Advance Physical Therapy

Advance Physical Therapy

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

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

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What is Scoliosis Specific Exercise?

July 12, 2017 by Jean Massé

Scoliosis can have many forms. We have general categories for scoliosis and spine curvatures, but each is unique. Scoliosis Specific Exercise are designed to balance scoliosis curves.  They address the unique curvatures of each person. Asymmetry is something all scoliosis curves have in common. Asymmetries occur in 3 dimensions: 1) Front to back, 2) Side… Continue Reading →

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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

Physical Therapy Treatment for Shortness of Breath

December 9, 2015 by Jean Massé

One of the benefits of improving core strength through the Postural Restoration approach, is that is requires us to establish efficient breathing patterns (http://www.posturalrestoration.com/the-science/treatment). In doing so, many of my patients that come in with back or neck pain subsequently report that their breathing has improved along with their pain reduction. I have recently seen… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, General, Postural Restoration, posture, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: breathing, breathing and core strength, breathing and function, breathing and posture, breathing problems

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

The efficacy of three-dimensional Schroth exercises in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis: A randomised controlled clinical trial

July 27, 2015 by Jean Massé

It is always affirming to see support in the literature for the changes we see case by case at Advance Physical Therapy every day. Recently, a randomized controlled trial was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of professionally administered, 3 dimensional Schroth exercise program for the treatment of scoliosis. I think there are two key points… Continue Reading →

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Release Your Neck!

June 29, 2015 by Jean Massé

Easier said than done, right? So why do necks stay so tight all the time? When we work with patients who have chronic neck pain and shoulder tension, we usually find dysfunctional breathing patterns directly related to poor core body postures. Did you know the best muscle for getting air into your body is the… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, Postural Restoration Tagged With: back pain, breathing, breathing and function, breathing and posture, chronic pain, core strengthening, diaphragm, neck pain

Vicious to Virtuous Cycle in Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis – Part 2

April 22, 2015 by Susan Henning

* Muscle Imbalance * Gravity *  Breathing * Body Schema * Walking The Vicious Cycle describes how these factors, listed above begin to reinforce curvatures that have developed, often in hypermobile, restless, young people. (see part 1) However, it has been postulated that these same factors could be utilized to re-balance curvatures if applied in… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: back pain, conservative management scoliosis, conservative treatment scoliosis, physical therapy for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based scoliosis rehabilitation, scoliosis, scoliosis exercises, spine pain

Schroth based Scoliosis Treatment in the Physical Therapy World

April 8, 2015 by Susan Henning

On 3/19/15, Jean Masse, PT, DPT, PRC, OCS, ATC, was invited to speak to the UNC Physical Therapy Class of 2017 about scoliosis. Jean gave an eloquent and enlightening presentation to these students, inviting them to explore rehabilitation techniques utilized in Europe for nearly 100 years, but only recognized in the US beginning in 2008…. Continue Reading →

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Keep Your Eyes On Those Growing Spines!

March 6, 2015 by Jean Massé

Early detection and treatment of abnormal spinal curves during growth can make a tremendous difference in the health of the mature spine.  Keep an eye on your growing child’s spine, especially between the ages of 9 and 14 with this simple test: Adams Forward Bending Test: Have your child stand with their feet together and… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, outreach, pediatric physical therapy, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, screens Tagged With: Adam's Forward Bend, adolescent scoliosis, early detection scoliosis, early treatment scoliosis, free scoliosis screen, Schroth, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis exercises, scoliosis treatment

The Tremendous Advantage of Early Detection and Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis

February 21, 2015 by Susan Henning

While spinal curvature can develop at any time in a person’s life, there is a tremendous window of opportunity to rehabilitate these changes when it is noticed at a young age, before bony maturity is reached. In fact, idiopathic curvatures most frequently develop during growth spurts, before or during puberty. The etiology or the reason… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, Education, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative treatment of scoliosis, kyphosis, poor posture, postural restoration, posture, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis exercise, spinal curvature, treatment for scoliosis

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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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