Integrative Positional Therapy is a combination of muscle energy techniques, trigger point therapy, strain-counterstrain, and the research of osteopath physician Dr. Lawrence Jones.
The client, can expect to be fully clothed in loose comfortable clothing. The practitioner often begins with a postural analysis using palpation of problem areas. The session may also include subtle, positioning and holding of head, neck, and arms.
Integrative Positional Therapy is designed to help bring the relationship between the muscles back into balance. By “slackening” the tension in an overstretched muscles we are simultaneously stretching and shortening a weakened muscle. The muscle ends are brought closer together for a few moments and held in position long enough that the brain recognizes the slack and interrupts the old neurological pattern.