More Motion. Less Stiffness. True Support.
Living with osteoarthritis can feel like your body is slowly turning against you. Stiff mornings, aching joints, limited mobility—it’s easy to feel like you’re losing ground. You may think “I am just getting old” or have been told to “just manage it” with prescriptions, or wait for surgery, but deep down, you know your body deserves more than that. You just don’t know what can help.
At Align Renew Thrive, we help you restore what arthritis has taken. With a whole-body somatic approach, we work to reduce joint stress, identify inflammatory triggers, realign movement patterns, and retrain the body to function with more ease—even in the presence of degeneration.
What Is Osteoarthritis?
A somatic view of joint wear and compensation
Osteoarthritis is the gradual breakdown of joint cartilage, most commonly in the knees, hips, spine, and hands. From a somatic and alignment perspective, arthritis often develops in areas where the body has been compensating for years—bearing weight inefficiently, holding tension, or moving out of sync with its natural design.
Rather than focusing solely on the painful joint, we look at the entire system: how you stand, what you eat, drink, how you breathe, how you walk, and how other parts of your body are contributing to joint stress.
Somatic therapy and whole systems thinkinig doesn’t reverse arthritis—but it does reduce inflammation, relieve tension, and help your joints move with better support.
Why Work with Dr. Melanie Carlone?
Whole-person care. Results that last.
Dr. Melanie Carlone offers over three decades of experience in treating chronic joint conditions like osteoarthritis. Her clients often come in discouraged—and leave feeling stronger, more hopeful, and more in control of their healing journey.
Through deep listening, targeting sources of inflammation, somatic movement, hands-on care, and alignment-based physical therapy, Melanie helps you access strength and mobility you may have thought were gone for good. For some clients, this means better surgery outcomes. For others, it means avoiding surgery altogether.
💬 “I can walk, sit, sleep, ride in a car—none of which I could do before. The pain is gone. My posture is balanced. I’m so grateful.”
—Dale, Eugene, OR
✔ Precise alignment work to reduce joint strain
✔ Gentle somatic exercises tailored to your condition
✔ Orthotics and postural support tools when needed
🦵 Osteoarthritis doesn’t define you. Book your first session and start moving again.
Your Care May Include:
- Joint load and alignment assessment
- Breath-based postural stability work
- Gait and balance retraining
- Gentle somatic exercises to reduce stiffness
- Custom orthotics (if foot mechanics are contributing to joint wear)
- Whole body and nervous system resets to reduce tension and inflammation
🌿 Your body still remembers how to move freely. Let’s help it return to that state.