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McKenzie Method®

Imelda Harper, PT, is certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy by the McKenzie Institute. The McKenzie Method® utilizes a classification system for both assessing and treating the spine.

The McKenzie Method® was developed in the 1960's by Robin McKenzie, a physical therapist in New Zealand. The McKenzie approach emphasizes "centralizing" the patient's pain by moving it away from the extremities (leg or arm) to the back.

A central tenet of the McKenzie Method® is that self-healing and self-treatment are important for the patient's pain relief and rehabilitation. By learning how to self-treat the current problem, patients gain hands-on knowledge on how to minimize the risk of recurrence and to rapidly deal with recurrence if it occurs.

The likelihood of problems persisting can more likely be prevented through self-maintenance. The long-term goal of the McKenzie Method® is to teach patients suffering from neck pain and/or back pain how to treat themselves and manage their own pain for life using exercise and other strategies.