Spine Conditions

Spinal health is supported by three factors that can be likened to the legs of a stool: Strength, flexibility and awareness. If one leg is wobbly, the other ones may compensate to support the load. This compensation is draining in a way that leads to pain.

Sometimes back pain can be caused by structural restrictions/instabilities and habits of movement that reinforce or create the structural issue or issues. Bill Gallagher will help you use:

• Hatha Yoga (postures)
• Breathwork (from yoga, qigong, Feldenkrais, Middendorf)
• Mental techniques (guided imagery, meditation, cognitive behavioral training)
• Rooting/stabilization techniques from Qigong & Tai Chi
• Feldenkrais to ease or eliminate back pain.

to ease or eliminate back pain. Bill also has extensive expertise in manual therapy to address spinal conditions including:

• Osteopathy
• Myofascial Release
• Deep Tissue Massage
• Joint Manipulation/Mobilization
• Trigger Point Work
• Acupressure

Bill Gallagher, a New York City (NYC) based Physical Therapist, has successfully treated thousands of people with acute or chronic spinal conditions including:

• Ankylosing spondylitis

• Back Pain

• Coccydynia

• Facet Syndrome

• Failed back Syndrome

• Herniated Disc

• Myofascial Pain Syndrome

• Psychosomatic Pain

• Sciatica

• Slipped Disc

• Spinal Stenosis

• Spondylolisthesis

• Tailbone Pain