What is Integrative Movement?
Total Motion Release (TMR) focuses on using simple movements in one part of the body to release pain and tension in another. It is based on the philosophy that the body protects injured tissues and moving into restrictions causes more damage and compensations. TMR identifies which movements place the damaged tissue completely off tension and helps the tissues go back to a healthy alignment creating increased mobility and function which can be sustained.
Neuro-Developmental Treatment (NDT) is a research-driven therapy approach using individualized, hands-on techniques to analyze movement patterns and help those with neurological involvement regain function and participate in daily life.
Nutritional Movement recognizes the body's inherent need for movement and emphasizes that different movement-based approaches, ranging from everyday activities to specialized therapies, have the potential to promote overall health and wellbeing.
Who can benefit from Integrative Movement?
Anyone who has had some manual therapy should have some form of movement integration to maximize the benefits and prevent further injury.
Clients with pain with movement, postural issues, pain created by repetitive activity, clients who have experienced a decline in ability to walk or sit comfortably.
Clients who are motivated to achieve greater flexibility and health.
What can I expect from a treatment or a series of sessions? What do I need to do to
prepare for it?
Dress comfortably in clothes allowing for movement.
Your therapist will review your sitting, standing posture and might watch you perform movements or exercises that you are already doing.
Movement will be adapted to where you are at the moment. If there has been a long history of pain, you might start with visualizing the movement.
Often the movement program will focus on parts of the body away from the pain or injury initially.
If there is some neurological involvement, the therapist might guide the movement to help your body learn more balanced posture and movements.
Movement practice will be progressed according to ability and motivation.
We will always stay in a comfortable zone, but some new movements or postures might feel awkward initially.
Laurie Levine- Lowen offers Integrative Movement, among several other services, at CLINIC Mondays 1- 5pm and Fridays 9am- 1pm.