Category: Fascial Manipulation

Temporomandibular Joint Feb26th 2019

Jaw Pain and Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction Seminar

Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg will be hosting an informational seminar on the treatment of jaw pain and temporomandibular joint dysfunction. This talk will be held on Thursday, March 14th from 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM at the Harrisonburg location on East Market street between Martin’s supermarket and Kohl’s department store. Presenters Bill Whiteford and

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Dizziness and Vertigo Jan21st 2019

Dizziness and Vertigo Part II

The second article in our series on dizziness and vertigo focuses on dizziness, specifically cervicogenic dizziness. Before we start, I feel it is important to make a distinction between the terms dizziness and vertigo, as many people use them interchangeably even though they are two different symptoms. Vertigo is a feeling that the room is spinning around

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Colleen Whiteford Jan17th 2019

Colleen Whiteford Recently Completed Training with the New York Mets

I just returned from an amazing trip to Florida.  While escaping to Florida mid-winter sounds lovely, this was not exactly a margarita-ville kind of deal. As part of my training to become an instructor in the Fascial Manipulation-Stecco® (FM) method, I was invited/encouraged to attend a level one course held there, on rather short notice

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Fibromyalgia Seminar Video

Jan13th 2019

Please click the link for a brief preview of our upcoming fibromyalgia seminar which will be give by our therapists Ann Baker and Colleen Whiteford. Fibromyalgia Seminar Video

Italy, Fascia, and Tuna Jun29th 2018

Italy, Fascia, and Tuna

I recently returned from a 9 day trip to Italy.  No, I did not see much of the sights, drink lots of wine, or eat gondola- loads of amazing food (I resorted to canned tuna one day for lunch).  But I did learn a lot more about one of my favorite topics:  FASCIA!  All events

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Spring Runner's Clinic May10th 2018

Spring Runner’s Clinic

On Tuesday, May 22nd, Appalachian Physical Therapy and Bluestone Bike and Run will be hosting a runners clinic at our Harrisonburg office. The event will consist of a discussion of proper foot mechanics, footwear selection, the latest research on running and injury prevention, shod versus barefoot running, and avoiding common training errors. The format will

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Fascia Mar6th 2018

Fascia: Could It Be Part Of Your Problem?

Come join us at Appalachian Physical Therapy in Harrisonburg on March 20th at 7pm and learn about the growing body of research on fascia and how it may play a key role in many health issues affecting adults and children. The effects of fascial dysfunction can range from joint pain/degeneration, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, migraines, headaches

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Don't Fall for Anything Aug30th 2017

Don’t Fall for Anything

It is estimated that one in four adults over the age of 65 will fall this year. However, falls are not a normal part of aging. That was the emphasis of the Falls Prevention seminar we recently hosted at our Harrisonburg clinic. Over 32 area residents attended to learn more about the many factors that

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The Pain Puzzle Part 2 Jan5th 2017

The Pain Puzzle Part 2

As promised, in part two of this post on the puzzle of pain, we will attempt to provide some insight into the poorly understood and ever elusive subject of chronic pain. We will also provide some clinical suggestions on how to manage chronic pain through physical therapy intervention. To quickly review our previous post, we

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Harrisonburg Office Opening Dec13th 2016

Harrisonburg Office Opening January 2017

We are excited to announce the grand opening of our new physical therapy clinic in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Our office will be located in the Skyline Village Shopping Center between Martin’s supermarket and Kohl’s department store. At this point our goal is to begin seeing patients near the latter part of January 2017. Specialty interventions offered

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