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Certified Postural Restoration Center · C2 Advanced Schroth Certified Scoliosis Therapists (BSPTS)

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Scoliosis and the Importance of Early Intervention

February 19, 2017 by Lisa Mangino

If you are reading this, there’s a good chance you or your child has scoliosis. I’m going to guess you have a pretty good sense of what scoliosis is. The most frustrating part for you might be trying to figure out what to do about it. Your MD may have said, “Come back in 4-6… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, articles, balance, blog, chronic pain, classes, community events, Education, General, orthopaedic physical therapy, outreach, pediatric physical therapy, people, performance, Personal Training, Postural Restoration, posture, Running, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, scoliosis intensive program, screens, SEAS, Uncategorized, Vestibular, workshops Tagged With: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, conservative management scoliosis, exercises for scoliosis, postural restoration, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis cases

SCIENTIFIC EXERCISES APPROACH TO SCOLIOSIS (SEAS)

October 19, 2016 by Lisa Mangino

Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) Method, Schroth Scoliosis Rehab, Inc. and now A Third Method to Conservatively Treat Scoliosis at Advance Physical Therapy Lisa Mangino, pediatric physical therapist from Advance Physical Therapy, traveled to Avanti Therapy in Boulder, Colorado in September to learn about the Scientific Exercises Approach to Scoliosis (SEAS) method. The speakers, Michele Romano… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, scoliosis intensive program

Chronic Pain in Physical Therapy Students

August 1, 2016 by Lisa Mangino

Our own, Jean Massé, PT, DPT, PRC, OCS, ATC is an adjunct professor at The University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. She teaches physical therapy students about chronic pain, scoliosis and diagnosis. Over the years of her teaching at UNC Chapel Hill, she has had many students approach her with their own chronic pain… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: chronic pain, community events, outreach, Postural Restoration, posture, screens Tagged With: postural exercises, postural pain, postural restoration, postural screening

All Scoliosis Braces Are Not The Same. You Be The Judge…

May 2, 2016 by Lisa Mangino

Comparison of the Boston and the Rigo-Cheneau Rigid Scoliosis Braces Having conservatively treated scoliosis for roughly 3 years now, my colleagues (Susan Henning PT, PRC, Advanced Schroth Certified, Jean Masse PT, PRC Advanced Schroth Certified) and I (Lisa Mangino PT, PRC, Advanced Schroth Certified) at Advance Physical Therapy are beginning to see the positive effects… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: exercise for scoliosis, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, physical therapy for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis brace

Postural Restoration for Children

September 25, 2015 by Lisa Mangino

At the last Capitol District Physical Therapy Association meeting, my colleague, Lisa Mangino, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT, PRC, offered a terrific presentation on how she uses principles of Postural Restoration with children. Lisa reminded participants that the human body is inherently asymmetrical and is biased toward patterns of extension. Sensory awareness of posture, the ground,… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: classes, community events, Education, pediatric physical therapy, people, Postural Restoration, Scoliosis Tagged With: children posture, core strength children, movement difficulty children, Pediatric Physical Therapy, poor posture children, postural restoration children, posture and children, scoliosis children

Tips to Change Habits for Tension Relief

September 18, 2015 by Lisa Mangino

Focal vision refers to being focused on something small at any distance, from your phone to a golf ball far away on the green. Technology is partly contributing to our society becoming more focally near-sighted. The more you focus on a bright device 6-12 inches from your nose, the stronger those brain pathways become.  Other contributors include being too busy, always striving to be faster, better, to do more, and not taking time to rest… your muscles AND your eyes…. Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration

Tips to Change Habits for Tension Relief

August 5, 2015 by Lisa Mangino

Don’t Be Controlled By Your Focal Vision “Powered Peripheral Vision”, Tips to Change Habits for Tension Relief Adapted from Dr. Heidi Wise, PRI Vision, LLC Focal vision refers to being focused on something small at any distance, from your phone to a golf ball far away on the green. Technology is partly contributing to our… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, General, Postural Restoration Tagged With: back pain relief, eye strain, healthy posture, jaw pain, neck pain, physical therapy for posture, postural restoration, shoulder pain, tension, tension headache

