Fitnessology July 2007 Newsletter

NMT

WHAT IS IT???

Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is a comprehensive system of soft-tissue manipulation techniques that were developed in the 1930s in England by Dr. Stanley Lief.  Lief trained in the United States as a chiropractor and naturopathic physician.  The integrative discipline that he developed, with additional insights from bodywork professionals Leon Chaitow, Raymond Nimmo, John Upledger, Janet Travell and others, balances the central nervous system with the structure and form of the musculoskeletal system.  NMT is based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system maintains homoeostatic balance, and in many cases, eliminates the cause of a person*s acute to chronic myofasical pain and dysfunction.  Through the application of modern-day integrative NMT procedures, which include cranio-sacral therapy, myofascial release, positional release and trigger point therapy, homoeostasis is restored between the nervous and musculoskeletal systems.  Integrative Neuromuscular Therapy enhances the function of joints, muscles, and the biomechanics of the body, and speeds healing by facilitating the release of the body’s natural pain killers, endorphins.

CONDITIONS TREATED WITH NMT

The Clinic's team led by a board-certified neurologist, creates customized treatment plans that address both the cause and symptoms that help prevent re-injury.  The Clinic at Fitnessology offers evaluations, therapeutic services and patient education for some of the following conditions and more!

-Low Back Pain

-Sciatic Pain

-Orthopedic Conditions

-Musculoskeletal

-Sports Injury

-TMJ

-Cranial Pain Management

-Work-related

-Whiplash/Neck Pain

-Headaches

-Neurological Disorders

-Bursitis

-Tendonitis

-Arthritis

 

THERAPIES USED AT THE CLINIC

The Clinic's Team utilizes a multitude of tradition and non-traditional therapies to help patients achieve their goals.

Here is a list of some of the therapies used:

-Traditional Medicine                        -Physio Therapy

-Resistance Training                        -Massage Therapy

-Applied Kinesiology                        -Biophysics

-Neuro-Muscular Therapy            -Chiropractic

-Manual Traction                        -Pilates

-Movement with Training            -Yoga

*Call 920-430-1348 or see the front desk with any questions and to set up an appointment!

 

PLEASE MEET:  Dr. Kevin J Pursel, DC

Change is inevitable:  Engaging, insightful and connected.  ‘Doctor Kevin’ Pursel combines his formidable educational achievement with a ready wit and practical approaches as both a clinician and a business consultant.  His impressive trans-disciplinary clinical approach has rewarded him with a strong practice, primarily of medically referred patient.  He joins us here as “the Clinic’s” Director.  Un-equaled experience in a local HMO has forged him into the finest consultant in the market on being both well and containing the costs in pain management.  He is available to you, your family and your business.

“I have been a client of Fitnessology for more then 5 years.  I worked with Jackie to launch Pain Solutions and have assisted in the transition to ‘the Clinic at Fitnessology’.  I believe the Clinic at Fitnessology is the greatest example of a ‘hand’s-on physical medicine clinic’.  Couple that with our ability to progress the patient to supervised exercise and eventual, confident self-reliance.  The Clinic at Fitnessology is the most efficient, cost effective, elegant solution to the complex problem of treating pain I have ever witnessed.”  Dr. Kevin

 

LAW # 3 FOCUS ON FOOD OVER EXERCISE

Working out is essential to fitness and feeling good, but it’s not the highway to fat loss the makers of Tae Bo would have you believe.  A study of military personnel who upped their exercise over a 3-year period found they actually gained weight.  How? They simply ate more than they burned off.  “People don’t understand that for every 20 minutes of aerobic exercise you do, you burn 100 calories.  That doesn’t give you the liberty to eat anything you want,” says John Jakicic, Ph.D., chairman of the department of health and physical activity at the University of Pittsburgh.  You can wipe out one exercise session with a granola bar. MAKE IT WORK FOR YOU: Do a little everyday.  Yes, eating less is easier than trying to jog off extra calories.  That said; don’t cancel your gym membership.  A 2005 paper in Journal of Applied Physiology shoes that physical activity along with diet can ensure that most of your weight loss comes from fat-as much as 98 percent, according to the national Institutes of Health-rather than metabolism-fueling muscle.  Get at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise-walking, swimming, or stair climbing-most days of the week.

 

100 TIPS TO BECOMING A HEALTHIER YOU!

76. Get a facial

77. Get a pedicure

78. Take a relaxing bath or a quick shower

79. Plant flowers

80. Light candles

 

ANGELA’S COMPLIMENTARY ON- ON-ONE SESSIONS

Please meet one of our newest team members Angela.  We would like you to enjoy a complimentary training session with her.  If you cannot use this great opportunity, then please pass it along to one of your friends. 

Call 430-1348, or see the front desk to schedule today!

"Movement is a medicine for creating change in a person's physical, emotional, and mental states."    ~Carol Welch