Massage Therapy and Physical Therapy Services at Southwest Physical Therapy, P.C.

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With today’s ever increasing demands on our lives, we have to do more than just “get by”. More than ever, we need to be committed to maintaining positive wellness and optimum health. When daily stress and tension accumulate, or mental and emotional blocks occur in the mind, our vital energy is depleted. At Southwest Physical Therapy we believe that preventative healthcare begins with stress reduction. At our clinic we evaluate you as a whole person. We listen attentively as you describe your symptoms to us. After a thorough evaluation of your physical and emotional state we formulate and customize a treatment plan that specifically fits your needs.

The Physical Therapy treatment plan includes these hands-on techniques for effective pain relief:

Physical Therapist Aracelli Gonzalez at Southwest Physical Therapy, Brooklyn, NY Therapeutic Massage is a non-invasive approach that assists in maintaining the body’s natural tendency to heal and increases the sense of emotional well being. This releases stress, increases circulation, decreases pain, restores balance in musculature, decreases muscle fatigue and soreness, and improves the immune system function.

Myofascial Release is an effective hands-on technique that eliminates pain and restores motion. According to John Barnes, P.T., the theory of Myofascial Release requires an understanding of the fascia system (or connective tissue). The fascia is a specialized system of the body that has an appearance similar to a spider’s web or a sweater.

Fascia is covering and interpenetrating every muscle, bone, nerve, artery, vein as well as all of our internal organs, including the heart, lungs, brain and spinal cord. It’s a structure that exists from head to toe without interruption. Each part of the entire body is connected to every other part by the fascia, like the yarn in a sweater. In the normal healthy state, the fascia is relaxed and wavy in configuration. It has the ability to stretch and move freely. However, when we experience incorrect postural habits, physical trauma, scarring, or inflammation the fascia loses its pliability. It becomes tight, restricted and a source of tension to the rest of the body. This tightening produces pain and motion restriction.

Reiki is a gentle but powerful hands-on healing technique that releases stress and blockages that are often the cause of physical problems. Reiki restores and balances our natural energy and simultaneously aligns the subtle energy centers in the body. Working in the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual levels of our being this energy sets up the right conditions for the body to heal itself.

Reiki is a complete healing system that also complements and enhances other kinds of healing therapies. Instead of viewing the body as a sum of unrelated parts, it treats the causes of dis-ease and imbalance as well as eliminating the corresponding symptoms.

In order to promote a high degree of wellness, these stress-reducing techniques are included in the Physical Therapy treatments and also are offered separately as individual sessions.

To schedule an appointment for Physical Therapy, Myofascial Release, Reiki or Therapeutic Massage call: 718.369.0505 or Email us a note from our Contact page.