Pediatric Physical Therapist, Lisa Mangino, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT, PRC Featured at National Forum

April 29, 2015 by Lisa Mangino

Our very own pediatric physical therapist, Lisa Mangino, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT, PRC presented her unique approach to treating children at the annual Postural Restoration Institute® (PRI) meeting of PRI certified physical therapists and athletic trainers on April 18th 2015. She discussed how children tend to alter their posture and movement patterns with unbalanced muscle… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration Tagged With: childrens movement, movement problems in children, normal movement in children, pediatric, Pediatric Physical Therapy, poor posture in kids, postural exercises, posture, scoliosis, toe walking

Postural Restoration Institute™ Techniques in Children with Musculoskeletal Pain

January 6, 2015 by Lisa Mangino

Pictured left to right, with , Lisa Mangino, PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT, PRC is Postural Restoration faculty Mike Cantrell, MPT, PRC, Ron Hruska, MPA, PT, founder of Postural Restoration Institute, and James Anderson, MPT, PRC. In December 2014, our pediatric physical therapist, Lisa Mangino, completed the requirements for obtaining the designation of Postural Restoration Institute™… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, pediatric physical therapy, people, Postural Restoration, screens Tagged With: children with foot pain, kids with musculoskeletal pain, musculoskeletal pain in children, pediatric foot pain, Pediatric Physical Therapy, postural problems in children, treatment for joint pain in children, treatment for pediatric pain

Awake Tummy Time: A Crucial Part of Infant Movement Development

September 29, 2014 by Lisa Mangino

  It’s always a good time to be reminded about the importance of babies experiencing enough “tummy time” through their early developmental months. As happens with many interventions, the Back-to-Sleep campaign1 to prevent sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) has produced some unintentional consequences. The campaign was successful in decreasing the occurrence of SIDS; however, parents… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Education, pediatric physical therapy, Postural Restoration Tagged With: crawling, Pediatric Physical Therapy, postural restoration, should baby be on belly, should i put my baby on their tummy, SIDS, tummy time

Concerns about the way your child or a child you know is moving??

July 3, 2014 by Lisa Mangino

ADVANCE PHYSICAL THERAPY’S Pediatric Physical Therapist Specialist is offering FREE PEDIATRIC MOVEMENT SCREENINGS Wednesdays in July and August from 12-2 pm. Bring your child and/or talk to our specialist. Call ahead at (919) 932-7266 to reserve a time.

Filed Under: community events, outreach, pediatric physical therapy, performance, Postural Restoration, screens Tagged With: childrens movement, developmental movement, movement problems in children, movement screen, normal movement, normal movement in children, pediatric movement screening, pediatric screening, toe walking

To Crawl or Not to Crawl?

June 23, 2014 by Lisa Mangino

Recently, a few parents have asked me if it’s okay for their child to skip the crawling phase of gross motor development.  A quick look at the internet reveals an active debate with some people saying that crawling is quite important, while others don’t think it is critical for gross movement development. Here’s what I… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, pediatric physical therapy, Personal Training, screens

What are your shoes telling you?

June 9, 2014 by Lisa Mangino

              These are the shoes of an active, healthy 13 year old boy.  He came to see me at Advance Physical Therapy due to left hip and back pain.  His shoes told me that his posture was not centered because of unbalanced muscle use.  He told me that his posture was unbalanced because he… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, Postural Restoration, workshops Tagged With: back pain, foot pain, hip pain, kids with back pain, pediatric pain, postural restoration, shoe evaluation, shoe wear

