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DB Therapeutic & Advanced Bodywork
Mobile Therapy For Human and Horse
Restoring Function Through Advanced Manual Therapy & Movement-Based Rehabilitation
Service area:
Wendell, Zebulon, Clayton, Wilson
and Surrounding Areas
“Whatever peace I know rests in the natural world, in feeling myself a part of it, even in a small way.” Mary Sarton".
What is it you are looking for? Relief from Pain or stress, help with injury or surgery rehab or information and support to know how to proceed with a stubborn or chronic situation? Even being emotionally distraught or unable to sleep can be soothed by Advanced Bodywork. I am glad to help.
As a retired OT and practicing Advanced Bodywork therapist I've worked with a lot of people who've "tried everything."
The pattern I see over and over? They're building on a broken foundation.
Top Five Reasons People Come to DBT
One of the most important things I've learned after decades of working in healthcare and rehabilitation is that the source of a problem is not always where the symptoms show up.
Pain is often the body's way of asking for help, but pain does not always tell us where the actual problem began.
Many of the clients who come to DBT have already tried other therapies, medications, exercises, injections, or even surgery consultations. Most have worked with caring, knowledgeable professionals who genuinely wanted to help. Yet despite their best efforts, the problem continues to return or never fully resolves.
Why?
Because many treatments focus on the symptom rather than the foundation that supports healthy function.
At DBT, I look for limitations with foundations.
Foundations are the body's ability to move, adapt, communicate, and self-regulate. When those foundations become compromised, the body develops compensation patterns. Over time, those compensations may show up as pain, stiffness, digestive issues, poor sleep, limited mobility, recurring injuries, or chronic dysfunction.
My goal is not simply to treat where it hurts.
My goal is to identify what is preventing your body from functioning as it was designed and help restore the foundations necessary for healing.
Drawing from 35 years of conventional rehab training and using osteopathic-based manual therapy, Visceral Manipulation, Craniosacral Therapy, Neuromuscular Therapy, and movement assessment, I evaluate how the body's systems work together and where they may be struggling.
When the foundations improve, the body is often better able to heal, adapt, recover, and respond to other treatments.
These Are Only a Few Examples
The five examples below represent some of the most common reasons people seek care at DBT, but they are only a small sample of the many conditions and concerns that may benefit from treatment.
Clients seek care for a wide variety of challenges, including chronic pain, headaches, jaw dysfunction, sports and exercise-related injuries, post-surgical recovery, balance problems, repetitive strain injuries, movement limitations, stress-related conditions, and complex problems that have not responded well to traditional approaches.
Every person is unique. Rather than treating a diagnosis alone, I focus on understanding how your body is functioning as a whole and identifying what may be standing in the way of recovery.
The examples below illustrate how restoring foundations can influence many different types of problems throughout the body.
1. Back Problems
Many people assume back pain originates in the back itself. However, restrictions within the abdomen, pelvis, diaphragm, and surrounding structures can influence how forces are transmitted through the spine.
Bodywork designed to restore mobility within the gut, thorax, and pelvis is often referred to as Visceral Manipulation. When mobility improves within these structures, strain patterns affecting the spine may also improve.
For example, the mesentery attaches the intestines to the abdominal wall while supporting the blood vessels, lymphatic vessels, and nerves that serve the digestive system. When mobility within these tissues is restored, excessive tension and compensation patterns throughout the lower back may be reduced.
For many clients, restoring the foundations of support and movement within the body's deeper structures provides a missing piece in their recovery.
Sometimes back pain is not simply a problem of the back itself. Sometimes it is the body's way of revealing a problem elsewhere.
2. Shoulder and Neck Problems
The shoulders and neck rely on a complex relationship between the abdomen, thorax, spine, ribs, muscles, connective tissues, and nervous system.
Restrictions within the abdomen, thorax can influence how forces are transmitted through the shoulders and neck. When mobility and function of the thoracic region become limited, compensation patterns may develop that contribute to pain, tension, and dysfunction.
Rather than focusing solely on where symptoms are felt, DBT evaluates the functional relationships between the abdomen, thorax, shoulders, neck, and nervous system to identify factors that may be contributing to the problem.
Restoring the foundations of abdomen mobility, thoracic mobility and coordination often allows the shoulders and neck to function more efficiently.
3. Digestive Problems
Digestive health depends on more than the digestive tract alone. The nervous system, connective tissues, circulation, mobility, and communication between body systems all play important roles.
Gentle hands-on therapy may influence more than muscles and fascia. Research continues to explore the relationship between the nervous system, connective tissues, and digestive function.
