This area of therapy focuses on correcting the body’s imbalances and movement patterns with use of specific exercises and manual therapy.
Long-term success of PRI based therapy is retraining the body with neurological and respiratory interventions (neuro-respiratory).
Correcting postural imbalances and asymmetries
Foot impressions to correct body imbalances
Oral appliance therapy / Body retraining / myofunctional therapy
Collaboration of site, oral appliances and body management therapy
Having a face-to-face skilled physical therapy evaluation to fully assess all the contributing factors to pain sources is paramount.
A major impact on helping to get out of bad patterns is more neurological than just orthopedic in most cases. PRI and AIA techniques are implemented on the first day.
Once bad patterns are corrected, then advancing the program to reinforce the new patterns will help for long-term success and prevention of symptom relapse.
The conditions listed below are not all inclusive, however are a typical consequence of the asymmetrical or one-sided dominant patterns.
The main differences are that the approach is holistic and takes into account the whole-body including vision, occlusion, respiration and neurology. Traditional approaches typically focus only on one area of the body.
In most cases patients start to feel better within one to two visits because we are addressing the root cause of the symptoms. Other times, patients may take slightly longer depending on how long the symptoms have persisted.
Custom foot orthotics that address habitual one-sided patterns are sometimes warranted. On the initial evaluation, Dr. Guzman will assess a trial pair in the clinic to see how much help they offer on gaining whole-body neutrality.
Frequency of visits typically ranges from once every 3-4 weeks depending on complexity. Most patients are able to get substantial relieve in 6 visits. More complex cases that require vision or dental integration may take longer.
Vision therapy is usually pursued only once the body and bite has achieved enough balance and stability. Specific testing of visions influence on the body will guide this process.
Patients presenting with face, neck and jaw pain with complex history of tooth extractions and malocclusions are good candidates. Specific testing will guide this process.
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