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,retra
cted or elevated
shoulders
*Shoulder or
arm  tension
&/or pain
*Hand
Tension,numbn
ess or tingling
*Limited range
of motion of the
arm & shoulder
*Bursitis
*Tendinitis
*Hip pain
*Lower back
tension &/or
pain
*Piriformis
syndrome
*Sciatica
*Ilia tibial 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...
PUSH Therapy®