Deborah Casterlin

PT

Before I even graduated from high school I was a volunteer physical therapy aide. I went on to earn a Bachelor's of Science in Physical Therapy from Russell Sage College, in 1989, graduating with high honors. I worked at St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston from 1989-1992. Then, on maternity leave with my second daughter, I joined Greater Brunswick PT, as a part time therapist. After a two and a half year sabbatical in Keflavik Iceland, where I treated patients in my home and gave community lectures, I returned to GBPT full time. I was thrilled to return as I really enjoy the manual therapy techniques that we are able to practice here.

I live in Brunswick with my husband, retired from the U.S. Navy, my two daughters, numerous pets, and farm animals. I look forward to continuing my community education efforts, teaching posture and biomechanics in area schools. In addition to being a physical therapist, I am an artist and landscape gardener, and recently illustrated my first book.

Training & Education

• Industrial Rehabilitation; The Basic Seminar
• Updated Concepts in Isokinetic and Eccentric Exercise
• Head Injury Seminar
• TMJ and Cranial/Cervical Course
• Wound Management
• Muscle Energy
• Stress Management
• Strain/Counterstrain
• Craniosacral I
• Craniosacral II
• Anatomy Review with Cadavers
• Integration of Myofascial Techniques
• Functional Integration of Myofascial Techniques
• Cadaver Review at UNE
• Visceral Manipulation IA
• Process Acupressure
• Adverse Neural Tension Techniques
• Manual Therapy for the Upper Quadrant
• Listening to Your Body—Stress Management
• Integrative Manual Therapy for the Low Back and Spine
• Advanced Clinical Biomechanics of Sacrum MET 3
• Anger Management Seminar
• Mind Matters Seminar
• Advanced Assessment and Treatment of Neural Tissue Tension Techniques
• Integrated Diagnostics Series Neurofascial Release
• Integrated Diagnostics Series—Part I
• Integrated Diagnostics Series—Neurofascial Process
• Developmental Manual Therapy for Physical Rehabilitation for the Neurological Patient
• Upper Extremity Compression Syndromes
• Cervical Spine and Headaches
• Type III Dysfunction with Muscle Energy and Beyond Technique
• The Shoulder—Clinic Evaluation, Diagnosis & Treatment of the Glenohumeral & Scapulothoracic Joints
• The Healthy Heart—Cardiovascular Nutrition and Fitness Bridging the Gap Between Brain & Behavior: The Neuropsychology of AgingThe Emerging Epidemic of Bone & Joint DiseaseTreatment Approaches for Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease and Huntington Disease
• Common Conditions in the Upper and Lower Extremities:  An Orthopedic Manual Therapy Approach