Michal Niedzielski MPT, PRC.

Mr. Michal Niedzielski, MPT, PRC graduated from Academy of Physical Education in Warsaw, Poland in 1992. The same year his pioneering ideas lead to opening Integrative Active Rehab Clinic for people with physical disabilities mostly confined to the wheelchairs in Warsaw, Poland. Since 1994 he resides with his family in NY state where in 1996 he founded private practice Horseheads Comprehensive Physical Therapy, P.C. He lectures and consults with a variety of health care providers in the U.S and Europe. Michal’s excellent reputation has led to his consulting with collegiate, high school, and professional athletes.

Since 1999, Michal has been involved with Postural Restoration Institute. He pursued the PRI path more deeply for years, becoming a Certified Practitioner in 2008, and a Workshops Instructor with PRI in Poland.

Early on in his career Michal defined his approach to physical therapy as a process of arranging conditions and/or positions to allow for brain to learn quicker in order to improve function. This extensive, advanced philosophy based on different thoughts of schools such as functional rehab (PRI, Janda), Chiropractic, Osteopathy and CranioSomatic Therapy (CSI), behavioral optometry (Syntonics), podiatry, functional dentistry, led to successful treatment outcomes in his private practice as well to frequent, comprehensive collaboration between similarly minded practitioners’ in US and Europe.

In 2002 Michal began studies of CranioSomatic Therapy under its creators and developers Dr. G. Dallas Hancock, DC, Ph.D. and Flo Barber-Hancock, LMT, Ph.D.

In 2017 – 2018 Michal started and was an editor of “Fizjoterapia Funkcjonalna” (Poland), rehab magazine describing integrative approach to human function. This was an additional reinforcement to tighten cooperation between him and Dr. Hancock to spread ideas of CranioSomatic Therapy in the field of physical therapy.

As a result of intensive study and clinical cooperation within CranioSomatic Institute, in 2018 CranioSomatic Restoration, LLC was founded by Dr. Dallas Hancock, D.C., Ph.D., Flo Barber-Hancock, LMT, Ph.D. and Michal Niedzielski, MPT, PRC.

Course Instruction
Myokinematic Restoration: An integrated approach to treatment of patterned lumbo-pelvic-femoral pathomechanics. Courses were sponsored by Postural Restoration Institute of Lincoln, NE.

Postural Respiration:
An integrated approach to the treatment of patterned thoraco-abdominal pathomechanics. Courses were sponsored by Postural Restoration Institute of Lincoln, NE.

Pelvic Restoration:
An integrated approach to the treatment of patterned pubo-sacral pathomechanics. Courses were sponsored by Postural Restoration Institute of Lincoln, NE.

May 18, 2018: Salt Lake City, UT, USA – ” Optimizing cranial position and mobility to gain system homeostasis through influence on body’s righting mechanism”, presented for the College of Syntonics Optometry at the 86th International Conference on Light and Vision.

April 07 – 09, 2018: Madrid, Spain – “Optometric neurorehabilitation and postural restoration” conference. I did two presentations: “Posturology – An integrated approach to treatment of balance disorders” (a presentation for OD’s), and “CranioSomatic Therapy” (an introductory mini-course for PT’s)

March 29, 2014: Opole, Poland – Interdisciplinary (PT, OD, DPM and DDS) approach to posture and function restoration (I presented two lectures and translated the OD and DPM lectures).

May 05, 2012: Colorado Springs, CO, USA – “Postural Restoration as a different treatment approach to Balance Impairment”. Presented for the College of Syntonics Optometry at the 80th International Conference on Light and Vision.

2008 – 2018: Several lectures at Elmira College on a variety of health topics

I have done a number of other presentations and lectures, and I consult with a variety of health care providers in the U.S. and Europe. My sports experience has led to also consulting with high school, collegiate, and professional athletes.

1992-1993: Co-founder and full-time PT in an integrative Active Rehab Clinic for people with physical disabilities who were confined to wheelchairs. At that time, it was a completely new concept in Poland.

Sports: I was nationally ranked in Saber Fencing during my high school years in Poland. After graduation I gave up competitive fencing to focus on my college studies, but that level of sports competition gave me a very good understanding of the dedication and physical challenges that are part of sports on a high level. It was a significant factor in my choosing physical therapy as a career.