I received my Bachelor of Science Degree in the Physical Therapy from Marquette University.
I started CHC Physical Therapy in 1993.
CHC Physical Therapy’s focus is : The restoration of
the painless function in people of all ages: The Young Athlete, The
Weekend Warrior, The Triathlete, The Baby Boomer, The 65+ Year
Old.
With 40 years in the Physical Therapy profession I have acquired expertise in several areas of specialty, including:
Treatment of the Neck and Back Pain. I am
Certified in the McKenzie Method.
The McKenzie Method is trusted and used by practitioners all over
the world.
Arthritis and Joint Pain With chronic
or recurrent pain it is most often the loss of movement that causes
pain. Not the tendonitis. Not the arthritis. Not the old fracture
or high school football injury. The loss of movement is a
consequence of the tendonitis, arthritis, old fracture or high
school injury and a cause of pain. The inflammatory process
has resolved. Recurrent pain is caused by loss of movement can
occur years later. I restore movement loss with the appropriate
stretches, with movement in the right direction and by the
correcting alignment of the spine and painful joint.
There is a science to effective stretches. Stretching
can hurt tissues, such as neutral tissues. The result is increased
pain and swelling. I specialize in the restoration of painless
movement by applying the science of neural mobilization with
stretches. I have a patent on Body Phyx, a device
that is proven to cause movement of nerves to treat pain.
Movement of the painful joint in the correct direction, with the
appropriate force and frequency, can significantly reduce or
abolish joint pain, often in a short time. I specialize in the
Brian Mulligan and McKenzie’s manual therapy techniques.
And alignment. Correcting alignment is imperative to the
restoration of painless function. Plumbers, carpenters and
orthopedic surgeons inserting an artificial knee, use measuring
devices to correct alignment. But, alignment of the spine and
therefore of every weight bearing joint is often ignored in the
treatment of joint pain. Body Phyx corrects
alignment.
Shoulder Pain I was the Primary Investigator
in a 100 patient clinical trial on shoulder pain. Body
Phyx was used by the test group. “The results of the
study demonstrate that the physical therapy with the Body
Phyx physical therapy device as compared to physical
therapy with standard of care produces non-inferior results with
respect to all variables analyzed and trend towards demonstrating
superiority for the several variables. Overall, the results
strongly suggest that therapy with the Body Phyx
physical therapy device is equivalent to or better than therapy
with standard of care. (“ A Clinical Study of the Effects of
the Nerve Mobilize on Shoulder Pain and Function”)
Geriatric Rehabilitation I established
rehabilitation facilities in several nursing homes and assisted
living facilities.
Pediatric Rehabilitation I established and staffed
physical therapy programs in schools.
Acute Care Includes University & St
Vincent Charity Hospitals in Cleveland, Miseracordia and St.
John’s Riverside Hospitals in NYC. I received experience
working with burn patients at these facilities. Radiation is a
burn. Radiation around the neck area can affect the esophagus and
trachea. I feel very strongly that patient education on maintaining
movement after radiation is essential.
"Thank you so very much for teaching and training me to have a stronger, more upright, realigned body. Thanks for giving me a more optimistic attitude about aging and keeping strong and healthy. Thanks for the encouragement and laughs.
I appreciated the friendliness, helpfulness, and encouragement offered by all your staff. It was a pleasure talking and working with them! I was also impressed by the cleanliness of your office, and the respect of privacy offered by curtains at each station.
May God continue to bless you so you can touch many more people with your strong determined positive teachings and therapy.
R.P."
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