Verso l'Alto
Health & Movement Assessments
for Priests, Seminarians,
or Religious
Mission: to benefit the health & healing of priests and religious by expanding their knowledge and increasing access to healthy movement and lifestyle wellness through a physical therapist's lens & expertise.
This takes place in the form of an individual health and movement assessment, dialogue, & options presented for further accompaniment.
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What is it?
A holistic, relational, and accessible resource for priests, seminarians, or religious to gain knowledge, confidence, and easy access to healthy movement, exercise, pain management, and lifestyle wellness through a one-on-one individual health and movement assessment.
The time is centered on building a relationship from trust, prayer, and accompaniment with whatever needs are to be addressed.
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How it works:
Part 1: Introductory Health & Movement Assessment
Approximately 45-60 minutes, an individual assessment specific to current needs or goals that address mobility, stability, strength, power, endurance, recovery, and pain. Specifics include:
- Subjective assessment and brief health history
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Functional movement assessment
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Tests & measures to specific areas of complaint or goals
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Assessment and education regarding a recovery plan or programming
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Options for care, treatment, accompaniment moving forward.
Part 2: Resources & Action Steps
Discussion, education, and accompaniment in moving forward towards options including:
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Local connections or referrals,
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Individual programming
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Follow up sessions
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Nutrition plans or programming
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Next Steps:
Step 1- Reach out using the contact form below or email chanceungerpt@gmail.com
Step 2- You’ll be contacted to fill out an introductory questionnaire and subsequently schedule a one-on-one session.
Step 3- Health & Movement Assessment takes place on site at local parish, office, or proximal, public space, etc.
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Why the name "Verso l'alto"?
The phrase, meaning “toward the heights”, is popularized by St. Pier Giorgio Frassati. Frassati was well known for his love of mountain climbing, and the spiritual analogies abound in doing so.
This phrase is descriptive of the gaze we ought to have on life- to look upward, outward, and towards our destiny. It is a perspective of magnanimity and an emphasis on humility: not looking down on ourselves, but seeing ourselves as we really are, in light of our identity in Christ.
Priests (in a unique way) stand in persona Christi. All Christians are truly "little Christs", and Christ became like us in all things (minus sin). Christ has a body. He experienced physical life, including its ailments and human limitations.
Seen in the light of Christ, we stand on solid ground in how to approach health & healing for the human person.
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