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Specialize in Gently Reducing or Eliminating: |
- Orthopedic dysfunction including: neck, back,
shoulders, elbows, knees, ankles, feet
- Central Nervous System Impairments including
Head Injury Trauma
- Whiplash
- Pelvic and Low Back pain
- Headaches including Migraines
- Temporomandibular Joint problems (TMJ)
- Scar tissue
- Most types of muscular pain
- Much more
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Use Gentle Approaches to Relieve Your Pain: |
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TREATMENT TECHNIQUES |
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Relieves:
· Back pain
· Headaches and migraines
· Whiplash
· Sciatica and more |
Corrects:
· Numbness
· Trauma from childbirth (infant or mother)
· Head injury trauma
· Central nervous system disorders
· Motor-coordination problems |
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Craniosacral Therapy is performed fully clothed. The
therapist uses a very gentle touch. Some people feel
a lot of changes and movement during the session while
others report that they feel nothing. Most find that
they feel lighter afterwards and that the severity of
their pain decreases.
The craniosacral system consists of membranes and cerebrospinal
fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal
cord. It extends from the bones of the skull, face and
mouth, which make up the cranium, down to the sacrum
or tailbone area. As cerebrospinal fluid is produced
and then reabsorbed, there is a reactive gentle motion
in the head and body that the therapist can detect with
their hands. The therapist monitors the rhythm to detect
potential restrictions and imbalances. Using delicate
manual techniques, the therapist releases problem areas
to relieve any undue pressure on the brain and spinal
cord, thus affecting the entire body. |
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Relieves:
· Back pain
· Sciatic pain and numbness
· Pain in the ribs (you may feel shortness
of breath)
· Ankle strains or sprains |
Muscle Release Therapy is a technique that releases
muscle and soft tissue tension that is limiting the
movement and/or changing the position of a bony structure.
The goal is to release the soft tissues such as muscle,
fascia, ligaments, and tendons so that the bones can
move more freely and have better alignment.
This technique is highly effective in decreasing pain
and making it easier to move. One example is if you
have sharp pain in your ribs when you take a deep breath.
Muscle Release Therapy can release the soft tissues
around the ribs so that the ribs move more easily and
are in better alignment and thus eliminate the pain.
Patients often remark how much easier it is to breathe
after having this work done. |
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Relieves:
· Headaches
· Whiplash
· Neck pain
· Sciatica
· Carpal tunnel syndrome
· Thoracic outlet syndrome
· Chronic pain
· Fibromyalgia |
Myofascial Release is particularly effective when the
body feels really tight and like it can't move freely.
A gentle technique, the therapist palpates for areas
of fascial tension and using a gentle touch helps release
that tension. Fascia is the connective tissue that wraps
around muscles and internal organs, attaches your muscles
to your bones and bones to bones. An example of fascia
is the thin layer that is kind of tough on top of a
boneless, skinless chicken breast. After trauma, repetitive
stress, or with postural imbalances, the fascia in the
body becomes sticky and restricted. This technique works
to free that up and thus improve movement, posture and
alignment. |
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Effects:
· Strengthens low back
· Prevents future injuries
· Reduces pain |
Core Stabilization is excellent for people recovering
from injuries, or who have low back or hip pain caused
by instability in the hips.
Having strength in your core gives your body a great
deal of stability. When you have that stability, you
are much less prone to injury and pain. Part of the
rehabilitation process is to create this inner strength
to help with your current injury or pain and to prevent
future injuries.
Your core muscles are the muscles deep in your abdomen
and pelvis (hips). You feel them, for example, when
you stop your urine mid-stream. Creating strength in
these muscles stabilizes your hips, which are a very
important part of the structure of the entire body.
When learning core stabilization, you'll be given exercises
to do at home, directed by a Physical Therapist. |
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Relieves:
· Pain
· Digestive problems
· Neck pain
· Post-surgical pain
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Improves:
· Post-surgical recovery
· Structural alignment
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Visceral Manipulation is a gentle technique that frees
up the fascia and allows the organs to glide against
each other more easily. Fascia wraps around all of the
organs or viscera. After injury - trauma, repetitive
stress and/or postural compensations - fascia around
the organs can become restricted and contribute to overall
fascial tension and pain patterns. As in the craniosacral
system, the organs also have a regular pattern of movement
in the living body. The therapist monitors this movement
and feels for any patterns of tension. Using a gentle
technique with the hands, the therapist is able to release
this tension, often at a very deep level. This has a
profound effect on how easily the body moves decreasing
muscle tension and pain and improving alignment. |
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Effects:
· Reduces stress
· Corrects energetic imbalances |
Acupressure is effective for many different kinds of
pain and energetic imbalances. Often, people feel more
calm and relaxed after receiving acupressure. It is
also easy to incorporate into a bodywork session using
many other different types of hands-on treatment.
Acupressure is a hands-on technique similar to acupuncture,
which is a complex ancient Chinese healthcare tradition
using needles to access energy meridians in the body
to restore balance. Instead of needles, the acupressurist
uses his or her fingers on the acupressure points with
the same goal of restoring balance in the body.
