| In trying to describe something which one is not | | | | root cause of the problem. IMT practitioners use |
| yet familiar, such as Integrative Manual Therapy | | | | their hands (among other tools) to assess and |
| (IMT), I think it is important to explain how we | | | | treat clients, giving the body the opportunity to |
| view the body and healing. First we see the body | | | | heal itself. |
| as inherently intelligent and doing the best it can to | | | | So the basic idea of IMT is that the body |
| self-regulate and self-heal at any given time. The | | | | operates as a whole and that all the systems in |
| idea of a bone healing or a cut healing is really | | | | the body seek to protect it in as normal a state |
| quite remarkable if you think about it. When we | | | | as possible. Working from this perspective has led |
| see someone with pain or disability, we view this | | | | to the development of a system of techniques |
| as the body's attempt to protect itself. | | | | which aim at locating the root causes of the |
| The fundamental premise of IMT is that by | | | | health problem and addresses those causes |
| locating the underlying cause of the person's | | | | directly. When the causes are correctly identified |
| problem and helping the body re-establish its self | | | | and treated only then can the potential for a |
| corrective and self regulating mechanisms, we can | | | | healthy functioning body return. |
| restore the body's innate healing abilities and the | | | | This approach is a breakthrough therapy leading |
| person can recover their health. | | | | to whole body health and recovery. |
| Integrative Manual Therapy is best described as a | | | | Each patient receives one on one care from a |
| health care process. It consists of a unique set of | | | | highly skilled therapist. The approach utilizes a |
| hands on assessments and techniques, which are | | | | number of different techniques and methods and |
| used to address pain, dysfunction, disease and | | | | is therefore INTEGRATIVE. The techniques are |
| disability. It takes into account the diverse | | | | "hands on" and the therapy leads to actual health |
| systems of the human body, and addresses the | | | | and gives the body the opportunity to truly heal. |