The Pain and The Ache
7/28/2014
Who remembers when I was going to physical therapy? My wonderful physical therapist, Andre Heletsi, healed my pains and tingles like a champ.
Andre has now opened Missing Link Physical Therapy in Loudon County. It is a unique physical therapy practice that addresses not only traditional physical therapy needs, but also those of athletes and dancers. The team includes physical therapists, personal trainers, massage therapists and a performing arts specialist. Their philosophy is to provide an in-depth assessment and treatment of their patients. Missing Link is a fee-for-service practice so that each patient receives more personal time and attention with their therapist than at an insurance based clinic. Andre's vision is to treat the whole patient - mind, body and soul.
That is where I come in. Andre has invited me to help with the mental health piece. He and I have talked at length about the mind-body connection and how intertwined they are. He is viscerally aware when his patients' physical ailments go beyond the body. Often trauma and stress can contribute to a chronic pain issue or to prolonged recovery from surgery or an injury.
My daughter was asking how my work and his were connected. I explained to her that "he can take away their pain" and she finished my sentence beautifully with "but not all of their ache."
I am currently creating a workshop for Mind Link Physical Therapy; I plan to facilitate a discussion on the tools we can all implement to decrease both our pain and our ache. The date has yet to be decided (which is fine since the workshop is still in its early stages)(get to work, Laurie!), but it will be a free event at the beautiful Mind Link Physical Therapy facility.
I promise to keep you posted.