About Us

Midline movement gets its name from the foundational approach that it takes to physical therapy.  When the body is in midline it functions optimally.  All systems(muscular, skeletal, nervous) seek homeostasis or a normal resting position that allows them to function properly.  It is the changes in these systems that start to illicit failures in their performance and provoke things like pain, weakness, numbness, tingling, limited motion, or tension.  Understanding that changes in function and performance can come from simple things like repetitive motion over time, from trauma that you in the past, or injuries that have just recently happened is important.  Also, have you ever had an injury that was quite severe, but never sought any medical attention for it?  If so, you need to understand that at the time of the injury the body experienced stressors or force to the tissue much greater than what it could handle therefore leading to the damage and pain you felt at the time.  But is is these forces that are often left unresolved that lead to lingering issues along with chronic pain with increase risk for further injury down the road. 

Let us explain.  For example, have you ever been exercising or just doing things around your home and twisted your knee to the point of pain?  During the twisting of the knee the tissue is stressed past the point of normal tension or past end-range motion.  It's this excessive forces that results in the injury occurring.  What people don't understand, and is often not explained, is that during the injury the joint and tissue changed position, and in almost all cases likely have not returned to their prior position pre-injury.  When the structure changes position and attempts to relocation, or repositioning, it does not return the exact position.  It is this structual change along with allowing the surrounding tissues to heal abnormally that leads to the issue people deal with, either during the acute stages or later on down the road.  When the structure does not recover its neutral resting position you will find reduction in healing time, abnormal or lack of motion, neurological symptoms,  chronic soreness and tissue tenderness, abnormal muscular tension, fibrotic changes, and lingering issues down the road.  Not only does the knee, for example, become a weakness in the chain, but it's this weak point that will influence the function of the joints above and below it.  Eventually increasing the risk for injury to those structures as well.  By assessing the change in position, resetting the joint position, and addressing soft tissue length-tension we can allow the body to now optimize healing that has been hinder from the start, improve long-term outcomes, and prevent any further damage.  

It is our goal to diagnose and assess what your body has lost, and give it back to you.  The human body is often stuck in these chronic patterns for years.  The result of chronic abnormalities results in the symptoms we often always seek therapy for like weakness, tightness, numbness, tingling, limited mobility and pain.   The key to resolution is figuring out why these symptoms are occurring in order to resolve them. When you restore normal movement and midline positioning you can instantly facilitate and inhibit the systems and the symptoms listed above.  

One other important element that we focus on is prevention.  Our philosophy integrates treatment that prevents the degeneration process  that breakdowns the tissue like cartilage (the padding in our joints) and spinal discs that eventually lead to surgical intervention like joint replacement or arthroscopic surgery.  That is another element that makes our treatment technique unique.  It can be offered as a preventative method for those at risk for these processes.  

So if you are looking to resolve a long term pain issues, restore normal motion, improve athletic or functional performance, prevent further joint breakdown or spinal degeneration, or just looking to prevent further injuries down the road we can help. Schedule an initial evaluation today to see how we can help you with those issues that have been hindering you for years