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 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

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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