STRUCTURAL CARE
A broader understanding of pain, injury and physical function.
If you are dealing with an injury, area of pain or musculoskeletal problem, the place where you feel symptoms may be only one part of what is happening.
Structural Care is designed to evaluate the painful area along with the joints, muscles, neurological patterns, movement and previous injuries that may be contributing to the problem. The goal is to understand what is driving the issue, provide specific hands-on treatment and help you move and function more effectively.
You can begin with either a focused 40-minute visit or a more comprehensive 60-minute structural evaluation, depending on the nature and complexity of your concern.
Two Ways to Begin
Choose the level of structural assessment that fits your concern.
COMPREHENSIVE STRUCTURAL
CARE
For persistent, recurrent or more complex structural concerns.
This 60-minute visit provides time for a broader evaluation of the primary area along with related joints and regions, posture, gait, movement, neurological function, previous injuries and other patterns that may be contributing to the problem. It is designed for cases that require more time and clinical depth but do not call for a comprehensive whole-health assessment.
Initial Comprehensive Structural Care - 60 Minutes · $395
FOCUSED STRUCTURAL
CARE
For a relatively contained injury, pain area or musculoskeletal concern.
This 40-minute visit includes a focused history, examination and treatment directed toward the primary problem and the most relevant surrounding relationships. It is a good starting point when the concern is reasonably clear and does not require a broader structural evaluation.
Initial Focused Structural Care - 40 Minutes · $325
LOOK BEYOND THE PAINFUL AREA
Find what is driving the problem.
Pain tells us where something is being experienced, but it doesn't always tell us why it's happening.
A shoulder problem may involve the neck, ribs, muscle function or mechanics elsewhere in the body. Hip or knee symptoms may be influenced by the pelvis, spine, feet or patterns left behind by an old injury. Recurring back or neck pain may persist because the area being treated is only one part of the problem.
Your examination is designed to identify the structural, muscular and neurological findings that appear most relevant to your problem.
Depending on what we find, we may assess joint mechanics, muscle function, movement patterns, spinal and pelvic relationships, extremities, cranial mechanics and the effects of previous injuries.
The goal is not simply to treat where it hurts. It is to identify and address the factors that are keeping the problem going.
WHAT TO EXPECT
Evaluation and treatment begin together.
Whether you choose Focused or Comprehensive Structural Care, your first visit begins with a detailed history of the problem, how it started, what aggravates it, previous injuries or treatment, and what you want to be able to do again.
Your examination is then tailored to your concern. The 40-minute visit concentrates on the primary problem and its most relevant relationships, while the 60-minute visit allows for a broader assessment when the concern is persistent, recurrent or more complex.
Initial treatment is provided during the same visit when clinically appropriate. We will reassess important findings as we work and use your response to help determine what should be addressed next.
At the end of your visit, we will schedule a second appointment to review your case in greater detail, assess your response to the initial treatment and continue care based on what we have learned.
Ready to Begin?
Choose the level of structural care that best fits your concern.
If you are not certain which option is right for you, choose the one that seems closest to what you need. We can clarify the appropriate focus when we begin.