Services
My work has 2 components that overlap: muscular therapy and fitness training. This range in services allows me to address a broad spectrum of health conditions and client needs. From sports massage, flexibility and strength training, movement and posture reeducation to acute injuries, chronic pain therapy and sports injuries.
Muscular Therapy
I utilize many manual therapy techniques, stretching and strengthening techniques as well as movement reeducation exercises. My goal is to get my clients moving and improving their level of function. This approach is often in opposition to many passive therapeutic modalities that treat the body as a "static" entity. Movement is the key to a healthy body and life!
Prior to treatment all clients undergo a thorough assessment process that includes: palpation, posture analysis, range of motion, manual muscle testing, functional movement tests and specific orthopedic tests. I place particular emphasis on client intake screening, health history and goal setting. A thorough assessment is like having a map when choosing a route for a journey. I want to know as much as possible so I can determine where to best direct the therapeutic process. The treatment process is a relationship or partnership-we work together to implement an effective therapeutic strategy.
Therapeutic Modalities & Techniques
- Neuromuscular Therapy
- Strain/Counterstrain
- Muscle Energy Technique
- Myofascial Release
- Massage Therapy
- PNF Stretching & Strengthening
- Active Isolated Stretching
Fitness Training
My studio is the ideal environment for one on one fitness instruction. I use minimal equipment: Swiss balls, wobble boards, free weights, Body Bars, medicine balls, resistance bands, a mirror, a cable machine and a stretching mat. I emphasize movement skills, body awareness and muscle activation techniques. Because I work so closely managing and treating injuries I teach exercise from an injury prevention standpoint. My fitness clients aren't just getting a good workout. They are also correcting muscle imbalances, poor posture and learning how to move more efficiently with strength, coordination and balance.
People seek out my personal training services for many reasons: some clients transition from patient or massage client to fitness client. Others want a home based exercise program that is fun and addresses their level of ability. I also work one on one with people who enjoy the attention, discipline and supervision with exercise.
Regular exercise is a proactive strategy for a happy, healthy, pain free life!
Group Exercise
In addition to one to one personal training I teach group exercise classes in my office and at specific fitness facilities in Northampton (see Classes and Workshops). These classes are fun and challenging. Working out in a group context is often very motivating and inspiring.
Who do I work with?
I have worked with every age group from 8 year old children to 95 year old seniors. I have worked with all types of musculoskeletal injuries including severe traumatic motor vehicle and workers compensation injuries. I specialize in treating sports injuries. I continue to work with many chronic pain patients. My approach of execise, movement awareness and active self care can be very effective for chronic symptoms.