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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’s bite got to do with it? 

March 25, 2020 by Molly Miller

At Advance Physical Therapy, you might hear your physical therapist ask you questions about your dental history. “Do you clench or grind your teeth?” or “Do your back molars touch when you bite down?”. At first, these questions might not seem to relate to your musculoskeletal symptoms of neck, back, or hip pain. However, the… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Scoliosis Tagged With: bite and posture, dentist and posture, malocclusion, neck pain, postural restoration, scoliosis

Scoliosis Education Opportunity for Clinicians

October 30, 2019 by Jean Massé

A 3 Dimensional Approach for the Conservative Treatment of Scoliosis This introductory lecture and lab course is designed to teach the physical therapist assessment and treatment techniques for patients with curvature of the spine. Participants will gain a greater understanding of scoliosis as a 3 dimensional asymmetry with attention given to effects of scoliosis on… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, Scoliosis Education, workshops Tagged With: adult treatment for scoliosis, Schroth Based Scoliosis Treatment, Scoliosis Education, Treatment of Spine Deformity

We’re Hiring PT’s for Adult and Pediatric Spine Care

October 25, 2019 by Jean Massé

We are looking for physical therapists with at least 3 years of outpatient experience, manual skills and an interest in knowing more about the Postural Restoration approach. Initiative, Postural Restoration experience and or certification, creativity and a passion for healing are all a plus. We actively support our therapists in the process of Postural Restoration… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Physical Therapy Position Available, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: hiring physical therapist, physical therapy position, postural restoration, spine deformity

14th International Meeting of Scientific Society of Scoliosis Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Treatment (“SOSORT”)

May 13, 2019 by Susan Henning

2019 SOSORT was the 14th international meeting of the Scientific Society of Scoliosis Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Treatment (“SOSORT”). This year’s location was in the heart of San Franciscos’s bustling downtown. Educational courses, research presentations and highlighted speakers were scheduled in rapid succession. Susan Henning, Lisa Mangino and Molly Miller were in attendance, representing Advance Physical Therapy,… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Scoliosis, Scoliosis Education, SOSORT Tagged With: Bracing Adults with Scoliosis, Predicting likelihood of curve progression in scoliosis, Psychological Impact of Scoliosis, scoliosis, SOSORT, Sports in Scoliosis

Scoliosis Resources

September 4, 2018 by Jean Massé

Check out our new Scoliosis Resource Page. You will find references and resources for current research, and recommendations for conservative treatment of scoliosis and spine deformity. We hope you find these helpful as you consider your options for management of scoliosis and spine deformity. If you have resources of your own you would like us… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis

Treatment of Scoliosis: 2018 International Recommendations

May 9, 2018 by Susan Henning

The international community came together this April 2018 to review current best practices and international recommendations for conservative treatment of scoliosis. Dubrovnik, Croatia, a beautiful, ancient city on the Mediterranean coast, was the wonderful site of this year’s SOSORT gathering.  SOSORT, the Society of Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment, is dedicated to the aim of… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: bracing in scoliosis, conservative treatment of scoliosis, current best practices scoliosis, evidence in scoliosis, postural restoration for scoliosis, Schroth based therapy, treatment of scoliosis

Molly Miller, DPT Schroth Certified

February 15, 2018 by Jean Massé

We are proud to announce the recent Schroth Certification of Molly Miller, the newest addition to the Advance Physical Therapy team. Molly is now certified in the Schroth-based Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School (BSPTS) Method for scoliosis rehabilitation of adolescents. Molly Miller, PT, DPT braved the cold and completed a 10-day intensive course in Wisconsin… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, scoliosis intensive program Tagged With: Certified Schroth, Schroth Certification, Schroth Physical Therapy, scoliosis

Scoliosis: 2017 Year in Review

January 3, 2018 by Jean Massé

Scoliosis and spinal deformity were easily “key words” for Advance Physical Therapy in 2017.  In the past year we have immersed ourselves beyond our specialized patient treatments. We have moved into the realms of writing and teaching about our unique and powerful approach to scoliosis.  This summer, our chapter in the international publication: “Innovations in… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, Uncategorized

Innovations in Spinal Deformities and Postural Disorders – PUBLISHED!

October 9, 2017 by Jean Massé

Innovations in Conservative Scoliosis Treatment

Innovations in Spinal Deformities and Postural Disorders is now published. For authors: Susan Henning, Lisa Mangino and myself, this was a most welcome notification. Our chapter is titled : “Postural Restoration: A Tri-Planar Asymmetrical Framework for Understanding, Assessing, and Treating Scoliosis and Other Spinal Dysfunctions”. This is the culmination of years of work in developing… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, Postural Restoration, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative treatment for scoliosis, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, postural restoration

Got Scoliosis? You’re Not Alone!!

