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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.
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Meet Chuck Renner
Chuck is the owner and President of Renner Integrative Manual Therapy, LLC. He earned his degree in Occupational Therapy from the University of Kansas and has spent his career pursuing advanced training to better understand and treat complex conditions.
Early in his career, Chuck specialized in upper-extremity rehabilitation and was among the first group of therapists to earn the Certified Hand Therapist (CHT) credential. He later expanded his expertise to include Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Complete Decongestive Therapy, and a wide range of specialized manual therapy techniques and treatment systems to address complex conditions and improve patient outcomes.
About 20 years ago, Chuck’s focus shifted toward chronic pain. He recognized that the traditional education he had received in occupational therapy did not fully prepare clinicians to address the complexity of persistent pain. This realization sparked a continuing quest to deepen his understanding of the nervous system, explore innovative treatment approaches, and find more effective ways to help people who struggle with chronic pain.
Today, Chuck draws on decades of clinical experience and ongoing education to help patients explore conservative treatment options, with the goal of reducing pain, restoring function, improving quality of life, and helping them avoid surgery or reliance on opioids whenever possible.
- OTR
- Certified Hand Therapist
- MLD + CDT certified
- PRRT instructor
- ANF Master Instructor
The quest
Hundreds of hours. Four countries.
The quest took Chuck across the United States, Canada, Spain and Mexico, 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
A continuing quest to understand the nervous system and find more effective ways to help people with persistent pain.
- United States · Canada · Spain · MexicoManual 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.