THE WEIRS TIMES, Thursday, April 29, 2010
A BEACON TOWARD HEALTH AWARENESS
by Brendan Smith
Weirs Times Editor
Integrative Manual Ther-
apy is alive and well in the Lakes Region. Chances are you’ve nev-
er heard of Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT). Chances are also that you’ve passed by the eye- pleasing “Summit Health” building on Corporate Road, just visible from Rte 106 in Belmont and wondered what it is. Summit Health, with
its bold granite sign pro- claiming “Achieving Your Peak Performance” is the creation of Lisa Charest. Lisa is one of only 120 certified IMT practitio- ners in the country and only one of three in New Hampshire. IMT is a compilation of diagnostic and treatment methods that assess and treat pain, dysfunction, disease and disability by addressing their underly- ing causes using a com- prehensive and holistic approach. “It involves a lot of phys-
iology, nutritional and functional medicine,” Lisa explained. “Which is not typical for a physical ther- apist.” The IMT approach in-
Summit Health on Corporate Drive in Belmont off of Rte 106 was designed, inside and out, by owner Lisa Charest. It offers many levels of therapy for physical and occupational therapies covering the traditional to alternative, holistic methods.
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This granite sign welcomes you to Summit Health and clearly defines their goal.
troduces new concepts to the body, beyond con- ventional medicine, and gives the body the tools to heal itself, sometimes as an alternative to invasive surgery or pharmaceuti-
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