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Located in Edmond, Oklahoma; our highly trained therapists provide expert, personalized therapy to help you recover and thrive. Book your in-person appointment today and take the first step towards improved health and wellness.

Season Swift, MPT

Season Swift, MPT, is an accomplished physical therapist with a private practice in Central Oklahoma, specializing in Sequential Manual Therapy. A graduate of the OUHSC PT program in 2006, she has nearly two decades of experience in outpatient orthopedics and private practice. Her expertise includes chronic and craniofacial pain, spinal mechanics, and holistic patient treatment using techniques like Muscle Energy, Functional Indirect Release, and Myofascial Release. Her diverse clientele ranges from infants to professional athletes, incorporating exercise, kinesiology taping, and functional cupping into comprehensive treatment plans.

Inspired to pursue physical therapy after witnessing its benefits on her grandmother, Bonnie, who suffered from Rheumatoid Arthritis, Season has developed a holistic health approach that emphasizes the interconnectedness of body systems for lasting pain relief. Alongside her clinical practice, she runs the Wellness Workshop, an online and in-person series that expands access to her methods, helping hundreds achieve better health and wellness. Season lives in Oklahoma with her family, where they enjoy a vibrant homestead life.

Kara McDaniel, OTR/L

Kara is an occupational therapist with over 25 years of experience. In the first half of her career she specialized in Neurological rehabilitation. She was a neuro-developmental trained therapist with extensive experience and advanced training in neuro rehabilitation with all ages.

She was introduced to manual therapy after traditional therapy failed to successfully treat her back pain and fully address her daughter's developmental orthopedic condition over 15 years ago. She is passionate about wellness and fitness. She loves to learn about all things related to the body, mind, and soul. She enjoys reading, gardening, and spending time outdoors with her family. She is married with three kids who keep her constantly fumbling forward.

Candice Wilcher, MPT

Candice is a physical therapist that graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Science Center. Her career started at Children's Hospital where she has 20 years of experience and expertise working with pediatric patients in the NICU, outpatient orthopedics, and developmental therapy.

Her love for manual therapy began in PT school sparked by a great professor, and quickly progressed after being treated by a manual therapist for neck pain following a car accident in 2006. She dove into manual therapy training which is where she met Season Swift which brought her to working here today. She has a passion for helping people, and loves the connections she makes while working with them.

When she isn't working, Candice and her husband Kevin love hanging out with their 2 kids Connor and Kate. They are enjoying this season of life running from one activity to the next rooting them on in all their endeavors. She also loves being active, running, traveling, and enjoying the great outdoors.

Tina Oliphant, OTR/L

Tina is an occupational therapist with over 30 years of experience in pediatrics, sensory integration, developmental delays, and visually related learning problems. She also has experience working in the NICU, adult rehabilitation, and has been trained in manual therapy since 1994.

She enjoys spending time with her family and trying to keep up with her grandkids! She is an avid gardener and loves learning all things herbs and natural remedies with her daughters.

What is Manual Therapy?

We will perform a comprehensive examination of the musculoskeletal system (muscles, joints and fascia [connective tissue]) to see how the body is working as a whole. Injury, disease and/or surgical intervention affecting one part of the body can directly or indirectly affect another part. We look at the body as a whole unit and work on compensations we have from past injuries, surgeries, etc.

We look to treat the source of the issue; not patching the issue and waiting for it to arise again. The body is capable of compensating for long periods of times without symptoms. Problems begin when the body can no longer compensate and function efficiently. The therapist will screen your spine from base of head to sacrum to check for the area of greatest restriction.

This will help identify the key area that needs to be treated first. We use gentle techniques to help your body re-align, such as muscular contractions and muscle balancing. After we adjust that area, we’ll screen you again until all areas exhibit increased movement (no more hitch in your get-along).

Each person is unique and responds differently to treatment. Some soreness may occur as the body adapts to the changes and increases mobility of the tissues. Additionally, this soreness may also be a result of increased circulation resulting in a detoxification process. Regardless of the result of the soreness, the discomfort usually resolves within 48 - 72 hours.

Drinking plenty of water helps to decrease the soreness. In our experience, most patients receive a 50 - 70% improvement in at least some of their symptoms within 6 visits. We have found that initially a treatment frequency of once every 2 - 3 weeks is most beneficial, and then as the symptoms decrease, the frequency of visits also decreases. Usually the client notices changes in flexibility and/or symptoms within the first 1 - 2 treatments. Duration of relief will normally increase as the number of tight areas decrease. Remember, every client's treatment will be individualized to meet specific needs in response to treatment.