Common Questions
How many visits will I need?
We will, of course, require a consultation and examination before we determine how many visits you will need. Most adult cases typically need 10-12 one-hour treatments. Patients with more complex cases may need a few more than average, and very complex cases with high levels of impact injuries would certainly require more treatment.
How often do I need to come in?
Unlike other forms of care, MRT is not dependent on frequency. However, it has been found that performing the first 4-6 visits in a shorter time frame tends to yield most efficient results. Most clients come in once per week and others more or less frequently depending on scheduling and financial factors.
Does it hurt to receive MRT?
MRT is a very gentle hands-on bodywork therapy. Most clients, at first, find it hard to believe that such gentle treatment can make important changes in your body. Although the treatment itself is painless, the profound changes in your body resulting from the relief of deep underlying tension patterns can lead to temporary pain patterns as your body adjusts after treatment.
How is your work different than other forms of concussion care?
Remember, a concussion is an impact injury. Matrix Repatterning Therapy works on the premise that the impact injury had to change something physically for things to have changed. In other words, in order to have symptoms, something had to change when the head impact happened. We call it a physical strain pattern, and we relieve that strain pattern with a gentle, hands on technique that alleviates deep tension from impact. Dr. Norman Doidge, MD, renowned expert in brain neuroplasticity, recommends MRT as a “first intervention for most concussions” due to a thorough personal investigation of this work. Other forms of concussion care are generally working on the symptoms of concussion. We, and Dr. Doidge, believe you should relieve the physical strain pattern first.
Do you accept insurance as a form of payment?
No. This is a one-time (series of treatments) investment in transforming your chronic patterns or concussion. Focusing on one client per hour and a few people per day does not allow us to accept an arbitrary amount of payment determined by an insurance company with no knowledge of the level of care received. We will not compromise quality of care to adjust for low insurance reimbursement rates by seeing more clients per hour. We will not charge more to make up for the time and cost of tracking down insurance reimbursement. HSAs and Cafeteria Plans generally reimburse for this therapy. Ask your therapist for a proper receipt for you to submit to your insurance to request reimbursement.
May I come in and try a few visits?
We fully recognize that it is a tough decision to invest in a therapy without understanding or experiencing it. MRT, by its nature of relieving tension step by step in the frame of the body, is not designed to bring step by step results. By relieving just a little of the tension in the frame of a musical instrument, for instance, you would not be able to judge the ultimate outcome by an incomplete job. It is the same with MRT. Getting paid to treat people a few times and not helping them is not our goal. However, making a living by finishing and transforming and changing lives is a joy!
What Can I Expect from Matrix Repatterning Sessions?
The examination process usually involves a detailed assessment of posture, ranges of motion, neurological signs, joint stability and other tests, when applicable. Your practitioner will determine the location of the primary restrictions, in order to formulate a treatment plan. Treatment is very gentle, since the cells retain the ‘memory’ of the normal structure, and only require precise coaxing in order to be repatterned. A series of treatments can release structural imbalances that have developed and been compensated for, over a lifetime, until the body has been restored to optimal function.
Since long-term imbalances are often being corrected, the body may respond for a period of several days after each treatment. The most common response is a reduction of symptoms, however a temporary aggravation of symptoms may also occur (see: “The Message of Pain” in our Articles and Research)