August 2, 2017 by Jean Massé

Scoliosis: Girls and boys experience scoliosis at about the same rate, most often during their early teenage years. Girls, however, are far more likely to experience larger spine curvatures requiring, x-rays, therapy, bracing and sometimes surgery. This can add a lot of stress, fear and confusion to an already challenging time of life. Often kids… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: community events, Curvy Girls, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: curvy girls, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, scoliosis, scoliosis bracing, scoliosis support groups

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 →

Filed Under: blog, Education, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, adolescent scoliosis, Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School, conservative management scoliosis, conservative treatment for scoliosis, Jean Masse Scoliosis, Lisa Mangino Scoliosis, New York Times Scoliosis, postural restoration, Schroth, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis exercises, Susan Henning Scoliosis

Spine Fusion Treatment with Postural Restoration

April 26, 2017 by Jean Massé

Patients and therapists often feel there is nothing to treat once the spine is fused. They feel it is too late. Patients can feel “stuck” in their fused postures and struggle with bending, turning and walking. Pain may develop in joints that are misused to make up for lost movement after fusion. Patients are often… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: chronic pain, Fusion, Postural Restoration, Scoliosis Tagged With: Fusion, Fusion Rehabilitation, Physical Therapy after Fusion, postural restoration, Schroth, Spine Fusion, Treatment after Spine Fusion

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

Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic & Rehabilitation Treatment (SOSORT)

August 17, 2016 by Susan Henning

SOSORT is an international scientific research society dedicated to furthering the most effective treatment of scoliosis by conservative methods. This society, made up of MD’s, PT’s and Orthotists meets yearly. SOSORT 2016 took place in May in Banff, Canada. This year’s meeting was specifically organized as a joint meeting with IRSSD (International Research Society of… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: adolescent scoliosis, adult treatment for scoliosis, back pain, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based scoliosis rehabilitation, scoliosis, SOSORT

Summer Heat May Reveal Developing Scoliosis

June 23, 2016 by Susan Henning

Summertime – green and gorgeous, heat waves that influence us to wear the minimum clothing needed, bathing suits, sports and camps. This is often the first opportunity parents have to notice scoliosis forming in their growing adolescent’s spine.  There may be differences in the height of the child’s shoulders.  One hip may appear “shifted” out… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: pediatric physical therapy, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, scoliosis intensive program, screens Tagged With: conservative management scoliosis, early detection scoliosis, exercise for scoliosis, how to know if your child has scoliosis, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, physical therapy for scoliosis, Schroth Method, scoliosis

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

Treating Scoliosis Conservatively: Getting the Message Out

March 7, 2016 by Jean Massé

Last month, our own Lisa Mangino PT, DPT, PCS, C/NDT, PRC was invited to Fayettville NC to present on “Current Concepts in 3 Dimensional Conservative Management of Scoliosis”. The objectives of the presentation were to help therapists gain an understanding of body imbalances related to scoliosis, to learn about scoliosis measurement tools and x-rays, and… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, workshops Tagged With: back pain, neck pain, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, postural restoration, Schroth, scoliosis, treatment for scoliosis

What are Curvatures of the Spine?

February 1, 2016 by Susan Henning

The human spine is made up of 33 stacked vertebrae. These segments allow small movements in all directions which facilitates balance in the upright position. A normal human spine is not straight. There are small curves at the neck, upper back and low back. If these curves become exaggerated, posture, mobility and stability of the… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, posture, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: back pain, breathing and posture, breathing problems, pilates style postural restoration, postural restoration, scoliosis, Shroth based physical therapy

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

A Physical Therapist Describes Treatment at Advance Physical Therapy

October 21, 2015 by Jean Massé

Tell us about your experience at Advance Physical Therapy (APT) and how your function has improved since beginning physical therapy. My reason for coming to APT was to address a mild scoliosis. While not debilitating or the source of intractable pain, it has contributed to severe muscle tension throughout my shoulders and neck, and it… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: people, Postural Restoration, posture, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: breathing and core strength, breathing and posture, breathing problems, core strength, curvature of the spine, kyphosis, neck pain, postural restoration, Schroth, Schroth based scoliosis rehabilitation, scoliosis, shoulder pain

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

Scoliosis and Helping Aging Spines Lengthen

August 18, 2015 by Jean Massé

Because our scoliosis approach is quite unique, we often have clients come in from out of town and stay for several days of intensive therapy.  On a recent “intensive” situation like this, a patient wrote the following description of her experiences and initial outcome: “I’ve tried so many therapies and treatments for my scoliosis and… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, scoliosis intensive program Tagged With: adult treatment for scoliosis, exercise for back pain, exercise for scoliosis, non-surgical treatment for scoliosis, postural restoration, postural restoration and scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based scoliosis rehabilitation, Schroth based therapy, scoliosis

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 →

Filed Under: blog, Postural Restoration, posture, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, scoliosis intensive program Tagged With: Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School, conservative treatment scoliosis, exercise for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based scoliosis rehabilitation, Schroth based therapy, 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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