Corpo Bene LLC.

Comprehensive Evaluation

This is a session that provides a baseline for care whether the goal is recovery from a painful condition or higher levels of performance.  The comprehensive evaluation session will last 60 minutes and entail any of the following methods of gathering the pertinent information;  history discussion, gait analysis, postural assessment, muscle length testing, manual strength testing, range of motion testing, & movement evaluation.  Once the evaluation session commences the selection of tests or assessments is based on need and specific condition or goal. 

A strategic plan is then created which will detail your course of care and summarized fee estimate.  This plan will be emailed to you and await your approval. 

Appropriate attire is required for this session; loose fitting shorts, sports bra for woman and it is recommended to bring in your shoes used for fitness, work and leisure that have been worn. 

All forms and waivers must be completed prior to this evaluation.

Wellness Training

Corpo Bene LLC. integrates the science of human movement and the solutions found during your evaluation to create corrective exercise programs for optimal injury prevention and recovery success!
Today, injuries have placed enormous strains on individuals entering the health clubs and an even greater demand for corrective exercise programs.

The statistics:

• Low back pain affects nearly 80 percent of adults.
• Musculoskeletal symptoms of knee, shoulder and foot/ankle pain are the number-two reason individuals seek out physicians.

You will find we demonstrate practical proficiency in understanding advanced levels of functional anatomy and kinesiology, mastery of strength training and practical objective movement assessment & the ability to efficiently design both rehabilitative and sports performance exercise programs.

Trigger Point Therapy

Trigger Point Therapy was pioneered and developed in this country by Dr. Janet Travell, President John F. Kennedy's personal physician during his years of persistent back pain. Today it is commonly referred to as Neuromuscular Therapy.

Trigger-point therapy can provide dramatic relief to from many pain symptoms brought on by everyday stresses, overused muscles, whiplash trauma or conditions such as fibromyalgia and arthritis.  In these conditions, “soft tissue” pain is often characterized by “trigger points.” Trigger points are extremely sensitive areas that carry the referred sensation of a sharp pain, dull ache, tingling, pins and needles, or the feeling of hot or cold. Trigger points often refer pain to other locations as in headaches or back pain.  In some instances they can create symptoms such as nausea, ear aches, equilibrium disturbances, and blurred vision. Trigger point therapy examines and treats the layers of the muscles, closely addressing both the surface and deep tissues and ligaments.

A trigger point is a hyperirritable tender spot in a muscle that refers pain ("triggers pain) to other muscles. This is why the pain in your head may be coming from a neck muscle and the pain in your neck from a shoulder muscle and the pain in your low back from a hip muscle.

If the trigger points are not treated, they can be the culprits in lingering pain even after an injury has healed, and the reason why the headache, neckache, and backache keep returning year after year. Some of the causes of trigger point activity in your muscles are stress, excessive chilling, injury, overuse, strain, as well as chemical, drugs, alcohol, and environmental pollutants.

Active trigger points keep the muscles tight, restricting blood flow and compressing nerves perpetuating a vicious pain-spasm cycle in the muscles. The effect of decreased flexibility limits movement encouraging postural patterns which may sustain the cycle for years. Trigger Point Release Therapy is a valuable component of preventive as well as rehabilitative care.

The various neuromuscular techniques to release trigger points and restore movement are being studied today by many health care professionals. Some of the neuromuscular therapy techniques, also referred to as neuromuscular re-education, are:

1. Spray and stretch
2. Frictioning across the muscle fibers and ends of muscles
3. Shaking, stroking, and stretching of muscles and fascia
4. Joint movements, isometric exercises and stretching
5. Direct pinpoint pressure on the trigger point
6. Release of associated skin, tendon, and ligament trigger points
7. Posture and gait analysis and re-organization
8. Myofascial Release
9. Pro-Gravity Technique

Everyone is a unique individual - as much as two bodies are alike - like fingerprints, they each are different. For some people one technique will work very well. For others, a combination of techniques or a completely different technique or process is needed.

Integrated Neuromuscular Therapy

Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy is a structurally integrative approach to pain relief.  The method is based on finding improper structural and biomechanical patterns in the patient's body.  In order to find these improper patterns, we analyze and chart dysfunctional postural patterns.  Once these patterns are analyzed a comprehensive program is designed to guide the client through the five stages of rehabilitation:

1.    Eliminate muscle spasm

2.    Restore flexibility

3.    Restore proper biomechanics

4.    Increase muscle strength

5.    Increase muscular endurance

Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy fills a void left by traditional health care by analyzing soft tissue pain causation.  According to recent research approximately 90% of pain symptoms are considered idiopathic, which means there is no known cause.  However, often times the reason there is no known cause is that a proper investigation into the patient's soft tissues is not being performed. 

Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy is a way to analyze and thoroughly explore the muscles, tendons, and ligaments in order to find these hidden sources of pain. Restoring proper structure and biomechanics not only alleviates pain, but can positively affect a variety of physiological conditions.  One of the neurological laws that is the basis for Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy is Wolff's law.  Simply stated, Wolff's law states “form follows function and function follows form."  Thus, a distortion in the form of the body is often correlated to improper function of the body.  For example, a slouching posture can decrease digestive function or a trigger point into the ear can affect hearing or balance.  When proper structure is restored to the body, the accompanying physiological problems are often alleviated.

Kinesio Taping

What Makes Our Tape so Great?

• It has the same thickness and elasticity as human skin – once it’s been applied, you don’t feel it. It’s breathable and waterproof–it can be worn during intense exercise, swimming and showering.
• It’s designed to be worn 24/7 for 5 days or more, providing long-term therapeutic benefits that no other modality can duplicate.
• Because all of the edges are machine-cut, it doesn’t fray and loosen as much as kinesiology taping applications that have been hand-cut from a roll of tape.

Benefits of Kinesiology Taping

• Relieves both acute and chronic pain
• Reduces swelling and inflammation
• Improves circulation to injured areas
• Enhances lymphatic flow, which removes fluids contributing to swelling and pain
• Accelerates recovery after intense exercise
• Prevents and/or relieves muscle cramps and spasms
• Provides support without restricting range of motion
• Prevents over-stretching or over-contraction of injured muscles
• Enhances strength and muscle tone in weak, injured or poorly-toned muscles
• Reduces fatigue and stiffness in overused muscle