Nobody has perfect posture!

Awareness is the first step to understanding and correcting any underlying issues.

What is A Postural and Myofascial Assessment with Customized Movement Program?

Looking at someone’s structure in standing, sitting and laying down, can give insight into why they may be having trouble sleeping, sitting at the computer, or standing to prepare meals.

Your first visit with Karen will involve evaluating your posture, discovering where there are holding patterns (often they are not in the area of pain) and finding limitations in the soft tissue, or fascia, contributing to pain, limited mobility, and strength.  Looking at posture is only one way to find restrictions in the structure.  Another method is through myofascial length testing, which can objectively measure how restricted a certain muscle is in relation to other structures.  This involves the therapist gently and passively moving the arms and legs through ranges of motion.  It is often quite eye opening to the client learning where hidden tension patterns are in relation to their area of pain.

A plan of care will then be developed based on your specific body, needs, and goals. As pain is reduced and movement becomes easier, you will be given specific exercises to help you return to whatever activity or sport you desire.  This can be as simple as basic isolated active stretches, to more advanced types of total body movement.  Movement is key to maintaining the gains made in each therapy session!

Who will benefit from A postural and myofascial assessment?

Anyone can benefit from a postural assessment because it can help you understand how your body has adapted to life. We all build bad habits over time - even if we try not to. For example, by sitting at a desk all day, holding babies on your hip or working in the garden for hours, our bodies develop weakness and compensatory movements. Why this is important to know, is that weakness and altered movement patterns can cause or contribute to your pain.  A  postural and myofascial assessment will show where these limitations are, help create awareness, and assist the therapist in providing recommendations on how to improve them.