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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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Welcome Philip DeNigris CSCS, LMT, PRT

September 20, 2022 by Jean Massé

We are so privileged to have Philip DeNigris join our expert staff at Advance Physical Therapy. Phil comes with a host of experiences that make him a perfect fit for our Postural Restoration Certified Clinic. As a personal trainer at Advance Physical Therapy, Phil provides workouts that compliment Postural Restoration concepts and principles. In this… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, Massage, people, Personal Training, Postural Restoration Tagged With: massage therapy, personal training, postural restoration body work, postural restoration personal training, strength and conditioning

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

Nutrition: A Missing Link in Joint Pain

January 24, 2017 by Jean Massé

Nutrition may be your missing link? At Advance Physical Therapy, we are interested in more than the parts of you that hurt. We want to know how your whole system is working together (or not). Because of this, we often ask about your general fitness, hearing and vision. In addition, we will likely ask about… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: chronic pain, community events, people, Uncategorized, workshops Tagged With: Joint Pain, Nutrition

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

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 →

Filed Under: blog, classes, community events, Education, people, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative management scoliosis, conservative treatment of scoliosis, physical therapy for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, scoliosis, scoliosis specific exercise

Postural Restoration lends the support our bodies need

January 20, 2015 by Jean Massé

Support comes in many forms. I recently completed my certification in Postural Restoration (PRC). I could not have achieved this designation without the support of my co-workers at Advance Physical Therapy, the clients I care for, my family or the faculty at the Postural Restoration Institute. Postural Restoration is an exciting and effective approach to… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, people, Postural Restoration Tagged With: back pain, core, core strength, healthy posture, Matthew Harwood, postural problems, postural restoration, postural restoration certification, posture, PRC

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

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

Do you have a balance problem?

October 9, 2014 by Jean Massé

Loss of balance and mobility are not inevitable as we grow older. Sudden falls in older individuals, however, are of concern because the incidence of balance problems is known to increase significantly with age. The number one indicator for fall risk is a previous fall. Other indications include symptoms of dizziness, lack of physical conditioning… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: balance, people Tagged With: Balance, dizziness, fall management, fall prevention, falls, PBBV, vertigo, vestibular, vestibular rehabilitation, vestibular treatment

Adolescent and Adult Scoliosis Advanced Treatment Certification

September 3, 2014 by Susan Henning

Susan Henning, Jean Masse, and Lisa Mangino have completed their advanced training in managing older adults with scoliosis.  These therapists have already completed intensive training and certification (C1) in managing Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) using Schroth based Methods, from the Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School (BSPTS). The  high level (C2) Schroth based certification program qualifies… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, pediatric physical therapy, people, performance, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, adolescent scoliosis, adult treatment for scoliosis, Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School, Beth Janssen, conservative treatment of scoliosis, Schroth, scoliosis, scoliosis rehabilitation, spine pain treatment

Susan Henning PT, PRC Invited to Join SOSORT

July 11, 2014 by Susan Henning

In 2014, our own Susan Henning PT, PRC was again honored for her dedication to the progression of non-surgical treatment of scoliosis.   She was invited to become a member of SOSORT – The ‘International Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic and Rehabilitation Treatment‘.  She is one of only a handful of American Physical Therapists with this… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative treatment of scoliosis, non-surgical, physical therapy for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth Method, scoliosis, SOSORT

“Nu-Schroth” Not “Schroth Method” Says Krista Lehnert-Schroth

June 16, 2014 by Susan Henning

At this year’s meeting of SOSORT, the International Society of Scoliosis Orthopaedic Rehabilitation and Treatment, in May, in Wiesbaden, Germany, I had the great honor of meeting Christa Lehnert-Schroth, PT, author of “Three Dimensional Treatment for Scoliosis’, director of the Katharina-Schroth Clinic until 1995 and daughter of Katharina Schroth, the founder of the Schroth Method… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative treatment for scoliosis, exercises for scoliosis, New Schroth, Nu-Schroth, NuSchroth, Schroth based scoliosis rehabilitation, Schroth Method, yoga for scoliosis

Advance Physical Therapy Treatment Featured at International Scoliosis Society Meeting

May 16, 2014 by Susan Henning

Wow!  This has been an exciting week for Advance Physical Therapy and for a spotlight on our approach to conservative spine and scoliosis management.  Advance Physical Therapy’s co-owner Susan Henning PT, PRC is a nationally recognized speaker on the topic of scoliosis management, was invited to present her work on the powerful combination of Schroth… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Barcelona Scoliosis Physical Therapy School, bracing scoliosis, conservative treatment scoliosis, Jean Masse Scoliosis, Lisa Mangino Scoliosis, New York Times Scoliosis, postural restoration scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, Schroth Method, Shroth based physical therapy, SOSORT, Susan Henning Scoliosis

