Horizons Therapy Inc.

07/20/2026

Congratulations to Gabe Skinner and Elsa Vagen!
Horizons Therapy is proud to congratulate Gabe Skinner and Elsa Vagen on successfully completing an advanced Fascial Counterstrain course. This is a challenging program that requires dedication, skill, and a commitment to continued learning.
Their pursuit of advanced education reflects their passion for providing the highest level of care and helping others achieve better health.
Fascial Counterstrain is a unique manual therapy approach that uses a highly specialized diagnostic system (our hands) to identify areas of trapped inflammation throughout the body. Treatment is gentle, comfortable, and designed to support the body’s natural healing processes by releasing these restrictions without pain.
Congratulations, Gabe and Elsa, on this outstanding achievement! We are proud to have you on the Horizons Therapy team.

05/16/2026

Our friend Izzy has written a book about Fascial Counterstrain. Watch his video to have a better understanding of what we do.

Anyone seeking to understand the essence of Fascial Counterstrain from a a verbal explanation must be acquainted with physiological topics that fall beyond the conventional. The need for a compendium that the patient can access at their leisure is what drove me to write "That Was Not A Muscle – Ho...

05/13/2026

04/07/2026

LifeLine Screening is coming to Horizons Therapy June 22. They saved my life by finding a blockage in my internal carotid artery caused by radiation years ago. I had surgery to open the artery last year. I am very thankful which is why I am hosting them this year. If you use the number on this flyer to schedule, you save $30 on their services.

04/05/2026

Horizons Therapy is pleased to sponsor this event with Destination Downtown Waynesboro.

The Virginia Street Arts Festival is coming up May 16-17 in Downtown Waynesboro! There is going to be live music and entertainment all weekend long with Hot Spot Collective, community art, kids art projects, mobile museums including Virginia Museum of Natural History, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, VA250, and Library of Virginia, an art market with Shenandoah Valley Art Center, and tons more!

We couldn't do any of this with out the generosity of our sponsors! A huge thank you to:
T-Mobile | T-Fiber | Kline & Co Real Estate | McKee Family Bakery | Blanc Creatives | Augusta Health | Initial Inspiration | Horizons Therapy Inc. | Delly Up | The River Burger Bar | Tattoo Mountain | Adorn.waynesboro | DuPont Community Credit Union

If you're interested in sponsoring send us a message!

Stay tuned for more details and the Virginia Street Arts Festival activity map! We can't wait to see you there!

03/15/2026

Fascial Counterstrain is a gentle, hands-on technique designed to address the specific tissues responsible for pain and limited joint mobility. The treatment helps relieve muscle and connective tissue tightness by allowing areas of inflammation and restriction to settle and release.

During a session, the practitioner carefully positions the body into positions of comfort and ease while applying gentle gliding to shorten restricted tissues. This approach helps calm overactive protective reflexes in the body.

As these reflexes relax, patients often experience an immediate reduction in pain and tension in the affected tissues. Counterstrain not only helps the muscles, but also the supportive network of connective fascial tissue that surrounds and connects structures throughout the body.

03/03/2026

My mentor, Brian Tuckey, recently published an article on chronic pain. Out of curiosity (and creativity!), I put the article into AI and asked for a fairytale synopsis. What came back was the incredible story of “Bodyland” — a whimsical retelling of a very real and complex subject.

Since I don’t have children at home anymore, I read the fairytale to Toto. He completely upstaged me by falling asleep halfway through. Honestly, I’m taking it as the highest compliment — a cozy story, a relaxed pup, and a peaceful moment.

Science, storytelling, and a great dog. Not a bad combination. 🐾

02/16/2026

Happy Anniversary Horizons Therapy!! This week in 2011 the dream began. Here's to a wonderful 15th year serving to people of central Virginia with Fascial Counterstrain.

01/26/2026

Be careful out there with shoveling this heavy snow/sleet. Some tips to keep you safe.
* Breathe-Holding your breath while lifting can cause severe back pain and disc issues.
* Switch sides- We all have a dominant side. We prefer to hold the shovel one way. We prefer to throw the snow to one side. Switch it up. Doing something rotational always to the same side will also put your back in danger.
* Lift properly- Keep your back straight. Avoid letting it round. Instead bend at your hips and knees. Pivot to avoid twisting.
* Take breaks- It doesn't have to all be done at once. Come inside, drink some water and resume again after a break.
* Get your children to do it for you. Good luck with this one.