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New Physiotherapy Clinic Opens in February
Opening in February is a new physiotherapy clinic
with a difference. There are no machines and no exercise equipment
at Body Check Physiotherapy and the therapist spends your whole
treatment session working one-on-one with you. The main difference
is the use of a new manual technique called Matrix Repatterning.
"Matrix Repatterning was developed by Canadian Dr. George Roth and
is a gentle, hands-on technique," explains Shauna DeSouza-Whitehead
of Body Check Physiotherapy. "It uses the scientific knowledge that,
from the cell upward, our bodies are built on the ever larger
patterns of the tensegrity structural concept. This is basically
saying that all the tissues of the body have the same basic
molecular structure with variation in the configuration for the
speciality of the different organs, muscles and so on."
Every cell within our bodies is connected by a fine web-Iike
structure called 'fascia' or connective tissue. Connective tissue is
the material responsible for keeping all our organs in place rather
than being moved by forces such as gravity or impact.
Because of the continuity of this connective tissue, strain or
tension in one area will be transmitted throughout the body much in
the same way that a pull in a sweater at, say, the hip will transfer
lines of force through different directions of the fabric. In the
human body, this works to produce pain and misalignment of joints
and muscles and strain in and around organs that may be far from the
site of the problem. "The location of the symptom of pain, although
uncomfortable," emphasizes DeSouza-Whitehead, "is not a reliable
indicator of the problem that has caused it, or of what needs to be
treated."
The Matrix practitioner relies completely on the body tissues to
direct where treatment is needed. Body tissues have their own
electrical charge that changes when a significant injury has
occurred. This leads injured tissues to feel stiff or more rigid, or
have increased tension.
The Matrix practitioner can feel this change in
electrical charge during an assessment to determine the location of
the primary problems. Often, ancient injuries -- perhaps even ones
that have been long forgotten -- can have a significant effect on a
person's current health. With precise determination of the
directions that the traumatic forces have entered the body and
gentle pressure to release these energetic forces, even old injuries
can be treated. In many cases, treatment provides permanent relief
of symptoms, that is, unless the area is re-injured. When the
body is rebalanced, its function in all areas improves and the
chances of re-injury are decreased.
The goal of Matrix Repatterning is to release structural imbalances
in the body to normalize and support its self healing ability .
Matrix Repatterning is of benefit to the athlete or performer (past
or present) as well as the average person seeking a reduction in
pain and improved wellbeing.
Body Check Physiotherapy, located in the Pilates Plus Centre at 1295
Dundas Street (519-537-2107), is now accepting appointments.
Shauna DeSouza-Whitehead is a registered
Physiotherapist with 30 years experience. She has worked in
acute care, rehabilitation, outpatient clinics and nursing homes.
She has been using Matrix Repatterning for the past three years. She
has recently completed the process to become a Certified Matrix
Practitioner.
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