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Dr. DelGiorno is a pediatrician with 25+ years of experience in primary care. She also has 35+ years as a wife and mother of a family with significant medical struggles. Chronic unwellness challenged her day job, causing her to seek out new potential treatments that are more effective and less harmful than typical modern-day medicines.

Fascial Counterstrain is what she stumbled in to and then jumped into head first. It is now the best tool in her toolbox to actually address the issues the body is asking to be addressed. She is still a pediatrician in Gaithersburg, MD, but now also offers this tool to those not in her practice through Well Wins in North Potomac, MD.

Dr. DelGiorno is a native Marylander, attending Loyola in Baltimore, then the University of Maryland for Medical School and pediatric residency.

Since earning my physiotherapy degree in 2003 in Lausanne, Switzerland, I have pursued extensive postgraduate training across a wide range of manual therapy approaches—including muscular and joint-based techniques, neurodynamics, and vascular and visceral therapies—along with additional complementary areas of study.

In 2018, during a sports-focused manual therapy course, I had the opportunity to test the clinical effectiveness of counterstrain techniques. In short, this framework—and especially the contemporary FCS approach—gave me a clearer understanding of the underlying “why” behind both my clinical successes and my limitations. Each new FCS course continues to refine my practice, helping me address previous gaps and deepen my clinical reasoning.

Below is my current curriculum in FCS and Strain Counterstrain modalities.

2025
FCS_N2 Dura, dural tube and somatics
N1 supplemental course
FCS_N1 système nerveux autonome et nerfs crâniens

2024
FCS_MSK-C Système musculo-squelettique : cartilages et fascia superficiel
FSC_Tendon lymphatic chains
online convention 2021, rationale, scars
FCS_VC Système viscéral
FCS_AR Système artériel
FCS_MSK-P Système musculo-squelettique: osseux + End-Plate

2023
FCS_ Tests d’inhibitions et de mobilité
FCS_MSK1 Ligaments & chaînes musculaires
FCS_V/L 1 & 2 Système veineux-lymphatique

2022
FCS_1 Foudations
Strain Counterstrain for the cranial & temporo Mandibular dysfunctions

2021
The three modules of the “classic” Jones strain counterstrain

Dr. Zach Schmucker was born and raised in the small town of Middlebury, IN, where he developed a passion for health and wellness, leading him to pursue a career in Physical Therapy.

After graduating with his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Trine University, he moved to Fort Wayne and quickly realized that something was missing from the modern medical approach: the identification of root causes.

This realization led him on a journey to discover why his patients experienced dysfunction, rather than simply identifying what their dysfunctions were. Eventually, this journey led him to Fascial Counterstrain (FCS), a method that radically reshaped the path of his career. FCS not only explains the “why” of pain and dysfunction, but it also equips Dr. Zach and other FCS practitioners with the tools needed to create true, lasting changes for patients.

Dr. Zach has since moved from Indiana to The Villages, FL to open up his own practice in order to provide the best care possible to his patients.

Currently he is a mobile PT servicing The Villages. If you or someone you know would be traveling to see me, please reach out to coordinate the treatment location.

Dr. Mitchell graduated from Trine University in 2015 with his Bachelor’s Degree in Exercise Science before earning his DPT from Trine in 2018. Dr. Mitchell aims to find the root-cause of his patients’ symptoms via different treatment interventions, lifestyle habits, nutrition, and sleep hygiene. When learning about Fascial Counterstrain (FCS), taking the intro class was a “must” due to the treatment’s focus on the root-cause, which is emphasized throughout the FCS curriculum. After making the trip from Fort Wayne, Indiana to Maryland to take the Fascial Foundations class, there was no turning back. Dr. Mitchell is currently taking multiple courses each year and aims to complete all of the coursework that the Jones Institute puts out in the future. Seeing patients get better by helping the body do what it was designed to do, heal itself, has been a huge blessing for Dr. Mitchell and his patients. In his free time, he loves spending time with his wife and their children. The Hall Family loves spending time outside, eating meals together as a family, and sharing plenty of laughter together. He is a native of Lansing, Michigan, and enjoys watching/attending sporting events at Michigan State University.

A licensed massage therapist since 2004, Devon has long been fascinated with the body. Prior to discovering Counterstrain in 2022, she spent the majority of her career focused on deep tissue, structural integration, and neuromuscular therapy. She studied acupuncture & Chinese Medicine in Australia from 2008-2010 and taught dance, yoga & movement classes on the water and at her own dance studio for the following 10 years. She is passionate about helping people live with vibrancy, health and freedom from pain, whether physical or emotional. Her experience with Counterstrain changed her life and she hopes to bring that level of transformation and healing to her clients.

Mary received her Bachelor’s degree in Community Health Sciences with an emphasis in Kinesiology from the University of Nevada, Reno, and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from San Diego State University. Mary also earned her Level 1 Pelvic Floor Certification through the Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute and takes pride in incorporating Counterstrain into Pelvic Floor rehabilitation to help her patients reach their functional goals. When not in clinic, Mary enjoys backpacking, traveling, and spending time with her husband, Chris, and Australian Shepherd, Willett.

TBS

I am a licensed physical therapist with a strong passion for learning and applying Fascial Counterstrain techniques. My practice is rooted in a holistic approach that combines evidence-based physical therapy with this innovative method. I have found that Fascial Counterstrain creates meaningful improvements in function, particularly for patients dealing with chronic pain. I am committed to continually advancing my training through the Jones Institute so I can better support patients in restoring balance, reducing pain, and reclaiming quality of life.