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Movement
Therapy for Spine Pain and Arthritis
What
is movement therapy?
What
are the indications for movement therapy?
What
are the contraindications for movement therapy?
What is movement
therapy?
- For many individuals with chronic musculoskeletal pain, changes in posture
and how one uses the body for daily activities can result in increasing
pain and disability. Based on principles dervied from Alexander Technique,
Feldenkrais movements, yoga, Pilates, and exercise physiology, the movement
therapy program at CIM helps a person to be more aware of posture and
body mechanics and develop greater stability of the muscles governing
the hips, pelvis, abdomen, low back, upper spine, and neck.
- Rubenfeld Synergy is a form of therapy that combines two forms of bodywork (Alexander Technique and Feldenkrais) with two psychotherapy approaches – Gestalt and Ericksonion therapies. Individuals who carry their stress in their body may not respond to physical therapy or psychological treatments alone, but do well with this more integrated approach.
- The Feldenkrais Method is a system of education and therapy derived from principles of physics, biomechanics, and human learning. Clients learn greater awareness of their posture and motion patterns. This treatment approach has been used extensively with individuals with musculoskeletal pain and neurological conditions.
What are the indications
for movement therapy?
What
are the contraindications for movement
therapy?
There
are no specific contraindications to movement therapy. However, individuals
with osteoporosis or those who had recent surgery should let the clinician
know. For individuals with more severe limitations in their activity tolerance,
a scaled back program may be needed.
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