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