Hello.
I am Margaret Woodward, M.S., P.T., C.S.T.
I have been a practicing physical therapist since earning my Master’s Degree in 1994 from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, when it was still on 9th Ave. in Denver. I have dedicated my career to addressing pain and dysfunction while supporting the body as a whole. My Bachelor's Degree in psychology supports my passion for treating the mind-body connection in injury and healing.
Over the years, I have treated many different types of pain and dysfunction. My orthopedic experiences centered on treating injuries to the head/brain, neck, back, pelvis, and hips. However, I learned that orthopedic injuries can be affected by other structures in the body, having absorbed forces from the original injury. These structures might include the joints, and muscles of the body, but also the brain, the nervous system, the organs, the delicate myofascial structures, to name a few. A knee is often just treated as a knee, but when knee pain does not resolve, chances are another system has been affected that needs to be addressed first prior to successfully treating the knee. Based on this understanding, I developed a comprehensive evaluation to locate and treat other areas impacted by injury to encourage full body healing.
I have come to appreciate that each body reacts differently to injury with different needs to fully heal. Those who need more help than just "traditional" physical therapy started to find me. These patients kept telling me that they "failed" therapy, they "graduated therapy too soon", "insurance cut me off", "they said it's all in my mind", or "there's nothing I can do for you". I learned that my training and experience had led me to treat those who both need "traditional" physical therapy, and those who have "failed" physical therapy in the past.
I am known for my detailed and comprehensive evaluations that shine light on the causes of pain and for my compassionate approach to addressing these problems.
My manual skills range from traditional physical therapy techniques to the gentle pressure of Upledger's craniosacral therapy, visceral mobilization, and neuromeningeal mobilization techniques to enable me to treat the body as a whole.
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My Mission
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To help every body support its own systems naturally,
to decrease pain, increase function and create overall wellness and balance.
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How Do I Do This?
By developing a personalized plan of care for women, men, and families that starts by identifying and evaluating the roots of the problems, then treating using a variety of techniques and education to help you reach your goals.
