Deborah Casterlin
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