“In order to provide optimal pain control for my clients, there needs to be a relationship built on mutual respect and collaboration. I feel that listening with compassion and sensitivity aids in the development of an effective plan of self care and the advancement of healthy coping skills that work in conjunction with manual and craniosacral therapy. My manual therapy approach is generally quite slow and gentle. I see it like this, if you were standing and you didn’t know that I was coming up behind you and I pushed you, you would likely brace, and not fall. I feel that often a body in pain braces when approached forcefully, reducing the lasting effectiveness of treatment”. Sharon DuChateau OTR

 

Sharon DuChateau is an occupational therapist with intensive specialized training in pain management with a focus on the whole person as it relates to mind, body and spirit. Sharon develops a partnership by listening to the complex issues of her clients of all ages. This provides the information needed to jointly develop a plan for managing pain. Though each individual’s reaction to pain is different, the years of experience in inpatient and outpatient settings affords Sharon the ability to understand the pain process from the intensive care unit through rehabilitation.