This method, created by the life-long work of Shirley Sahrmann at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is a key to the diagnosis and treatment of many common musculoskeletal injuries. This systematic approach is based on the concept of how repeated and habitual movements and sustained postures alter and eventually damage tissues. This eventually leads to a change in a person’s movement patterns. These faulty movement patterns are accompanied by compromised strength and flexibility and develop into negative changes in soft tissues and bony structures.

The eventual result of injury to these tissues is musculoskeletal pain or a movement impairment syndrome. A detailed examination can identify these movement pattern faults and muscle/joint imbalances and lead to a simple but effective corrective routine. Three of the therapist’s at Rebound attended the PT program at Washington University School of Medicine and worked closely with Dr. Sahrmann and the MSB model. All of the other therapists have had post-graduate training in MSB.