By improving mobility and reducing restrictions throughout the abdomen and surrounding structures, DBT seeks to support the foundations that allow the digestive system to function more efficiently.
When the body's internal environment functions more effectively, clients often experience improvements in comfort, movement, and overall well-being.
4. Pelvic and Hip Problems
The sacrum serves as an important mechanical link between the spine, pelvis, and lower extremities. Restrictions in this region can influence movement patterns throughout the body.
Successful treatment often involves addressing both mechanical factors, such as soft abdominal tissue, joints and muscles, and neurological factors involving the brain and nervous system.
While stretching, strengthening, and massage can provide valuable benefits, they may not fully address the movement patterns and compensations contributing to dysfunction.
DBT evaluates how the pelvis, sacrum, spine, and nervous system work together to identify and restore the foundations required for efficient movement and stability.
When these foundations improve, clients often experience better movement, improved function, and reduced discomfort.
5. Chronic Pain and Sleep Disorders
Your nervous system plays a powerful role in stress regulation, resilience, recovery, emotional balance, and overall well-being.
The Vagus Nerve and Autonomic Nervous System influence many of the body's restorative processes. When these systems become overwhelmed, chronic pain, poor sleep, and prolonged stress responses may develop.
DBT seeks to support healthier nervous system function through gentle manual therapy techniques designed to encourage relaxation, adaptability, and improved regulation.
Restoring the foundations of nervous system health can help create an environment that supports healing, recovery, resilience, and restorative sleep.
Many clients report improvements in their ability to relax, recover, and sleep more comfortably as their nervous system becomes better supported.
Don't See Your Condition Listed?
The conditions described above are only examples of common reasons clients come to DBT.
If you have tried multiple approaches without lasting success, the missing piece may not be where the symptoms are located—it may be in the foundations that support how your body functions.
I invite you to explore the rest of my website to learn more about the conditions DBT address and how DBT's foundation-focused approach may help you achieve lasting results.
Healing begins with a solid foundation.
Session Include:
- Free consultation
- Assessment & thorough intake
- Advanced Bodywork
- Follow-up support
- Professional guidance
Free 20 minute consultations to discuss your goals any questions you may have prior to scheduling a session.
Easy ways to pay. DBT is considered a healthcare provided with the state of NC. This means DBT can accept and process Health Savings Account and the like. DBT accepts: cash and checks. All Electronic transactions will be charged a $10 to generate and track an invoice.
Scheduling Fee: DBT requires a 50% scheduling fee for all first time clients and for following sessions, outside of a Pre-Paid Package, in other words there is no scheduling fee for any prepaid sessions. The fee is non-returnable. The fee is applied to the cost of the session.
No Travel Fees within 15 miles of Corinth Holders Elementary School. $20 travel fee for each 15 miles required travel from Corinth Holders Elementary School. Example: 30 miles from Corinth Holders Elementary is $40.
No additional charge for: Cupping, Cold Stones, Ergonomics, Orthopedic brace fitting.
DBT offers completive and affordable loyalty Packages.
DBT also provides no charge after session care, going above and beyond a standard treatment session, providing education on proper body mechanics, ergonomics, energy conservation and joint protection tech, corrective movement routines and non pharmaceutical pain management techniques. Also, upon requested, Purpose and function of Splints and braces (example: back, knee and wrist/hand) is provided.
Host an Educational Gathering: Many of DBT clients want to tell their friends, family, clients and acquaintances about how they benefited from DBT but just don't know how to describe what DBT does. DBT and a Client can arrange a gathering designed to be educational, interactive, and conversational. Guests are encouraged to ask questions and participate in discussion. To learn more call 919-333-7641
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Testimonial
Nicole:
Finding Donna has changed my life. As a sufferer of migraines, TMJ, IBS-C, GERD, and mental health conditions, I didn’t think there was much else I could do to get relief. After just 2 sessions with Donna and I have relief all around. When we started I couldn’t fully open my jaw, at most maybe a single finger. Through continued sessions, I can fully say that my TMJ issues are gone. With each session I had improvement with all of my conditions and have reached the maintenance stage in 6 months!
The biggest thing I can say about these sessions is you are doing work! Donna is the guide but your body is the center. You must really listen to your body to experience life changing results. At first I was skeptical, but session after session I connected more with my body and can feel major shifts when we do work! Without Donna I wouldn’t have been able to achieve this. Donna is the sweetest woman and really cares for you on an individual basis. If you are on the fence about booking a session, I will always vote to do it! The results are life changing.
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