Dr. Melynda McIntosh has provided wellness and natural healing care using the Fascial Counterstrain platform for over a decade. She has an extensive treatment experience working with pediatrics, concussions, sport injuries, digestive disorders, asthma, chronic headaches and chronic pain patients for over 30 years. Melynda has earned her Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Palmer Chiropractic College in 1987. Since the start of her clinical experience, she continually searched for new ways to treat her patients, focusing on studying and applying various manual therapy techniques, before becoming one of the first chiropractors to use strain/counterstrain therapy (the precursor to Fascial Counterstrain) nearly two decades ago. Due to the consistent and profound impact the method makes to her patients’ care and their quality of life, Melynda continues to focus the majority of her continuing education on the method and its utilization in her practice.
Jason graduated from University at Buffalo in 2001, receiving his Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. He has practiced in multiple areas of his field including outpatient orthopedic, skilled nursing and transitional sub-acute physical therapy over his 25 year career.
Jason has extensive manual therapy training focusing on osteopathic principles. He is trained in fascial counterstrain, myofascial release, muscle energy technique, cranial/sacral, visceral manipulation and many other osteopathic techniques. He took his first class with Brian Tuckey in 2005 and has been learning from him ever since. Jason has also worked for Brian in the past. Jason currently works at his practice, Shiflett Integrative Treatment Solutions in Berkeley Springs, WV.
“Our entire complex human body works as a whole, never functioning separately as isolated parts. Endlessly treating downstream symptoms will only produce temporary relief, if any at all. To truly help your patient, you must find the root causes of their problem.”
“My goal is to help you achieve the pinnacle of healthy living. Life is meant to be lived thriving, not just surviving. Let me show you the way. You can trust your health in my hands.”
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Josh Wright received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2011 from the University of Missouri. He started Libertas Physical Therapy in 2018, a cash pay clinic, to get away from insurance limitations and focus on his patients 1:1. Therapy sessions are primarily manual therapy with a focus on counterstrain. Additionally, patients receive education on general wellness and lifestyle/diet adjustments to achieve their best self.
Tracey grew up on a dairy farm in Maine and graduated from Maryland Bible College and Seminary in 1999. She worked in animal medicine for 15 years before switching to work as an MA for a podiatry group and later for orthopedic surgeons. She suffered with back pain for 8 years before she discovered Fascial Counterstrain. After experiencing the power of this therapy she had an extreme interest in learning it herself. She graduated from the massage therapy program at Cortiva Institute in September of 2020 and took her first class in Fascial Counterstrain in October of 2020. She has since taken every class offered that she possibly could. She practices primarily Fascial Counterstrain as a Licensed Massage Therapist at her home studio in Stewartstown, PA.
Diplomé de l’école d’Osteopathie Osteobio en 2010.
J’utilise principalement en technique de soin le fascia counterstrain.
Selon les besoins je propose des conseils en gestes, postures et en ergonomie.
I have been working with Counterstrain techniques for a long time now and as the techniques have become increasingly more refined and system specific their ability to provide enormous relief from pain and change in body function is a wonderful tool to have for my patients.
I am continuing to do more courses as the new knowledge becomes available to provide my patients with the most up to date care available. The techniques are gentle and non invasive and the results astounding
Robert Leavitt, PT, MPT, OCS, JSCC
VP OF OPERATIONS, OAKMONT OFFICE
Robert “Rob” graduated from UC Davis in 1993 with a degree in Physical Education and completed his Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Mount Saint Mary’s College in 1995.
Before he committed to physical therapy, Rob proudly served in the USMC.
In a career long effort to further his knowledge and optimize his skill as a physical therapist, Rob has achieved many specialty certifications. In 2006 and again in 2016, Rob became an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, certified by the American Physical Therapy Association as having developed a greater depth of knowledge and skill related to the practice of orthopedic physical therapy.
He is also a certified clinical instructor, committed to furthering the knowledge and skill of physical therapy students. Rob was awarded a certification in LSVT BIG, an exercise regimen to address the neuromuscular and orthopedic deficits associated with Parkinson’s Disease.
In 2004 Rob became Jones Strain and Counterstrain Certified but continues to pursue mastery in Strain Counterstrain and Fascial Counterstrain, an improved version of the original technique. Strain Counterstrain and Fascial Counterstrain are each innovative techniques for treating pain and dysfunction in the entire body. Rob has over 25 years’ worth of clinical and practical experience in the study and application of a wide variety of Orthopedic and Sports related physical therapy.
