DeGrandis Physical Therapy

Functional Manual Therapy (FMT) is a comprehensive physical therapy treatment approach developed and perfected over the course of decades by Gregg Johnson and his wife, Vicky Saliba Johnson. The Johnsons recognized early in their careers that exercise alone cannot correct physiological dysfunction. In response, they developed a three-step approach, the first of which involves the use of manual techniques to correct mechanical dysfunction and restore efficient alignment. Mechanical dysfunction almost invariably leads to muscular inhibition, and so the second step uses manual techniques to restore communication between the brain and the involved muscles (neuromuscular re-education). The third and final step then incorporates efficient mechanical alignment and neuromuscular response into a functional activity (i.e., walking, running, swimming, cycling, etc.) that is meaningful to the patient. It is the combination of these three steps that produces the kind of results that prompt patients to seek out practitioners of FMT around the country, and around the world.