Dorinda Galbraith Physical Therapy was established in 1994 initially practicing throughout Massachusetts and currently practicing in the Boston area and Greenville, ME by appointment only. I am a member of The International Association of Healthcare Practitioners. CLICK HERE to view my profile.
I have over 43 years of experience in holistic manual therapy. One of my greatest skills is integrating healing techniques that help free the physical and emotional bodies from restrictions. This helps relieve pain that may have sources in physical, mental, or emotional sources or any combination of these. My treatments are gentle hands on sessions and I use a variety of assessments to determine how to most efficiently address the patient’s restrictions to provide the most relief and the most optimal health.
The person has an accumulation of “traumas” that stored in the physical tissue which the body learns to compensate around, but at an expense. When the body runs out of areas to compensate, symptoms start showing up. These symptoms might not be located where the major stored traumas are. By using a whole body approach to assessing, I help locate the more important restrictions that the body is working around. Freeing these are much more efficient and lasting for the patient than chasing the last symptom. Often when someone is treated and the symptom keeps coming back, the primary restriction hasn’t been found and/or there is also emotional or mental trauma stored in the physical tissues that needs to be freed before the tissues can heal.
The skills I have learned and practiced for many years can help free these. My medical background as a Physical Therapist also allows me to integrate conventional physical therapy with a holistic manual therapy approach. I treat all ages and most conditions. Treatment is done one on one in a private room. Loose clothing is preferred.
Qualifications
36 years experience in the physical therapy field working in a multitude of settings and with numerous diagnoses and age groups. Experience includes: acute care; chest physical therapy; cardiac rehabilitation; acute in and out-patient orthopedics and neurology; skilled nursing facilities; work hardening and work conditioning; home health; pediatrics; post-surgical; intensive care; burns, whiplash; trauma and head injury; peripheral and cranial nerve releasing; dolphin-assisted rehabilitation; school- based therapy; mechanical link; Feldenkrais; lymphatic drainage; back school educator; post-traumatic stress; emotional component of physical trauma; multiple integrative therapies on the spine and extremities; spinal mobilization; extremity mobilization; visceral manipulation; muscle energy techniques; strain/counterstrain; certified hypnotherapist; myofascial release; completion of advance levels of Craniosacral Therapy and Visceral Manipulation and Neural Manipulation; chronic fatigue; fibromyalgia; rehabilitation; acupressure; the science of medical intuition; internal uro- genital training in Europe and the US; women’s health; urogenital and pre and post partum; private practice; visiting therapist for the Upledger Institute; certified teaching assistant for the Visceral Manipulation and Neural Manipulation Programs; Reiki Master; Chi Qong medical training; assisted and attendance in cadaver labs for 15 years; study group leader for 10 years for both craniosacral and visceral manipulation; extensive education with many osteopathic physicians in the US and Europe and taught in Europe as well; formerly on the teaching track for Visceral Manipulation for 5 years.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy, Magna Cum Laude, Boston University, Sargent College of Allied Health Professions.
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