
Physical Therapy + Craniosacral Therapy
A body-mind approach to healing physical ailments....
because your mind is in a body and your body has a mind
At Integrative Physical Therapy (IPT), a body-mind, whole person approach to healing persistent pain and orthopedic conditions is taken using physical therapy and craniosacral therapy. For more information about craniosacral therapy, go here. In physical therapy sessions, treatment is centered around the understanding that pain is a complex construct of our nervous system. Traditional physical therapy modalities such as therapeutic exercise, manual therapy, and body mechanics training, are used within this understanding. These are combined with strategies to improve nervous system health. A psychologically informed approach that centers around active listening and goal setting, as well as learning the science of what happens when we have pain is used. Personalized, concrete strategies for pain management are given with the goal of returning to your fullest life.
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We welcome all clients regardless of gender identity, sexual orientation, race, religion, and ability.
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It is our aspiration to provide inclusive, gender affirming, and trauma-informed environment for care.
Want to know more about this? Please go here.
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​Physical Therapy treatment with Dr. Michelle Downing (she/her) is available for the following conditions:
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Orthopedic problems (pain and injury)​
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low back, neck, sacroiliac joint
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hip, ankle, knee
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pelvic and spinal instability
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shoulder, elbow, wrist
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orthopedic conditions during pregnancy
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Nerve pain and nerve disorders
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herniated cervical or lumbar disc
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nerve crush injury
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other nerve pain
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Persistent pain conditions
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fibromyalgia
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complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS)
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any pain which lasts longer than normal tissue healing or has not fully recovered with traditional physical therapy techniques
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Contact
Integrative Physical Therapy
305 St. Paul St. Suite 321
Burlington, VT
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Tel (802)557-1349
Fax (802) 321-5382