How does PUSH® therapy work?

PUSH is more than a technique to treat symptoms. PUSH utilizes a
customized treatment program - the PUSH Treatment Plan - to insure that
maximum, long-term results are achieved with each patient. PUSH
treatments restore blood flow and oxygen to tissue that has developed
chronically tight or rigid patterns from repetitive use, overuse, or
repetitive muscle fatigue. Restoring blood flow and oxygen returns the
nutrients the tissue needs to become mobile and supple again, which in
turn relieves compression on joints and nerves. Self-treatment
techniques are taught to help reinforce the treatment results as well as
help prevent the symptoms from returning. PUSH Mobility training is also
included in the treatment plan. PMT finds the original source of the tight,
rigid patterns and replaces them with strong and mobile patterns.
Collectively, the PUSH Treatment Plan program works to eliminate the
pain and tension symptoms, but more importantly, works to eliminate the
original source of the dysfunction and make the changes permanent.

How many treatments will it take to get out of pain?

This is perhaps our most frequently asked question! We understand that
many new patients are wary of being sold into a program of endless visits
and temporary change with no end in sight. Our solution is the PUSH
Treatment Plan program, part of the training for all Certified PUSH
Therapist professionals. PUSH therapists are trained to provide each
patient with a customized program that follows specific treatment
protocols for evaluating progress through treatments, teaching
self-treatment and PUSH Mobility training. As pain and tension decrease,
more education and training is emphasized until the patient is free of pain
and tension, has a new way of using the body, and can practice self-care
on his own. Naturally, exactly how many treatments it will take any
individual client before he is pain free depends on the nature of the
symptoms being treated, the quality of the tissue, and other factors. But,
the real question of "how many treatments" is not a concern for PUSH
therapists because the patient understands and can rely on the fact that
there is a specific treatment plan to follow which includes evaluation of
progress at regular intervals and open assessment regarding whether to
continue. A patient can stay on the plan as long as they see steady
progress throughout the treatments.

How long will the changes last?

Changes from the treatments alone can be permanent. Sometimes
people have mechanical habits that reinforce the tension patterns. In
these cases, self-treatment and mobility training will aid in eliminating
these patterns and bringing about permanent change. The goal of all
PUSH therapists is permanent pain and permanent chronic tension relief.

PUSH Treatment Techniques

The techniques involved during PUSH treatments are: palpation,
stationary pressure, integration, and Soft Pressure Stimulation. Light
palpation is used to locate anatomy markers, feel for sensitivity and
tonicity, and to help educate the client about the area being treated.
Stationary pressure is applied to certain areas to help desensitize
hypersensitive tissue and begin the blood flow restoration process.
Integration techniques help the therapist locate and eliminate adhesions
(immobile, bundled tissue). Soft Pressure Stimulation is a technique
unique to PUSH therapy and is applied with a relaxed, non-forceful
pressure from the therapist. SPS technique requires the therapist to be
in a relaxed state so that the tissue being treated can be engaged and
stimulated, allowing maximum blood flow to return to the tissue. Unlike our
SPS technique, hard or forceful pressure is more painful and inhibits
"engagement" which prevents proper stimulation of tissue.
Indications
for PUSH
treatments :

*Frozen shoulder
*Carpal Tunnel
syndrome
*Headaches
*Neck tension &/or
pain
*Protracted,retract
ed or elevated
shoulders
*Shoulder or arm  
tension &/or pain
*Hand
Tension,numbness
or tingling
*Limited range of
motion of the arm
& shoulder
*Bursitis
*Tendinitis
*Hip pain
*Lower back
tension &/or pain
*Piriformis
syndrome
*Sciatica
*Illiotibial band
syndrome
*Knee pain
*Pulled "groin"
areas
*Chronic
hamstring tension
*Ankle
stiffness,tension
*Forward leaning
posture
*Calf cramping
and tension
*Foot cramping
&/or tension
*plantar fasciitis
*Chronic psoas &
iliopsoas tension
*Quadriceps
tension&/or pain
*Shin splints
*Chronic
abdominal tension
*Chronic muscle
fatigue
*Hyper extended
lower back
postures
*Slouching
postures
* more...