Precision Neuromuscular
Most clients start here. In one 75-minute visit, two therapists assess your pain together and one does the hands-on treatment.
Book PNMT New Client SessionPain doesn't have to be your normal.
Precision Neuromuscular Therapy in Evanston. We assess the problem, treat the source, and measure the result.
Rooted in Evanston since 2010.
Understand your pain.
Plan your next step.
PNMT starts with an assessment. Our therapists are clinical detectives, finding the source of your pain and treating it at its source.
The whole Somavida team stands behind your treatment plan.
Assess
We check how you move and use hands-on tests to understand which soft tissues may be involved in your pain.
Treat
Precision, not pressure. Targeted soft-tissue work on the source of your pain, with no generic full-body routine.
Refine
We retest as we go to check that treatment is working. If it isn't, we change the plan.
New here?
Start with one of these.
Jaw & TMJ Therapy
Specialized intra- and extra-oral work for chronic jaw pain, clicking, clenching, and tension headaches that won't quit. One therapist assesses and treats.
Book TMJD New Client SessionRestorative Skills
Once your pain eases, Yoga Restorative Skills sessions teach you movement, breathing, and self-treatment that help the relief last.
Book RS New Client SessionWhere do you hurt?
Common conditions we treat.
Start here
Tap where it hurts.
Each area lists the conditions we treat there, with a page that explains what's going on and how PNMT may help.
Pain in your back, hips, or the backs of your legs? Turn the body around.
Meet our team.
Every therapist is trained in Precision Neuromuscular Therapy and treats a wide range of conditions. We work as a team.
Somavida is a teaching clinic. Our Certified PNMT therapists mentor Level 1 Precision Neuromuscular Therapists as they train to become Level 2 PNMT therapists. That keeps the whole team learning, and the whole team stands behind your treatment plan.
Stories of pain relief,
in their words.
I went in for treatment with a healthy dose of skepticism that the TMJ treatment would help with my reoccurring tension headaches. I have been SO pleased with my results after working with Liz and Jackie. My tension headaches and jaw tightness have improved considerably! Highly recommend this treatment.
Being pain free for the first time in five years has been an incredible experience that I do not take lightly. I have worked mostly with David, have had one session with Stephan and briefly interacted with Yu at my first appointment. All three are wonderfully concise with their treatment plans, and what to expect during the process. I have had terrible TMJ pain associated with trigeminal neuralgia for years and have finally found the one thing that can help me get through the day and feeling like a normal human. Gentle and yet intense somehow in the best way, I highly recommend!
I was not sure how effective trigger point work could be long term for my persistent jaw and neck issues. Let me tell you…it works and it LASTS. I went from having daily headaches and near-constant neck tension to those two issues becoming rare events. Jackie is fantastic and set my treatment plan effectively. David…can’t say enough good things. He’s kind, exacting in his approach, and puts you at ease. And did I mention this treatment works? So happy I gave this a try. I can’t recommend Somavida highly enough.
Get the relief.
Learn the skills that keep it.
Restorative Skills teaches you to move, breathe, and care for your connective tissue in ways that help keep old pain from coming back. Choose private 1:1 sessions or small-group classes with Amy Unsworth, Renee Cortez, or Lori Smith.
Explore Restorative Skills
Movement
Change how you stand, walk, lift, and sit so you stop straining the same spots.
Breath
Relearn deep diaphragm breathing to ease the core tension that keeps back pain in place.
Self myofascial release
Self-care with soft rollers and balls that takes a few minutes a day.