[vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”505″ img_size=”large” alignment=”center”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Meet Rebecca Lowe, an Integrative Physical Therapist with an advanced specialty in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy and managing director of Manual Therapy of Nashville.
Who am I?
I’m in a rather “special” category of health practitioners.
I fit everywhere AND nowhere.
Here’s why…
Imagine a physical therapist who has taken the most academic and rigorously challenging training and study in differential diagnosis and mechanics of the body that a physical therapist can take and then add on to that a truly holistic view of the entire body, mind, heart, and soul and you will have me, Rebecca Lowe, PT, COMT, FAAOMPT, RYT.
When I evaluate and treat someone these are some of the questions that I am asking as I hear a client’s story of their injury, pain, illness, or dysfunction:
What are the main problems you are having?
What system or systems are affected?
Muscles, bones, joints, nerves, tendons, vascular, fascial, skin, emotional, mental, subconscious…
What is influencing your story?
What have you done to try to change your story? Did it help, even if temporary?
And then, I identify what, if anything, I can do to affect the systems that you are having trouble with. Using the tools that I have – joint mobilization, soft tissue techniques – deep and superficial, trigger point dry needling, motor patterning, prescriptive exercise, and coach you into what you can do for yourself so that hopefully, you don’t have to be dependent on someone else.
At the same time, or later, I may identify and recommend other practitioners who can help in the areas that I am not trained in, such as pelvic floor physical therapy, detailed nutritional counseling, trauma or grief counseling, medical consult and management for disease or surgery, …
What I have found is that neither traditional medicine, nor alternative medicine has all of the answers. Both perspectives and toolboxes have value and a client may need one or the other, or both. Everything has value, it is about being able to choose what it is that someone needs and when.
What do you need to heal? And, in what order?
What may be limiting your healing?
I am a bridge to be able to look at many viewpoints (physical, mental, emotional, spiritual, energetic, traumatic, medical) with an analytical AND intuitive approach to selecting the primary systems in distress and some great tools to work on in my specialty area – skin, fascia, muscles, joints, nerves, movement, recreational, fitness, and daily activities.
The body, the mind, the heart, or the soul are not at ease (dis-ease), and there is almost always a solution to create alignment.
The mind, heart, and body are great communicators. We are not broken. That is why we feel the way we do. When something is off, we are alerted. And, I am so thankful.
Please pursue healing until you know what the problem is and what it is you need to be able to fix it.
Are you thinking big enough to see your whole picture?
Have you been given the right tool(s) to address your issues?
Can I help you?
Tools and support for your journey,
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Helpful Links:
North American Institute of Orthpaedic Manual Therapy
American Physical Therapy Association
Author/ Publications
Some great articles and journals:
Manual Therapy Journal
Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Hip: A Case Report: An Entity in Question by Rebecca Lowe in Manual Therapy Journal
Adhesive Capsulitis of the Hip: Literature Review by Looney, Raynor, and Lowe
Books
Restoring Hope in Chronic Pain
Cube Care™ Method Guide[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
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