pick up a sock from the floor and your back pops. Or you swing at that baseball one last time before leaving the field and your shoulder freezes. Without warning, you're in pain.

What's your first thought? Probably how to get rid of the pain. Or wondering why it's happened in the first place. Maybe you think this seems to happen often, and you've already been to many health professionals without getting lasting relief or answers to your questions.

What if you can get relief?  Not just temporary, but in a way that allows you to live a normal life again, to work, and to have lots of energy to do what you love.

It's not as impossible as it sounds.

Movement Analysis And Evaluation

Injuries are rarely the result of an isolated incident. Usually they happen because of bad habits in the way we move our bodies.

Do you slouch down in your chair in front of the TV? Do your shoulders slump as you sit at your computer? Do you lift heavy packages without bending your knees? Over time these habits cause progressive joint and tissue damage, making your body more susceptible to injury.

That's why a movement analysis is a vital part of my physical therapy evaluation. It helps me uncover the reasons for your pain. It identifies areas of your body that are being stressed too much by habitual movements. This is particularly important before you begin a yoga or fitness program.

Your evaluation has other components too:

¨       Muscle strength tests
¨       Muscle length tests
¨       Orthopedic tests, as needed
¨       Neurological tests, as needed

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