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"The healing experience I had at Hands On Healing was one of caring, compassion and encouragement. The dedicated therapists with their superb professional skills enabled me to return to my active lifestyle of work, as well as to my interests like swimming, gardening, traveling and spending quality time with my grandchildren. I came to HOH limping in pain, and now I am as active as I want to be, and painfree!"
- Mary Ann Bohlen
I have suffered from mild carpal tunnel syndrome for years. I tried yoga. I tried all the stretches. I tried pretending it was just a part of getting older. But what started as a little tingle in my right hand turned into a constant ache. Then I found out about a local resource that turns out to be fairly world-renowned. It’s a physical therapy center in Allentown, PA, called Hands on Healing, and founder Suparna Damani has even written a book called "It’s Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome!" (Although, for me, it actually is a little bit.)
Her theory is that many repetitive-stress injuries such as carpal tunnel originate and radiate from other parts of the body—a tight neck, or a back out of whack. When I first showed up and was diagnosed, and Suparna said I would have to come 2 to 3 times a week for 3 months, I practically turned around and walked right out the door. I mean, I’m a busy lady! I run a business and I have a 2½-year-old daughter and blah, blah, blah. But I decided to try her therapy program—not knowing what to expect.
Well, I’m now 2 months into it and, frankly, I hope they never make me stop coming to physical therapy. Over the course of many sessions of deep, deep massage in my arm, neck, back, scalp, and sometimes my hand, the therapists have managed to release decades’ worth of stress, tightness, and knots. My ache is completely gone, and so is the tingle—unless I engage in something especially provoking, such as sea kayaking. Sunday, I spent the whole afternoon writing letters, paying bills, and making lists, and there was nary a tingle to be found—which is great, although the prospect of not needing any more treatment is also sad, since therapy is so delightful. This past week, I had two of the therapists working on me at once, and it was one of the highlights of my life.
In Suparna’s lobby there is a map of the world, with pins in it marking all the places people have come from to get her help. People come to Hands on Healing from everywhere, and stay for a few months until Suparna and her therapists have done her magic. I wouldn’t have believed such results were possible, until now.
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- Maria
I suffered from chronic pain for several years due to a combination of repetitive strain injuries and the aftermath of damage from other musculoskeletal injuries obtained in the past. When the pain in my hands and wrists became constant, I tried to seek out help from the traditional medical community. I went from doctor to doctor trying to find answers, without success. The various stints of physical therapy, injections, and drugs that were prescribed were not helpful and exacerbated my condition in many cases. My soft tissue issues were never properly diagnosed, and my condition deteriorated to the point where my entire body was affected. The constant daily pain I experienced was so severe that it was all I could do to get out of bed and try to function.
I felt that I had nowhere else to turn and had almost given up hope. I then found Suparna’s book, &It's Not Carpal Tunnel Syndrome&. In a last ditch effort, I contacted Suparna and received an evaluation. She was the only health care professional who properly tested and gave the correct diagnostic impressions for the soft tissue problems that I was experiencing. After finally obtaining a prescription for treatment, the therapists at Hands On Healing were able to devise a treatment program for me and give me some hope that I would be able to eventually recover from the damage. The manual therapy approach, in combination with modalities and specific stretching and strengthening exercises, was the key to starting the healing process. Suparna and the therapists at Hands On Healing saved my life, and I will be eternally grateful to them for their help.
- Wendy K. - PA
As Hands On Healing has touched me, so have the hands of my Healer, King Jesus. I pray that His hands may bring the therapists at Hands On Healing PT shalom beyond their imagination. I thank them for enabling me to type, floss, play piano, fold laundry, set a volleyball and more than anything, hold my daughter again. Joy! Amazing. Amazing. Amazing Grace.
- Don K. - PA
Hands On Healing gave me hope when I had little, patience when I had none, and they were always caring. Hands On Healing is the best place to go to for physical therapy. I hope they keep up the amazing work that they’re doing!
- Jeff S. - NJ
I came with doubts, almost reluctantly
And with a multitude of aches and pains
From the start, it was easy to see-
Here was a different style of therapy
The hands that massage and knead and heal
Are guided by more than you see
It’s not the muscles or knowledge or skill alone
It is the HEART that is the key
The care and compassion warm the soul
Like the sun on a summer day
The angels of healing- shine above the rest
And make Hands On Healing- the best!
- Maggie F. - PA
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