John Corcoran, Family Physical Therapist and Osteopathic Manual Practitioner -Integrative Physical Therapy of WNY
John has over 22 years of experience helping his patients experience improved health, decreased pain, and enhanced function. John graduated from the Physical Therapy Program at Youngstown State University in 1998. During his time at YSU, he also studied exercise science, athletic training, and strength and conditioning. After earning his PT degree, John worked in physical therapy clinics in northeast Ohio and the Buffalo, New York area, primarily in the outpatient orthopedic setting. John developed a significant interest in manual therapy and sought advanced training in this area. This led him to advance his studies and skills at the Canadian College of Osteopathy in Toronto while continuing to work as a Physical Therapist. In 2009, John completed the five-year program in Osteopathic Manual Practice, successfully defended his thesis, and received his Diploma in Osteopathic Manual Practice (D.O.M.P.). John is an active member of the International Jury at the Canadian College of Osteopathy and serves as a thesis advisor and thesis reader for the college. For the past ten years, John has been part of a thriving practice providing manual osteopathic care in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. He is thrilled to now have the opportunity to serve his local community in the WNY area at Integrative Physical Therapy of WNY.
John has a passion for helping patients through the use of manual physical therapy and the osteopathic methodology. This provides a unique approach to understand the mechanisms of dysfunction which lead to a multitude of dis-“ease” within the body. Rather than a typical biomedical model of “where it hurts is where the problem is”, the osteopathic manual therapy approach provides more of a biopsychosocial model which gives credence to other biomechanical, anatomical, and biochemical links that are influencing the individual. Treating the individual as a whole and addressing the variety of dysfunctions within the body allows for broader healing, prevention, and facilitation of overall health. John’s professional training, advanced education, clinical experience, and empathic nature enable him to help you in your journey to optimal health.
The term “integrative” in our company name represents John’s goal, focus, and intention to optimize health with an individualized, holistic, and whole-person approach. John’s advanced education allows him to provide care in a way that is guided by each person’s unique set of circumstances. The complex connection of mind and body is seen as a significant part of each individual. John is part of the healthcare team, using his skill set to contribute to the team’s overall effort to optimize health and wellness of the individual.
Advances in neuroscience provide an expanded understanding of why and how the body responds to life stressors. There is now scientific evidence to show that there is a dynamic and intimate relationship between our emotions, feelings, and thoughts and what happens in our body. Science has proven a neural basis of the mind-body connection. John’s continuing education in this area has provided him with specialized skills to consider each individual patient’s story and history to assess and develop a treatment plan addressing you individually as a complex, whole person.
John’s practice includes a breadth of diversity as he works with a wide variety of individuals with various conditions from newborns to the elderly, including athletes, pregnant women, children with disabilities, individuals with joint and muscle pain, infants with colic and digestive issues, individuals with neurological diagnoses, and individuals with many other conditions and diagnoses. John is passionate about the field of physical therapy, loves learning, and is a perpetual student. He has taken numerous continuing education courses at international symposiums and courses on specific neuromusculoskeletal conditions. John’s advanced courses of study have specialized in women’s health, pregnancy and post-partum, concussions, specific spinal adjusting, and emotional health.
John is thankful for the opportunity to serve and help others through the practice of physical therapy. Outside of work, John enjoys yoga, woodworking, learning more about the amazing human body, and spending time with his family.
John has a passion for helping patients through the use of manual physical therapy and the osteopathic methodology. This provides a unique approach to understand the mechanisms of dysfunction which lead to a multitude of dis-“ease” within the body. Rather than a typical biomedical model of “where it hurts is where the problem is”, the osteopathic manual therapy approach provides more of a biopsychosocial model which gives credence to other biomechanical, anatomical, and biochemical links that are influencing the individual. Treating the individual as a whole and addressing the variety of dysfunctions within the body allows for broader healing, prevention, and facilitation of overall health. John’s professional training, advanced education, clinical experience, and empathic nature enable him to help you in your journey to optimal health.
The term “integrative” in our company name represents John’s goal, focus, and intention to optimize health with an individualized, holistic, and whole-person approach. John’s advanced education allows him to provide care in a way that is guided by each person’s unique set of circumstances. The complex connection of mind and body is seen as a significant part of each individual. John is part of the healthcare team, using his skill set to contribute to the team’s overall effort to optimize health and wellness of the individual.
Advances in neuroscience provide an expanded understanding of why and how the body responds to life stressors. There is now scientific evidence to show that there is a dynamic and intimate relationship between our emotions, feelings, and thoughts and what happens in our body. Science has proven a neural basis of the mind-body connection. John’s continuing education in this area has provided him with specialized skills to consider each individual patient’s story and history to assess and develop a treatment plan addressing you individually as a complex, whole person.
John’s practice includes a breadth of diversity as he works with a wide variety of individuals with various conditions from newborns to the elderly, including athletes, pregnant women, children with disabilities, individuals with joint and muscle pain, infants with colic and digestive issues, individuals with neurological diagnoses, and individuals with many other conditions and diagnoses. John is passionate about the field of physical therapy, loves learning, and is a perpetual student. He has taken numerous continuing education courses at international symposiums and courses on specific neuromusculoskeletal conditions. John’s advanced courses of study have specialized in women’s health, pregnancy and post-partum, concussions, specific spinal adjusting, and emotional health.
John is thankful for the opportunity to serve and help others through the practice of physical therapy. Outside of work, John enjoys yoga, woodworking, learning more about the amazing human body, and spending time with his family.