Here you'll find a curated collection of free, educational materials designed to teach you about Fascial Counterstrain and how it can help you.
Podcast: The Counterstrain Movement
Educational Videos
Real Stories from Real People
The Bridge Back Blog
Find a Provider Near You: Third Party Directories
Articles & Case Studies
Resources For Providers
The Counterstrain Movement is a limited series podcast designed to teach the everyday person about Fascial Counterstrain and its potential healing benefits. We highlight stories of health transformation, first-hand accounts of treatment, and unique perspectives on Counterstrain’s ability to address complex and persistent health conditions. This podcast is part of a broader mission to lower the barriers that prevent accessing quality care through building awareness about Counterstrain - what it is, how it works, and who it can help.
This podcast showcases real stories that restore hope for those impacted by life-altering injuries, trauma, and chronic illness. Our goal is to both educate listeners as well as serve as a bridge between healthcare providers and prospective patients, opening up new possibilities for care and recovery.
The Counterstrain Movement is produced by the Bridge Back Project, a 501(c)3 organization on a mission to bring Fascial Counterstrain to the world to address the impact of trauma, promote healing, and restore hope. This podcast and other educational programming are made possible by the generous support of donors, former program participants, and listeners like you.
Dr. Holly Christy explains how the counterstrain treatment works and how it is practiced
RESIDUAL is a 93 minute documentary by Doug Hanes that calls attention to the mental health impact of high exposure to trauma, through testimonials from law enforcement officers, fire fighters, EMT personnel, and others. Willy Cherry, a Bridge Back Project Provider, is featured in the film to speak about Counterstrain as a tool for supporting those that have been impacted by trauma. Learn more about the film here.
(Content warning: Interviewees share graphic stories of traumatic incidents they've experienced in the full length film, so please proceed with caution.)
Retired California Highway Patrol Officer Johnny Fisher talks about his experience with receiving Fascial Coutnerstrain as part of the Bridge Back Project's Financial Aid Program. The offscreen voice is Theora Moench, Bridge Back Project’s Executive Director.
Retired Naval Aviator and professional athlete Dr. Kristin Barnes shares her experience with Fascial Counterstrain. The offscreen voice is Theora Moench, Bridge Back Project’s Executive Director.
Veteran and retired police officer Ron Hansen talks about his experience receiving counterstrain as part of the Bridge Back Projcet's Financial Aid Program. The offscreen voice is Theora Moench, Bridge Back Project’s Executive Director.
In 2016, at a small clinic in a small town on the Kitsap Peninsula of Washington State, a naturopathic physician was treating a patient using an osteopathic physical medicine called ‘counterstrain’.
Living with chronic pain can be debilitating. It impacts every aspect of a person’s life. Fortunately, there are healing modalities that are...
Counterstrain is a unique, precise hands-on therapeutic technique that targets anatomical structures and tissues to address trauma and
The physical medicine modality that relieved my chronic pain, restored my function and mobility, and gave me a new lease on my health and life. By Theora Moench, Executive Director One summer,...
These directories are hosted by renowned Counterstrain education institutions. While the Bridge Back Project does not cover the cost of appointments with these practitioners, many of them accept insurance or cash pay. You will need to contact the clinics and/or your insurance company directly to determine what your payment options will be.
We highly encourage people looking for support with chronic stress, physical injuries, or who are experiencing pain to reachout to a clinic or practitioner in your area to discuss ways they might be able to help you.
Both directories list practitioners’ contact information as well as level of training to help you find the clinician best suited to support you in your area.
Get more information on what the counterstrain therapy has done and can do for people
We realize that there are currently very few modalities available to help your Veteran, Active Duty Military, and First Responder patients who are suffering from the effects of trauma.
If you have a patient that is a first responder, active-duty military or veteran who you feel may be suffering from the effects of trauma, please direct them to contact us. They can each receive 3 visits with one of our clinicians trained in the protocol to help with traumatic stress. If you have questions, please send us an email and we will let you know how we can help.
