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Jackie Hutchison, MPT, BCIA certified in pelvic
floor biofeedback
Jackie is the latest addition to our treatment
staff. She earned her master’s degree in physical
therapy at Marquette University in 1998 where she
served as the president of her class. Having been a
certified massage
therapist for over 15 years before becoming a
physical therapist, Jackie brings an extensive
background in manual therapy to our clinic. For the
past four years, she has specialized in the
evaluation and treatment of pelvic pain and issues
of continence. Jackie has served as a clinical
specialist to patients, family members, colleagues
and medical students; working directly with
urogynocologists, colorectal surgeons and urologists
to address the musculoskeletal components of these
complex issues.
Jackie’s post graduate training includes advanced
Travell Trigger Point work. She currently teaches
for the lecture series to train physicians,
chiropractors and other therapists to do this work.
Also she is one of less then a dozen physical
therapists here in the United States certified in
intramuscular stimulation (dry needling). She is
currently studying Upledger’s advanced craniosacral
therapy and visceral manipulation.
Ms. Hutchison is a member of the Section on Women’s
Health of the AOTA and the Society of Urologic
Nurses. She is also an adjunct faculty member at
George Washington University where she teaches a
semester long course on women’s health. In January
2007, as part of a post-graduate specialization
course in pelvic pain and dysfunction, she will join
the faculty at the University of Castilla-La Mancha
in Toledo, Spain to teach the contributions of
myofascial trigger points to pelvic pain and
dysfunction. We feel very fortunate indeed to have
Jackie as part of our integrated treatment team.
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Wendi Evans, PT, received her Bachelor of Science
degree in Physical Therapy in 1988. She began her
career as a traditional physical therapist
specializing in orthopedics. For several years she
served as clinical supervisor of the out patient
orthopedic therapy department of the National
Hospital for Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. She
then spent nine years with a group of
rheumatologists specializing in fibromyalgia,
myofascial pain and degenerative diseases faced by
aging adults such as arthritis and osteoporosis. As
her interest in manual therapy grew, she began
training through the Upledger Institute and
participating in the Craniosacral Therapy Study
Group led by Ron Murray and Martha Bramhall. This
training brought her to the Asclepeion Center where
she has been practicing since 2003
When asked about her treatment philosophy, Wendi
stated, “I find it quite amazing that our bodies are
capable of compensating for the countless physical
and often emotional traumas that we experience
throughout our lives. However, when we become
overwhelmed by the daily stress in our lives, we
begin to show signs of our imbalances. These
imbalances which begin to cause pain are
recognizable as increased tension in our tissues and
alterations in our structural alignment. Even more
remarkable is the body’s potential with the aid of
manual therapies
such as craniosacral therapy, visceral manipulation,
myofascial release, and mind body work to release
these remnants of trauma. I have learned that
powerful changes can be made with these gentle
techniques which allow for a greater impact on the
recovery process then when using traditional
physical therapy treatment concepts alone."
Wendi’s work is outstanding and she welcomes the
opportunity to be a facilitator and partner with her
patients as they move through the healing process.
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I recently had brunch with Sarah, my 4½ year old
grand daughter, and her mom, my daughter Katheryn.
During brunch Katheryn had been telling me that the
day after Thanksgiving had been declared by some
grassroots group as “A Day of Anti-Consumerism.” On
that typical day of the opening of one’s
Christmas shopping spree, we were not “to shop ‘til
we drop” but instead sit and meditate on how to find
joy in life by ourselves and with family and friends
without spending money. She also gave firm
directions to me and her other Grandma not to get
Sarah a bunch of “junk” for Christmas this year.
After brunch we walked through the hotel and passed
by the gift shop where Sarah quickly found a yoyo
with sparkling sides that she decided that she had
to have. In the past Katheryn had been pretty
liberal about buying Sarah whatever trinkets that
caught her eye but in reaction to her new
anti-consumerism stance, Katheryn had recently
started saying no to Sarah’s requests for whatever
Katheryn defined as “junk.” Sarah howled, she
declared it wasn’t fair, she said she had to have
it, she cried, she told her mother
that she was angry, she collapsed on the floor but
nothing worked. The rules had changed, maybe for
the best, but difficult for 4½ year old Sarah to
deal with all the same.
It made me think about the times in my life when the
rules as I defined them had changed and how
difficult it was for me to adjust. Perhaps Sarah’s
story can stir up some memories for you, how you
handled the situation then, and if the experience
affects you still.
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“It is only with the heart that one can see
rightly: What is essential is invisible to the
eye.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupery
How easy it is for us to move through life with a
heart hardened by what we see and experience. But
we always have a choice. I believe that our
challenge as humans is to see the world as it is –
everything that is imperfect, unfair and scary, as
well as everything that is beautiful – and still
walk through the world with an open loving heart. If
we are ever even able to proximate a loving heart
and even then proximate it just a bit of the time,
it protects us from letting the circumstances of our
lives harden us until we become increasingly
resentful, afraid, and physically rigid. Maybe
these holiday seasons we can all think about
gifts of kindness, gratitude, and understanding –
gifts of the heart and mind – rather then department
store and catalogue.
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At the Asclepeion Center for Body Mind
Healing we strive to dwell ever more deeply in the
tradition of honoring both Asclepeius, the Greek god
of healing, and Hippocrates, the Greek physician,
father of traditional medicine. Our aim is to wisely
blend all potential aids to bring people ailing in
body, mind, and spirit back to optimum health.
Thank you for trusting your integrative care to
us. Happy holidays and all the best in the
New Year!
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 Ron, Martha and the Staff
Asclepeion Center for Body Mind Therapy
email:
asclepeioncenter@comcast.net
phone:
301-495-0933
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