Manual Therapy

Hands on treatment techniques to decrease pain and improve movement:

• Joint Mobilization/Manipulation techniques

• Spinal Mobilization/Manipulation techniques

• Instrument Assisted soft tissue mobilization

• Cupping therapy

• Soft tissue massage/mobilization

• Muscle energy techniques

Exercise Prescription

Skilled exercise prescription to target mobility, strength, endurance and aerobic capacity deficits:

• Therapeutic corrective exercises

• Neuromuscular re-education

• Sports and Performance enhancement programming

• Running analysis with slow motion camera capture

Dry Needling

Functional dry needling also known as intramuscular needling involves the insertion of a thin filament needle (dry because nothing is injected) into a trigger point in the muscle/tendon region related to musculoskeletal dysfunction. This treatment can then be supplemented with the application of an electrical current to facilitate muscle contraction and enhance pain relief. This is an effective treatment for musculoskeletal pain and dysfunction and aids in speeding up the rehabilitation process through acceleration of exercise tolerance and performance. For more info please click here.

Blood Flow Restriction

Blood flow restriction is the scientific application of a tourniquet to a limb, think arm(s) or leg(s) to decrease blood flow to the limb while performing an exercise. The selected pressure is personalized to each individual client for proper application and safety while the client is instructed to perform a specific exercise or set of exercises targeting a particular muscle(s) group.

This allows significantly greater adaptations to occur in the body while exercising at low intensities and thus benefits increasing strength, hypertrophy and endurance to optimize injury rehabilitation and performance at a high level. When programmed correctly this is incredibly beneficial for pre and post-surgery rehabilitation, maintaining training load and performance when managing an injury or increasing training volume to optimize performance. This advanced treatment method is being utilized by professional sports organizations and athletes all over the world and Dr. Sullivan is the only clinician in Northern New Mexico with this advanced training and certification and he is excited to serve the Santa Fe community.

Due to its unique benefits to rehabilitation and performance the application of Blood Flow Restriction is becoming more popular by demand in the US. Due to this demand there are a lot of new devices or techniques emerging on the market claiming to provide the same benefits. However, these devices and techniques are not scrutinized to the same safety protocols or supported by the evidence to provide the same degree of results and safety compliance and are a liability if implemented into practice. Pure Movement prides itself on the pursuit of excellence in healthcare, due to this I have chosen to only utilize the Delphi PTS system which is an FDA listed Class-1 Pneumatic Tourniquet Medical Device and the Gold Standard option utilized by professional sports organizations and researchers around the world.

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Telehealth

With advancing technology comes new methods to providing care. Telehealth sessions can be sole mediums to provide care or combined with in-person treatments to optimize the patient experience to your individualized needs and goals that best suit your lifestyle. If you need to stay home or are away from your personal physical therapist you can still receive treatment via our user friendly HIPPA compliant Telehealth platform.

Concierge Membership

Want your own personal physical therapist? Want to build a relationship with a clinician you trust to guide you through the healthcare system? Membership is simple and gets you premium access to state of the art care, extra perks and discounts that you need; to optimize longevity and move through life without interruptions.