Are you still searching for answers to your pain and symptoms?
We ask the deeper questions and know what the human body needs to work well and thrive.
Jennifer C. Shepherd, PT, CFMT, FFMT, FAAOMPT, FMCP
Combining Orthopedic and Integrative Manual Physical Therapy and Functional Medicine
Chasing Symptoms Alone Is Not Working
Imaging, injections, surgery, rehab, diets, lab work all may have an important place. However, when you’ve tried them and you know that something still isn’t right, we ask different questions and look at your body as whole and how it has adapted to life (or not) over time.
Pain and symptoms are the alarm, often not the primary problem. It shows up where your body finally runs out of room to compensate, often far from where the trouble started. Treat only the spot that hurts, and the real problem stays. That’s why so many people collect diagnoses, try one treatment after another, and still don’t feel right.
Any past or present injury, surgery, trauma-physical or emotional, stressful event, unhealthy diet, and a sitting lifestyle ALL negatively impacts the body’s ability to do all of its jobs. These strains on the body and the need for the body to try to adapt to continue functioning.
The more stress and strains one has accumulated, the greater burden and the need for compensations.
Over time those compensations add up, and your structured function pays the price.
Our Philosophy
LISTEN
Your story matters. Understanding your history helps us understand your body and why you are currently struggling.
IDENTIFY
Through your intake, movement, and hands-on assessment. We quickly pinpoint which structures and systems aren’t functioning at their best.
PROBLEM SOLVE
We connect those findings to your history to understand the deeper relationships of your symptoms.
RESTORE
We restore mobility and function of your structures and pathways, integrating them into your whole body.
EQUIP & EMPOWER
We teach you the most effective and efficient self-care skills to keep your body healthy for a lifetime.
Meet Jennifer Shepherd
Physical Therapist – Fellowship Trained in Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy – Advanced Practitioner of Visceral Manipulation – Certified Practioner in Functional Medicine
Most physical therapists treat one joint, one muscle, one diagnosis at a time. Most functional medicine providers focus on labs and supplements. Doctors offer medications, surgery, injections.
Jennifer’s education, skillset, experience, and gifts equip her to assess and plan treatment to restore the health of the whole body as one integrated system: musculoskeletal, visceral, neural, vascular — structural, functional, and emotional, through the lens of functional medicine.
There are fewer than 40 recognized Fellows of the Institute of Physical Art in the country. Jennifer is the only one who also holds both certification in Functional Medicine and advanced training in Visceral Manipulation through the Barral Institute..
Jennifer find connections between your symptoms, history, lifestyle, and structure that other providers miss entirely. She is able to relate to those who are struggling as she has overcome many of her own.
Ready to find out what is contributing to your symptoms?
Every patient starts with a Discovery Call. 15 minutes, online or phone call.
For Clinicians: I mentor Physical Therapists in systems-based clinical reasoning and precise Manual Therapy technique.
Learn about the mentorship → For Clinicians
