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We specialize in all aspects of manual therapy. We listen to where you are, to help you get to where you want to go, and shape every session around a pain-free future.
About me
Charles (Chuck) Renner, OTR, CHT
Chuck is the owner and President of Renner Integrative Manual Therapy, LLC. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in Occupational Therapy.
He first specialized in upper-extremity rehabilitation and was among the first group of therapists ever to receive the Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) designation; only 1.4% of all OTs and PTs test for and receive it. He then specialized and became certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Complete Decongestive Therapy.
Twenty years ago Chuck became interested in chronic pain. He looked at the curriculum for both physical and occupational therapy and found it lacking the foundation to treat such a complex condition. His search for knowledge became a quest for the best and most effective ways to help people avoid opioids and surgery.
- OTR
- Certified Hand Therapist
- MLD + CDT certified
- PRRT instructor
- ANF Master Instructor
The quest
Hundreds of hours. Three countries.
The quest took Chuck across the United States, Canada and Spain, to courses led by medical doctors, chiropractors, osteopathic physicians, physical and occupational therapists, massage therapists, acupuncturists and psychologists. Along the way he became certified in many styles of manual (hands-on) therapy. All to better serve his clients.
- University of KansasOccupational therapy
His degree, and the start of three decades of care.
- Hand therapyAmong the first CHTs
Upper-extremity rehabilitation, and one of the first therapists ever certified as a Certified Hand Therapist.
- Swelling & lymphMLD and CDT
Certified in Manual Lymphatic Drainage and Complete Decongestive Therapy.
- Twenty years agoChronic pain
The search for better ways to help people avoid opioids and surgery.
- United States · Canada · SpainManual therapy, many schools
Certifications across manual therapy, from Spinal Flow to dry needling.
- TeachingPRRT and ANF instructor
Certified to teach Primal Reflex Release Technique (he built its online upper-extremity course) and a Master Instructor for the ANF Academy.
“Healing severe or chronic pain, I believe, includes transforming our relationship to the pain, and, ultimately, it is about transforming our relationship to who we are and to life.”
Sarah Anne Shockley · The Pain Companion: Practical Tools for Living With & Moving Beyond Chronic PainPeer review
Hear from the experts.
Physicians and teachers who have worked beside Chuck, sent him patients, or been his patient.
I have not seen other practitioners look at the body quite like he does. And with his approach he gets amazing results.
He has exceptional talent and unparalleled skills as an integrative whole-body therapist and has uncanny success with patients who fail traditional interventions.
The reason I send my patients to Chuck is he also looks at the whole person and how things connect.
An extraordinary human being with exceptional talents in the healing arts, and a truly caring and empathic heart towards his patients.
Chuck Renner is the best Occupational Therapist I have ever worked with.
His skill lies in his incredible knowledge of his field but also in his creativity when determining a successful treatment plan.
One of the brightest practitioners to have come through my Primal Reflex Release Technique seminars.
Because of his advanced knowledge and correct manners and ethics, we selected Chuck to become a Master instructor for us at Amino Neuro Frequency Academy.
Ready when you are
Start where you are.
A consultation is the first step: Chuck listens, assesses and builds the session around you.