Physical Therapy is provided to those who experience(d):

 

Generalized Pain (all parts of the body)

Scoliosis

Injury

TMJ dysfunction and teeth grinding

Headaches and migraines

Chronic sinus infections

Sleep Apnea

Tinnitus 

Vertigo

Concussion

Sports rehab

Pre and post surgical rehab

Balance and gait issues

Ehlers Danlos syndrome

Dysautonomia

Long Covid 

POTS 

Lyme disease 

Multiple Sclerosis

Post stroke

Parkinsons

Dystonia

COPD

 

Please do not hesitate to inquire if I can help with a condition that is not listed above. If you require treatment that is outside my scope of practice I will do my best to refer you to the right provider.

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"I have to tell you, I have gone to physical therapy before and I have never felt that powerful before and so quickly! They never talked to me about breathing. That simple. Amazing. Thank you!"

- Lindsay M. Age 27

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I am not your conventional physical therapist. After two traumatic brain injuries, two hernias, and a sprained neck as the worst of my injuries, I repeatedly find myself feeling lucky to have a passion for movement. Each one of my injuries left my body feeling disorganized but piecing my body back together to move effortlessly is my favorite puzzle. Wanting to know more and being able to help others feel this way is what lead me to study and practice physical therapy. My goal was to learn how to use movement as medicine to help people get out of pain and organize their body to move without stress. While I am orthopedically trained with a focus in post surgical spinal rehabilitation, my post graduate studies are from the Postural Restoration Institute (PRI). PRI taught me that in order for the body to properly function and move with ease, the brain has to be able to integrate four specific senses. This includes sight, sound, interception (the internal pressure from breathing), and sensation from the feet on the ground to identify our bodies weight distribution. When these systems flow in harmony, the brain generally has enough information to support itself while allowing the muscular system to properly drive the skeleton without pain.

 

That being said, we have to talk about postures. Poor posture is not bad simply because it’s not stacked or symmetrical. Poor posture is bad because the time spent in one posture, leaning in one direction, to the side for example, gives one eye, one ear, one diaphragm, and one foot more use and input to the brain when compared to the other side. The time spent in poor postures creates a pattern in your body and a program in your brain that starts to lock things up (this is what causes muscles to become tight and/or weak). The brain relies on these patterns both for daily use and when under stress so that it doesn’t have to work any harder than it has to. And the problem with prolonged patterns is that tissues like muscle, tendon, bone, nerve, etc. can experience too much compression or tension that signals pain to the brain. The pain signal disrupts the brain from processing its other senses and has more difficulty with coordinating each part of the body for us to move effortlessly through the environment.

 

When looking for the root cause of someone's pain it helps to understand your history with movement, what your job and hobbies require from you and your body, and what you would like your body to be able to do. To best help you, our evaluation will look at your breathing mechanics in how well your two diaphragms work together to inflate your body and how well you can drive your body through the acts of daily living that humans perform the most. Other problematic areas will certainly be assessed and better managed by getting to the source of their dysfunction. From there I will be able to design a program that is specific to your patterns, the level of control you have over your body, and your goals. Each session we will retest to make sure that accurate treatment is being delivered and that you are making progress toward moving pain free as fast as possible. Emphasis will be placed on techniques that reposition the body to allow normal diaphragmatic breathing (this is not belly breathing) and normal walking (walking is breathing). This way the body can properly support itself and prevent future breakdown.

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Evaluation and follow up sessions are 60 minutes. HSA cards are accepted. Superbills can be provided for those who receive out of network reimbursement. Insurance is not accepted.

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Cost

1 session (60 minutes) = $150

6 sessions = $720 ($120/session)

18 sessions = $1,800 ($100/session)

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If you are interested in working with me and would like to learn more, click the button below to schedule a free consultation.