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We test movements, not guesses.
The McKenzie Method in Cumberland.
A structured mechanical evaluation that finds the movement-based cause of your back, neck, or joint pain instead of just treating where it hurts.
What It Is
A movement-based diagnosis, not a guess.
The McKenzie Method, formally the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment (MDT), is Dr. Brianna Landry’s certified specialty. It’s a structured system for finding out exactly which movements and positions are driving your pain, and which ones make it better. If you’ve been told to just rest it and give it time one too many times and you’re done waiting to see what happens on its own, this is built for exactly that impatience.
Instead of guessing at a diagnosis from an image or a symptom list, your evaluation walks through specific repeated movements and sustained positions while your PT watches how your pain responds. That response is the real clue: it points straight at the mechanical cause, and to the direction of movement that actually calms your symptoms down.
Once we know the pattern, you get a specific set of movements and positions to use on your own between visits, so you have real control over your pain instead of waiting for your next appointment to feel better. Left untreated, a mechanical back or neck problem doesn’t usually stay put either. It tends to quietly narrow what you’ll do, until sitting through a movie or bending to tie your shoes becomes something you plan around instead of something you just do.
A certified MDT specialty, not a generic stretch routine
What It Helps
Where the McKenzie Method shines.
If your pain shifts depending on how you sit, stand, or move, there’s a mechanical pattern behind it worth finding.
What A Session Looks Like
Three steps, one visit.
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We find the pattern behind the pain.
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You leave with your own reset exercises.
Why It Works
Four reasons it earns a place in your plan.
Finds the actual mechanical cause.
Gives you tools to use between visits.
Skips imaging that often doesn’t match your pain.
Delivered by a certified MDT specialist.
Pairs Well With
The McKenzie Method rarely works alone.
Questions, Answered
The McKenzie Method, no mystery.
It's a specific, standardized way of evaluating mechanical pain that only a certified clinician can perform. Instead of treating every back or neck complaint the same way, your evaluation walks through repeated movements and sustained positions to find the exact direction that calms your symptoms down, then builds your plan around moving that way on purpose. Dr. Landry has completed the credentialing process, so your evaluation follows a proven system instead of a general approach applied to every patient the same way.
Usually not. Imaging often shows findings that don't match up with where or why you actually hurt. The McKenzie Method evaluates how your pain responds to real movement, which frequently tells us more than a scan does. If imaging is warranted, we'll say so directly.
Most PPO plans cover it as a standard physical therapy visit, and we verify your exact benefits before your first session so there's no surprise on your bill. Questions before then? Call us at (401) 999-7325.
Book Your Visit
Ready when you are.
Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.
- Hours Mon-Thu 7:00am-7:00pm, Fri 7:00am-4:00pm
- (401) 999-7325 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
- Same-week appointments available
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Request sent.
That’s the hard part done. We’ll call during business hours to lock in your time. Most people are on the schedule same week.
Visit Us
Care this good, this close.
Peak Physical Therapy
- 175 Nate Whipple Hwy STE 201, Cumberland, RI 02864
- (401) 999-7325
- Fax: (401) 400-5876
- frontdesk@peakptmdt.com
- Mon-Thu 7:00am-7:00pm, Fri 7:00am-4:00pm