Cutting Edge is Old News for Conservative Treatment of Scoliosis

April 25, 2014 by Susan Henning

I have spent the last year intensively studying, practicing and developing treatment for scoliosis using Postural Restoration and Schroth based Methodologies.  Scoliosis is diagnosed when a 10 degree curvature of the spine is present.  Since few U.S. pediatricians or spine surgeons are aware of the rehabilitation potential for scoliosis commonly utilized in Europe, families are… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis, screens Tagged With: conservative treatment of scoliosis, early treatment scoliosis, effective treatment of scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, Schroth Method, scoliosis

Susan Henning PT, PRC to Present on Scoliosis at National Symposium

April 9, 2014 by Susan Henning

  Our own Susan Henning PT, PRC has been doing groundbreaking work towards improving the lives of people with scoliosis.  Susan combines the Postural Restoration approach and Schroth based principles of spinal correction.  She has had dramatic clinical results and has been asked to share her unique approach with other experts and practitioners in the… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Global, kyphoscoliosis, kyphosis, postural restoration, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, Schroth Method, scoliosis

Specialized Vestibular Rehabilitation at Advance Physical Therapy

February 10, 2014 by Jean Massé

We are so pleased to welcome Shella J. LoBianco, MSPT to Advance Physical Therapy. Shella joins us with a wealth of experience on balance and gait/walking disorders. Here is a little more about her: Shella J. LoBianco, MSPT – Physical Therapy Shella received her MS in Physical Therapy from the University of Alabama at Birmingham… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, balance, people, screens, Vestibular Tagged With: Balance, balance problems, dizziness, gait, vestibular, walking

Scoliosis and Schroth Method of exercises:

January 6, 2014 by Susan Henning

This is a patient testimonial offered by the parent of a current patient at Advance Physical Therapy: C is a (13 yr old female) who had a scoliosis upper curve of 51 degrees and lower one of 45 degrees in Jan 2013. Two top Ortho surgeons in Raleigh both recommended surgery ASAP. We felt that… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, General, people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: conservative management scoliosis, conservative treatment for scoliosis, Pediatric Physical Therapy, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, scoliosis, scoliosis therapy

PRE-OPERATION PERSONAL TRAINING COULD BE JUST WHAT THE DOCTOR ORDERED!

December 9, 2013 by Jean Massé

If you are going to have surgery in the future, strength training could be what you need.  Here is what a client of mine, Elaine Foster, emailed to me 3 days after her knee replacement surgery: “_I am home as of yesterday and doing well! Those quads are so strong everyone is impressed………… you are… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: blog, people, Personal Training, Postural Restoration

Upcoming November ChiWalking workshop

October 11, 2013 by Jean Massé

See dates/times below. Let me know if you would like to sign up. Would love to have you, Beth Dates: Sundays (Nov. 3 & 17) Time: 1:30 – 3:00 ChiWalking Workshop Instructor: Beth Elder                      Walk and hike effortlessly and injury-free by learning how to walk biomechanically.  Attend the Small Group ChiWalking workshop… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: announcements, classes, community events, Education, General, people, performance, workshops Tagged With: Beth Elder, chi walking, ChiWalking, walking workshop

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 and Schroth-based Method of exercises

August 30, 2013 by Susan Henning

These are the experiences from one of our families seeing us for the treatment of their teenage child’s scoliosis: “C (13 yr old female) had a scoliosis upper curve of 51 degrees and lower one of 45 degrees in Jan 2013. Two top Ortho surgeons in Raleigh both recommended surgery ASAP. We felt that surgery… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: people, Postural Restoration, Schroth Based Therapy, Scoliosis Tagged With: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis, back pain, bracing for scoliosis, Schroth, Schroth based therapy, Schroth Method, scoliosis, scoliosis pain

“I can “smile” as before”

July 2, 2013 by Joe Belding

I had a smile from ear to ear when I read what this patient wrote about her experiences here at Advance Physical Therapy.  I can remember the day this patient came in to the clinic with the help of her family, clearly in terrible pain in her neck, face and jaw.  This patient works hard… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: General, orthopaedic physical therapy, people, Postural Restoration Tagged With: face pain, facial pain, jaw pain, neck pain, temporomandibular joint pain, TMJ

Find a need and fill it. ~Ruth Stafford Peale

June 26, 2013 by Jean Massé

I have been a member of the Community Church of Chapel Hill for over 15 years.  As a PT, I have occasionally visited church members in the hospital to help out if needed, I have adjusted a few canes over the years, and even seen a few members as patients in the clinic.   However, over… Continue Reading →

Filed Under: balance, community events, Education, outreach, people Tagged With: fall prevention, fall risk, falls, fear of falling, free balance screen

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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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