Services: Physical Therapy, Pain Neuroscience Education, Various modalities
As the only certified Therapeutic Pain Specialist on the Western Slope of Colorado, Dr. Johnson provides a fresh, unique approach to treating painful conditions that begins with a compassionate, thorough examination/evaluation and ends with powerful changes to the central nervous system’s sensitivity. Several modalities to achieve patients’ goals are used. These include the following: Pain Neuroscience Education, Dry Needling, Manual Therapy, Therapeutic Exercise/Activity for functional strength gains, Neuromuscular Reeducation for improved balance and motor control, graded motor imagery, mirror therapy, mindfulness practices, yoga and Tai Chi, and many other proven strategies to regulate a hypervigilant, overprotective nervous system.