I have had physical therapy in the past but I have never had the Fascial Counterstrain techniques used until I went to ARC. My PT, Alison Brown Ferguson’s expertise with evaluating the exact problem areas and using the Counterstrain techniques has allowed me to regain physical function and greatly decreased my pain. I strongly recommend ARC and Alison to anyone in need of physical therapy treatment.
As practicing physical therapist since 1985, Marty O’Shea was first exposed to Counterstrain when he attended a seminar which was given by Lawrence Jones D.O. (the originator of the Counterstrain technique.)
He quickly realized that Counterstrain was a powerful tool that enabled him to address some of the more recalcitrant problems that his more complex patients presented with which he had previously been unable to effectively treat. After that initial course, he went on to be certified in the Counterstrain in 2003 through the Jones Institute.
The next big revelation with his Counterstrain experience was when he attended his first seminar with Brian Tuckey in 2008 where he was introduced to the concept in which Brian applied the Counterstrain concept to the fascial system. This has enabled him to use Counterstrain to treat his patients with conditions that that he never imagined would be treatable within the world of physical therapy. He has since attended all the new fascial seminars as Brian has released them and has consistently trained through the Counterstrain academy to help perfect his mastery of fascial Counterstrain. He works closely with all the physical therapists at ARC Physical Therapy to provide the best treatment possible to help relieve pain and meet his patients’ goals.