About Active Therapeutics

Active Therapeutics is located in Bend Oregon and is owned by Mark DeJohn and Carrie DeJohn.

Mark DeJohn is the owner and founder of Active Therapeutics. Mark is a Full-Body Certified Instructor of ART, including upper body, lower body, spine, long nerve tract and biomechanics. Combining his training in Swedish and deep-tissue massage with ART, Mark uses his comprehensive knowledge and technique on patients to get them pain free and active again.

"The efficiency of ART treatment gets results in half the amount of visits than if you were to just use deep-tissue massage. And, you don't have the extreme pain with ART that sometimes comes with treating chronic injuries using only deep-tissue massage," says Mark.

"ART is the essential missing link between an effective chiropractic treatment and a massage. It ties the repairing the soft tissues with the chiropractic adjustment. There is a huge need for this type of treatment in Central Oregon, especially among the large community of serious and professional athletes here in Bend."

Mark takes a great deal of pride in his work and approaches each client with compassion. He strives to reduce the pain in people's lives in the most efficient way possible with the least amount of pain.

Mark is an avid athlete who brings the understanding of many sports and activities to his practice. Not everyone who practices ART is an active athlete. To Mark, it's about more than just fixing the problem—it's about understanding how the problem started in the first place. Mark takes the time to educate his patients on their injury so they can avoid getting hurt in the future and can understand how to heal faster.

Mark has worked with both professional and amateur athletes, including triathletes, golfers, rock climbers, road and mountain bikers of all levels, and Olympic athletes. He has treated a multitude of symptoms and diagnoses, achieving the results demanded by the athletic community. Mark works with family and specialized doctors, chiropractors, acupuncturists, physical therapists and personal trainers to deliver a more integrative approach and ensure that his clients get the more comprehensive treatment they want and need.

Mark strives to bring the best soft-tissue care to his clients by making sure that he is ever current in cutting-edge techniques and has the newest knowledge available. An athlete himself participating in road and mountain biking, hiking, and Nordic skiing, some of his professional highlights include:

• 2005 – Started Active Therapeutics of Bend
• 2005 – Joined ART Ironman Performance Care Team.
• 2005 – Ironman Idaho- Active Release Techniques Performance Care Team
• 2005 – Bonzai Triathlon- Active Release Techniques Performance Care Team
• 2006 – Ironman Idaho- Active Release Techniques Performance Care Team
• 2006 – Ironman Wisconsin - Active Release Techniques performance care provider
• 2007 – Selected to instruct Active Release Techniques
• 2009 – Ironman Idaho- Active Release Techniques Performance Care Team
• 2009 – Footzone Dirty Half Marathon Active Release Techniques Performance Care Team
• 2009 – Selected to instruct SpiderTech Kinesiotaping

Carrie DeJohn

is the co-owner of Active Therapeutics.

Carrie has always been fascinated by the effects of the mind body connection. In 2009 Carrie graduated from Sage School of Massage and received her license.  She brings a great balance to Active Therapeutics by providing patients with relaxation and holistic care. She specializes in Hot Stone Massage, Sports Massage, Reflexology, and Swedish Massage.

Carrie grew up in Indiana.  She graduated from Purdue University with a BS in Psychology.  While living in Indiana she was a cheerleader for the Indianapolis Colts and an aerobics instructor. She moved to California in her 20's where she worked as a Flight Attendant and later as an Executive Assistant for internet companies such as Internet Shopping Network, eBay and Propel.  There she started a family and is now the proud mother of a daughter at Trinity Lutheran.  Moving to Bend, OR was always a dream of hers. Now that she is in Bend she can participate in her favorite activities such as jogging, aerobics, yoga, hiking, kayaking and camping with her family.

Since licensure her recent events include:

• 2009 - Footzone Dirty Half Marathon support
• 2009 - COCC Thai Reflexology Class
• 2009 - Breitenbush Hot Stone intensive seminar

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