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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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

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

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

Advance Physical Therapy and Fleet Feet Sports Wraps Up Winter Coat Collection for Area Children

October 27, 2014 by Jean Massé

Dear Friends, On October 19th we concluded our winter coat collection drive.   Together with Fleet Feet Sports we were able to collect 28 winter coats.   All of the donations went to the John Avery Boys and Girls Club of Durham; this organization provides a safe and warm place for kids to learn, grow and have… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, blog, community events, outreach, people Tagged With: advance physical therapy, Coats for Kids, community outreach

Coats For Kids Update

September 24, 2014 by Jean Massé

We still need more coat donations! Dear friends, I want to thank you for all the coat donations we have received so far for our Coats for Kids effort. But we still need more coats and we need your help. Let’s try to help as many children that we can! My inspiration to initiate this… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: community events, outreach Tagged With: advance physical therapy, Coats for Kids, Community Events, donate your winter coat, outreach, Winter Coat Donation

Give the Gift of Warmth for a Healthy Winter Season

August 17, 2014 by Jean Massé

Being cold takes the fun out of winter.  Last winter was especially cold and nasty for us in the greater triangle region.  Thinking about this may make you cringe and go searching for your winter jacket!   For some children in our community, last winter was endured without the warmth of a winter coat.  During a… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, community events, outreach, pediatric physical therapy, Postural Restoration Tagged With: advance physical therapy, Coats for Kids, donate your winter coat

Come See What We Do

August 6, 2014 by Susan Henning

We would like to welcome our colleagues, friends, clients and patients to a free public lecture reviewing the history, background and general “nuts and bolts” of the powerful work we are doing to address curvature of the spine. “The Influence of Position and Breath In the Treatment of Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis using Postural Restoration and… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, community events, outreach, pediatric physical therapy, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, workshops Tagged With: conservative treatment of scoliosis, exercise for scoliosis, free public lecture, physical therapy for scoliosis, postural restoration, postural restoration and scoliosis, Schroth Method, scoliosis

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

From One Runner (and Physical Therapist) to Another

September 23, 2013 by Jean Massé

                               I have been using Fleet Feet Sports in Carrborro as resource for my physical therapy clients and for myself since moving to the area 3 years ago.  So when I got the chance to perform injury screenings for their community of walkers and runners this past month I jumped at the chance.   This… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Education, orthopaedic physical therapy, outreach, performance, Running, screens Tagged With: ankle pain, hip pain, ITB pain, Knee pain, Running Injury, running pain, running performance, running screen

Screening Children for Scoliosis

September 13, 2013 by Jean Massé

What do we look for? Does the child have natural curves at the back of the neck, middle and lower back?  The start of scoliosis is often marked by a flattening or increase in spinal curvatures, before a more obvious sideways curve develops. When the child bends forward is there:  a flattening between the shoulder… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Education, General, outreach, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, conservative management scoliosis, conservative treatment for scoliosis, postural restoration and scoliosis, postural restoration scoliosis, Schroth based therapy, scoliosis, scoliosis bracing, scoliosis exercise program, scoliosis screening

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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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