To make an appointment with Melissa Cathcart, L.Ac., call 612.735.9993
Corrective Exercise
“She really sees me as a whole person and not just a set of symptoms.”
Prenatal/Postnatal Corrective Exercise Specialist
Corrective exercises remedy the cumulative effects of stresses placed on the body, helping to restore and maintain posture, balance, mobility, stability, and breathing patterns allowing the body to move freely and without pain. Corrective exercise teaches you how to move with the correct muscles, in the proper firing patterns, enabling fluid joint movement.
Melissa is certified as a Prenatal and Postnatal Exercise Specialist with Dr. Sarah Duvall, PT. (2018).
Barefoot Training Specialist
Barefoot Training is a system used to assess and treat orthopedic issues ‘from the ground up,’ with a focus on gait assessment, ground force activation, muscle activation sequencing patterns, and joint centration. Corrective exercises treat the muscle imbalances in ACL injuries, low back pain, ankle instability, SI joint dysfunction, hip labral injuries, and several other lower extremity difficulties as well as in the prevention of hip, knee, and foot injuries.
Melissa is certified as a Barefoot Training Specialist and a Bare Workout Instructor with Dr. Emily Splichal, podiatrist (2015).
Performance Movement Techniques
This is a system of orthopedic assessment and treatment involving evidence-based orthopedic tests and simple movements for increased functional performance with an emphasis on athletic performance.
Melissa is certified in Performance Movement Techniques through Rocktape (2015).