The Counterstrain Movement
Welcome to The Counterstrain Movement, a podcast where we talk about a little known physical medicine and manual therapy technique that is quietly revolutionizing how people approach recovery - from illness, injury, disease and trauma. It's called fascial counterstrain. Together we will explore where counterstrain comes from, how it works, the many conditions it can treat, and how it can help you.
Episodes
16 episodes
Counterstrain Applications and Triumphs in Pediatric Care with Dr. Lory Yeh
Physical therapist and acupuncturist, Lory Yeh, joins us to explore the powerful, gentle impact of Counterstrain therapy—especially when applied to pediatric care. Lory shares her personal journey into integrative healing and offers compelling ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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44:46
Chronic Pain, Counterstrain, and Self-Advocacy: Living with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome with Amelia Patrick
In this heartfelt and insightful conversation, we sit down with Amelia, a 23-year-old recent college graduate navigating life with Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS). Diagnosed during college after years of mysterious pain and debilitat...
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53:37
Counterstrain for Injury Prevention, Recovery, and Performance Enhancement for Professional Dancers with Dr. Miho Urisaka
Dr. Miho Urisaka is a physical therapist living in New York who has been practicing Counterstrain since 2014, with a special focus on dancers. In this conversation, she shares how she employs Fascial Counterstrain not only to resolve injuries b...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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55:38
Counterstrain: Building a Career of Lasting Impact with Kyle Kusunose
Kyle Kusunose, physical therapist and Director of the Jones Institute, talks about the transformative potential of Counterstrain therapy in both patient care and practitioner development. For providers who are driven by curiosity, who want to e...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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44:33
Coaching, Concussions, and the Power of Counterstrain with Amy Griffin
In this episode, Amy Griffin—former U.S. National Team player, veteran coach, and current head of the U.S. Deaf Women’s National Team—shares how her personal experiences with injury and recovery led her to Counterstrain therapy, a modality that...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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50:56
Death and Back Again: Tennis Champion's Recovery from Cardiac Arrest with Murphy Jensen
Murphy Jensen - former professional tennis player, Grand Slam doubles champion, tech entrepreneur, and mental health advocate - shares his powerful story of surviving cardiac arrest during a fundraiser tennis match and the journey of recovery t...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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1:05:13
Providing Relief for Treatment-Resistant Chronic Pain with Dr. Isaiah Requintina
In this episode, we sit down with Dr. Isaiah Requintina to discuss Fascial Counterstrain—a technique that challenges conventional treatment approaches and delivers remarkable results for chronic pain and dysfunction.Dr. Requintina first ...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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39:20
"Let's Change the World": Overcoming Chronic Health Conditions and Paying-Counterstrain-Forward with Jay Fluegel
From healthy skepticism to philanthropic enthusiasm, tech executive Jay Fluegel shares his experience with Fascial Counterstrain and how it has transformed his health and quality of life.Not knowing that many of his life-long health chal...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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39:04
Counterstrain for Pain Relief and Restored Function: Ending Unnecessary Suffering with Dr. Holly Christy
After patients began showing up at her clinic with improvements in their health conditions that Dr. Christy had not been able to help with the tools she had in her toolbox, she asked why. It turns out, they had started seeing a Fascial Counters...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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41:06
Patient to Provider: How US Navy Vet Mark Vennerholm Healed Lifelong Illnesses and Now Helps Vets Heal with Fascial Counterstrain
Mark Vennerholm shares his journey from being in the Navy to becoming a dedicated Fascial Counterstrain practitioner. He initially joined the Navy with the goal of becoming a Navy SEAL. After serving on two different carriers and pursuing vario...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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56:52
Doing it Disabled: How Fascial Counterstrain helped a Dysautonomia Patient Become a Healthcare Provider with Haley Cari
In this episode, Haley Cari, a Physician Assistant, Counterstrain provider, and co-host of the Doing It Disabled podcast, shares her journey of living with chronic illness and the transformative impact of Fascial Counterstrain therapy....
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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39:28
How Healing the Body With Fascial Counterstrain Can Help Post-Concussion and PTSD Recovery with Shannon Arndt
In this episode, physical therapist Shannon Arndt shares her journey of discovering and specializing in Fascial Counterstrain—a therapeutic technique that releases trapped inflammation in the body to promote healing and pain relief. Arndt discu...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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38:26
Treating Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Chronic Illness Using Fascial Counterstrain with Brianna Cardenas
In this episode, Brianna Cardenas, a physician assistant and athletic trainer, opens up about her personal journey with hypermobility syndromes and related comorbidities. Diagnosed after years of unexplained pain and health challenges, Cardenas...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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57:48
Treating the “Untreatable” - An Introduction to Counterstrain with Brian Tuckey
In this episode, Brian Tuckey, a Board Certified Physical Therapist in Orthopedics, delves into the innovative technique of Fascial Counterstrain. He explains how this therapy identifies and removes trapped inflammation from the body, addressin...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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54:23
Veteran Dr. Kristin Barnes on Healing her PTSD Using Fascial Counterstrain
Before becoming a naturopathic doctor and acupuncturist, Dr. Kristin Barnes served as a naval aviator for 23 years. In this episode, she shares her journey with Fascial Counterstrain (FCS), a manual technique that releases inflammation in the f...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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48:02