Eric Root, B.S., SMS, LMP

Our Treatment Philosophy

We sincerely believe that each of our clients has the capacity to heal within themselves. We offer you the opportunity to partner with us to explore your unique healing process. It is there to be discovered. As Jeanne Pierre Barral is famous for saying, "only the tissues know". Our mantra is "listen to and respect the tissues".

We are excited to work with each client. It is a very special trusting and professional relationship we seek to nurture and expand. Personal attention to and validation of each client’s health issues are core to our program. Confidentiality and professionalism are absolute. Openness and trust by the client are encouraged, but only at the pace and level determined by each client. For more information about healing and inspiration, please click here.

Our goal is to assist and support each of our clients through the healing process. We have all had our own challenges in life and can empathize with many of the struggles our clients are going through. Each client brings to the session their own belief system, values, and goals. We are there to support our clients and not to judge or interfere with their own path toward healing. Our job is to facilitate as best we can within the scope of our license and to offer referrals ancillary health services or fitness programs that may augment your treatment in our clinic.

Each of you is special, very special. We thank you for your trust in us. We honor each client that enters our door, and the opportunity to witness your growth and transformation.

International Fascia
Research Congress -
Harvard Medical School
Boston 2007

International
Association of
Structural Integrators
(IASI) - Boston 2007

Mission of PNW Soft Tissue Clinic

Our tag line is "... advancing the science and art of manual therapy", which sums up the main focus of our clinic and staff. We are constantly attending new workshops and expanding the breadth of our knowledge and skills in the exciting, growing field of manual therapy. Our goal is to spread the word about new advances and research to our local community, medical, and alternative medical community. We seek partners in all areas of health care.

We have a strong passion for our work. We strive to advance manual therapy by:

• Providing quality education for our clients
• Providing quality treatment and care of our clients
• Advancing our knowledge and skills in manual therapy
• Offering professional study groups to share knowledge
• Inviting other professionals to give workshops
• Researching new advances in various modalities
• Performing our own research
• Mentoring and teaching new manual therapy students
• Forming professional relationships with our colleagues
• Forming partnerships with other health care providers
• Offering introductions to manual therapy for the lay person
• Writing and offering new educational materials

Most important, we seek to stay present and open to all that is possible in this exciting field of manual therapy. We passionately believe in the power of touch, hands-on therapy, both in sensing what the body is communicating, and what we can do to facilitate the natural healing capacity of each clients soma, body, mind, and spirit.

We honor and respect each client and the sacred space we create together.