During an acupressure treatment, the therapist will
determine which points would be most beneficial to the
client. Then the therapist holds those points until
a change is felt - relaxation, softening, etc. |
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Relieves:
· TMJ
· Neck pain
· Back pain
· Sciatica
· Fibromyalgia
· Chronic pain disorders |
In Trigger Point Therapy, specific locations on the
muscles are held with firm pressure until they release.
This eliminates radiating pain. Stretches are assigned
to help keep these muscles lengthened and soft. Once
the points are released, many clients find that their
original pain either disappears or is significantly
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Very
Effective for:
· Chronic pain
· Fibromyalgia
· Migraine headaches
· Multiple injuries such as from car accidents |
Synergy Fully Integrated Health Care is a unique clinic. We
offer co-treatments and team assessments to give you the expertise
of all therapists. Each one brings their wealth of experience,
extensive training and individual perspective to your treatment.
In co-treatments you have two therapists work on you at one
time. This does count as two treatments in terms of payment
and insurance benefits, but the effects are greater than seeing
the two therapists separately at two different times.
Co-treatments are especially effective for people seeking
craniosacral, visceral manipulation and myofascial release.
People with chronic pain, fibromyalgia, migraine headaches
and multiple traumas such as car accidents especially benefit
from team assessments and co-treatments.
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Releases:
· Chronic tension
· Toxins from the body |
Deep Tissue Sculpting is effective for relieving pain from
deeply held muscle tension, such as back pain, chronic pain,
sciatic pain etc. It is not recommended for acute injuries
or if the pain level is so high that deep pressure cannot
be tolerated.
Deep Tissue Sculpting is different from Swedish Deep Tissue
Massage in that the therapist does not use oil or lotion and
works very slowly. The therapist works deeply in such a way
as to encourage the body not to react defensively and the
treatment is kept within the comfort range of the client.
The therapist follows the tissue as it releases. The purpose
is to "un-stick" the fibers of a muscle while releasing
deeply held patterns of tension, removing toxins, relaxing,
soothing and thereby re-educating the muscle to operate in
full capacity. |
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Effects:
· Relieves muscle tension and pain
· Strengthens muscles
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Electrical Stimulation is used either for relieving muscle tension
and pain or to help strengthen a muscle, depending on the setting
used on the machine that generates the stimulation.
While receiving an Electrical Stimulation (E-Stim) treatment, the
therapist places conduction pads on specific points of the muscle(s)
being treated. Then electrical currents are transmitted through
the pads from a console like machine.
Different kinds of currents are used for different goals:
· Micro current is a low level current
that reduces muscle tension, increases circulation and reduces inflammation
by normalizing cell metabolism.
· Interferential or pre-modulated current uses a medium-low
level current to stimulate sensory nerves. It is often effective
in reducing pain sensation.
· Hi-volt stimulation stimulates the sensory and motor nerves.
It can create a tingling feeling, decreased pain and/or muscle contraction.
It is used to decrease pain and to
strengthen the muscle.
· Russian and Biphasic stimulation is used to strengthen
a muscle, increase movement at the joint by working muscle groups
surrounding the joint, and to reduce
swelling by creating a pumping action which helps push excess fluid
out of the effected area. |
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Reduces:
· Back pain
· Stiffness |
Gentle Spinal Mobilization is used to restore normal motion of the
spine. The therapist gently rocks, glides, or rotates the restricted
or stiff part of the spine. The movement is done with rhythmic motions
in a pain free manner and never involves sharp, fast or forceful
movements. |
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Strain Counterstrain
is a passive technique which is especially effective with headache,
nerve pain, jaw problems, shoulder pain, foot and ankle pain, whiplash,
loss or decreased mobility at the joint, and/or other neck and back
problems.
Strain Counterstrain works by reducing or eliminating muscle
tightness that is due to an abnormal stretch reflex, or a shortened,
tight and often painful muscle. When receiving Strain Counterstrain,
the therapist will locate tender points by pressing gently on
specific points in the body. After locating the tender point,
the therapist will place the client in a specific position that
makes the tender point go away or become less. At all times, the
positions that are used are kept within the comfort range of the
client. The position shortens the painful muscles which cause
the point to be much less sensitive. The position is held for
ninety seconds and then the therapist slowly moves the body back
to neutral. The point is retested and often is no longer tender.
When the tender point is resolved, the related muscle(s) relax
and thus the pain and tension in the area is reduced or eliminated.
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Manual
Lymph Drainage is a non-invasive massage technique developed
in Europe in the 1930’s; it is a safe, gentle and painless
hands-on technique that drains excess fluid from the tissues
and also has detoxifying effects. The practitioner uses their
hands and fingers simulating gentle, wave-like movements.
These subtle manual maneuvers activate lymph and interstitial
fluid circulation as well as stimulate the functioning of the
immune and parasympathetic nervous systems.
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