Making Connections

What is Functional Manual Therapy?

Put simply, Functional Manual Therapy (FMT) is a treatment philosophy from the Institute of Physical Art that recognizes that the body is intricately interconnected and in order to treat effectively, we as physical therapists need to acutely understand the interaction between all the body systems. FMT is a foundational part of the Institute of Physical…

Habit Stacking

Here we are in mid-February and many people are evaluating how their New Year goals for 2023 are coming along, many of which include building healthy habits. I think one of the best way to build healthy habits is called Habit Stacking. I recently read about habit stacking from the book Atomic Habits by James…

5 Exercises to Put Myself Out of Business

If you’ve ever had physical therapy, your therapist has probably sent you home with an exercise program to follow along with your hands on PT sessions. These usually target the area you’re working on and they make a huge difference to the success of your overall therapy. When patients see the success of their home…