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About Edie Bernhardt

Edie is a graduate of the University of Vermont with a BS in physical therapy. Her career has included a generalist beginning but then followed a path of further education in the management of complex pain syndromes. She initially began with popularizing aquatic therapy in the early 1990’s and expanded to include the management of soft tissue healing as a component of pain management. She earned a national certification as an aquatic therapist through ATRI and has had advanced training with John Barnes, PT myofascial release techniques. She also has earned an AAS degree in bodywork and massage @ CCV to add further depth her manual skills. She is skilled at integrative dry needling and uses various pain management approaches to address the needs of each patient that she sees. She has added Structural Reflexology(R) to her tool box to better identify the underlying biomechanical problem often lurking with pain symptoms but remaining quiet in their role. She looks at the whole body as she helps each patient establish an approach to minimizing their pain and functional deficits. Patient education has an ongoing thread in each session and the end result is an informed patient with the means to manage their pain.