Children and Back Pain

March 6, 2014 by Lisa Mangino

            Last week there was a story on NPR about young athletes and back pain.  http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2014/02/03/269521744/young-athletes-risk-back-injury-by-playing-too-much-too-soon The story was about children who are spending increased time with one sport, resulting in overuse injuries, particularly back pain.  With the added excitement of the Olympics this month, young people are inspired to compete and to perform to… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, General, orthopaedic physical therapy, performance, Postural Restoration, screens Tagged With: adolescent, back pain, back pain in sport, children, overuse injury, pediatric, physical therapy for back pain, physical therapy for children, physical therapy for spondylolisthesis, sports performance

Another APT Therapist Certified in Schroth-Based Scoliosis Rehabilitation

October 7, 2013 by Lisa Mangino

    The most recent class of physical therapists certified in Schroth-based scoliosis rehabilitation at Scoliosis Rehabilitation, Inc. with instructors Beth Orthwein, PT, and Beth Jannsen PT (front row).  Our pediatric PT, Lisa Mangino, is in the second row on the left.   As she returns to work after spending 9 days in Steven’s Point… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative management scoliosis, conservative treatment for scoliosis, pediatric physical therapy for scoliosis, pediatric schroth therapist, physical therapy scoliosis, PT scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, Schroth Method

Scoliosis in Adolescents Needs PT Treatment – Don’t Wait!

September 27, 2013 by Lisa Mangino

Last night I spoke with yet another concerned parent about their teenaged child.  Like so many others, this child was diagnosed some years ago, as a preteen, with mild scoliosis.  This mother sought out the best medical help she could find and was told by a doctor, “Just wait and see what happens – there… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Education, General, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School, bracing for scoliosis, conservative management scoliosis, postural restoration, Schroth, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis screen, scoliosis treatment, treatment for scoliosis

Advance PT Jumps at a Chance for Outreach in Guatamala

May 22, 2013 by Lisa Mangino

If you had a chance to go to another country and perform your same job in a place where you couldn’t speak the language… would you do it? A place where maybe they do your job a little bit differently, but where you had the opportunity to teach and share “tricks of the trade”? If… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: outreach, pediatric physical therapy, people Tagged With: outreach, pediatric, Pediatric Physical Therapy, UNC Chapel Hill, UNC Physical Therapy

Advance Physical Therapy Global Outreach

April 15, 2013 by Lisa Mangino

                      Lisa Mangino, PT and Pediatric Specialist at Advance Physical Therapy, is headed to Guatemala at the end of April. As part of the UNC Physical Therapy School’s Global Outreach Program, she will join 7 other PT’s and 15 of their physical therapy students on… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, General, outreach, people, Postural Restoration Tagged With: education, Global, guatamala, independence, movement, outreach, Pediatric Physical Therapy, pediatrics, UNC Physical Therapy

Lisa Mangino PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT joins Advance Physical Therapy!

November 9, 2012 by Lisa Mangino

We are so happy to welcome Lisa and her vast expertise in managing children with a host of medical issues.  Please check out her bio below as well as her recent article about Toe Walking. Lisa Mangino PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT  joins Advance Physical Therapy Lisa graduated from Duke University with a Master’s in Physical… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, people, Postural Restoration Tagged With: Pediatric Physical Therapy

Parents can help their young ballet dancers prevent injury with Physical Therapy

March 7, 2012 by Lisa Mangino

Lisa Howell(B.Phty) is a physical therapist from Sidney Australia who has developed The Perfect Pointe Book.  This is a great guide and program to be used with young dancers.   Lisa advocates that dancers use a specialized dance physical therapist and their dance teacher to help them develop strong muscles and bones and correct dance form. … Continue Reading →

Filed Under: articles, orthopaedic physical therapy

Advance Physical Therapy is a physical therapist owned practice offering quality rehabilitation to clients in Chapel Hill, Durham, Carrboro, Pittsboro, Cary and surrounding areas of the Triangle in North Carolina.

Our therapists are highly experienced in traditional physical therapy techniques and have specialized expertise in a variety of areas including Postural Restoration, Manual Therapy, Counterstrain, Schroth based Scoliosis Rehabilitation, Pediatrics, Sports Medicine, Orthotics and Personal Training.

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