About

Movement ATtention

In a world where you have access to an overwhelming amount of information and resources to tap into when your back hurts, Movement ATtention aims to be a resource of grounding clarity to help you move pain free. Movement ATtention was started in 2022 as an alternative source for movement care to address the needs of the recreationally active and performing arts communities.

Approach to Care

The assessments and techniques utilized in appointments require minimal effort from clients and use pain as a boundary. Three steps (test, treat, retest) will be used to identify possible causes and intervention options to address the root of your discomfort. This approach aims to honor the body’s first priority to protect itself and that everything within the body is connected and able to influence areas away from your initial complaints.

Movement ATtention is devoted to providing high quality services that focus on reducing musculoskeletal discomforts to help people move pain free during activity, sport, and physically demanding jobs. Christine strives to provide every client with the most comprehensive individualized movement care and education available in a professional, efficient, and compassionate manner.

Christine Samson, PhD, ATC, MLD-C

Christine embraces life-long learning to stay up to date with the latest movement and manual therapy techniques. She often tries what she learns on herself before implementing it with others. Her drive to continually learn, experiment and refine approaches comes from her own history of chronic knee and back pain.

Qualifications

Christine has a PhD in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Biomechanics from the University of Georgia (Go Dawgs!). At UGA she provided AT services for club rugby and ultimate frisbee, served as the injury surveillance specialist for a 2 year turfgrass-injury study, and researched biomechanical factors contributing to Chronic Ankle Instability. She received her Master of Science in Post-Professional Athletic Training from Ohio University where she served as the Head Athletic Trainer for a local high school and youth football league. Her journey in athletic training started with her bachelor's degree from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

She completed her 300 hour yoga teacher training in 2017 and has been teaching ever since. She is also certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization.

MLD-C: Certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage -- great for reducing swelling related to new and chronic injuries without ice
RockTape Blades Advanced: Instrumented assisted soft tissue mobilization -- a manual therapy technique used to help reduce pain and increase range of motion