The Shepherd Center for Integrative Health

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The Shepherd Center for Integrative Health

Your brilliant body knows best...when we listen to it. Our trained hands identify old injuries and i It's all about the detective work...and really good hands.

Our knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and movement allow us to problem solve why you are having pain and health issues. We quickly identify areas and structures that are not moving and working as well as they could be, thus interfering with overall efficiency of all of your bodily systems and movements. Hands-on techniques improve the mobility and health of these structures and restores the ability for your body to work more efficiently as a whole. Restore your body...restore your life!

02/04/2026

Normal scans. Normal labs.
But your body says otherwise.

Symptoms aren’t the problem—they’re the signal.

When structure is strained, function struggles.
And this is where skilled hands + big-picture thinking change everything.

Don’t stop searching for answers.
There is more to your story.

02/03/2026

Structural Health...

Impacts affect how the body, and its many intricate and interrelated systems work.

This limitations in structural mobility, on a microlevel, can affect blood flow, lymph flow, nerve function, digestive function, etc...as well as, of course, musculoskeletal function.

Limitations result in strain on the systems, leading to a over burdened body, both structurally and functionally.

Our patients are desperate for whole person care, in-depth problem solving, and brilliant hands to help restore the body to healthy, efficient functioning.

Learn more at www.tscfih.com, links bio and in comments.

02/01/2026

Scout Day!!!

#13 has been working hard in the weight room, being smart with his form and reps
AND taking great care of his body, especially his arm, by working smart, healthy mobility and stability of his thoracic spine, shoulder girdle and shoulder joint.

Precise foam roll work, coupled with building stability and strength in optimal, efficient alignment is KEY!! 💪

Band work alone is NOT addressing alignment or healthy strength and stability. I sit here and watch band work being done and see

-stiff thoracic spines not being worked

AND

-shoulder joints getting worked in suboptimal, even unhealthy, positions

Lots of shoulders and elbows on the line…many injuries that can absolutely be prevented.

01/31/2026

One-size-fits-all fails in healthcare.
Humans aren’t protocols, averages, or variables in isolation.
Research matters—but real outcomes, real people, and clinical curiosity matter too.

Stay curious. The body is brilliant.

01/30/2026

“What do you do Jen?"

“I’m a Physical Therapist.”

Cue the sideline consult at soccer practice ⚽️👇

Hip pain. Shoulder pain. A teen swimmer told his shoulder hurts because his core is weak.

Sometimes we’re so focused on parts of the body…
we miss the whole human.

When motion is lost in one area, the body still has to move—so the load gets transferred elsewhere. Over time, that’s where pain, strain, and wear show up.

The body needs rotation and extension to swim, throw, run—to function.

If it can’t get it where it should… it will find another way.

Complex, but not complicated.
Powerful when you zoom out.

I break this down (and how I’d actually treat this swimmer) in my latest blog post.

🔗 Link in bio and comments

Tell me—have you seen this play out in yourself or your athletes?

01/29/2026

Every new patient is my favorite patient.

Not because it’s easy…
But because it’s a story waiting to be understood.

The hardest cases are often the ones who’ve been everywhere, tried everything, and know there’s a missing piece. That’s where clinical reasoning, deep anatomy, and an integrated toolbox matter most.

This is detective work.
This is whole-body care.
This is helping people move from surviving → thriving.

What’s your jam in the clinic? 👇

01/27/2026

Pain is rarely the problem.
It’s the result of a system under strain.

When we stop chasing symptoms and start looking at structure, nervous system, organs, and cellular health together—healing changes.

Whole person. Whole system. Better outcomes.

Stop chasing symptoms. Start listening.

01/26/2026

I will be presenting this case LIVE on Zoom: Wednesday, February 4th 7pm EST!

Link to register in the bio and in comments!

https://jennifershepherd.mykajabi.com/clinicians

01/16/2026

ANNOUNCING CLINICAL MENTORSHIP IN INTEGRATIVE MANUAL PHYSICAL THERAPY!!

It's time we learn to treat the human body as whole, instead of chasing symptoms and throwing a techniques at it and seeing what sticks. There are MANY patients who are searching for answers to their conditions and solutions that bring their bodies into a better state of structural and functional health.

I am ready to share my 26 years of clinical practice and thousands of dollars and hours in continuing education, fellowship, and mentorship to help Physical Therapists develop advanced skills and confidence in treating the most complicated patients.
The inaugural cohort in my Mentorship in Integrative Manual Physical Therapy will be February 1.

Come learn with me, we have lives to change...

Learn more and apply here:
https://Inkd.in/exG-PNuk

12/05/2025

Spreading the work…

There is SO much more we can do to help people overcome concussions, no matter how long it has been.

AND…restoring healthy fluid dynamics, pressure systems,, and reducing compressive forces with in the brain is CRITICAL for keeping a brain healthy for a lifetime.

Changing brains, changing lives✨

12/03/2025

Acute muscle injuries? Let’s ask some deeper questions for both prevention and speedier recoveries…

11/30/2025

Friends! Help me spread health, wellness, performance optimization, and overcoming pain, injury and other challenging health issues to others

Corporate Healthcare is not cutting it…expenses, insurance premiums and deductibles, drugs, and reductionist views of the human body are outweighing any improvements in the health of our society.

We need to change the direction of healthcare towards understanding and treating the human body as a whole…not individual parts and pieces.

I write, post and share insights, personal stories and stories from clinic that fuel my passion for improving the state of healthcare.

Be the change…join me.

Link in bio/ comments

Address

2001 Crocker Road Gemini Towers Suite 410
Westlake, OH
44145

Telephone

+12167721636

Website

https://linktr.ee/jenshepherd

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Our Story

Your amazing, unique, intelligent body wasn’t created to be put in a box. We all have our individual histories, genetic makeup, past and present circumstances that make us who we are today. It’s ALL connected inside and out. Most things are figureoutable when we take the time to problem solve, listen, feel and honor one’s human needs.

...It's all about the detective work...and really good hands. Exquisite knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and movement enable me to problem solve the “whats” and “whys” that significantly contribute to your pain or illness. I quickly identify areas and structures that are not moving as well as they could be, thus interfering with overall efficiency of movement. A specialized variety of precise hands-on techniques improve the mobility of these structures so body to move more efficiently and in balance.

I specialize in complex chronic pain and illnesses, not limited to: concussion, anxiety and depression, emotional trauma, digestive disorders, pain, autoimmune disorders, trauma, injuries, accidents, post surgery, endocrine disorders...

Restore your movement, restore your health.