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

 

Generalized Pain and injury (all parts of the head and body)

Sleep Apnea and sleep disordered breathing

TMJ dysfunction and teeth grinding

Headaches and migraines

Chronic sinus infections

Tinnitus 

Vertigo

Scoliosis

Sports rehab​

Pre and post surgical rehab

Concussion and traumatic brain injury

Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and hypermobility

Long Covid and chronic illness

Balance and gait issues

Dysautonomia

POTS 

Multiple Sclerosis

Parkinsons

Dystonia

Stroke

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 science. Each one of my injuries left my body feeling disorganized. Overtime, learning how to piece my body back together while training it to move effortlessly has become my favorite puzzle. Figuring out how to share this with others, especially with those who experience pain and limitations in movement, 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 to resolve and not just relieve the pain we experience, we have to figure out what structure and/or function is not supporting the brain enough for it to sense how to manage it's parts in various resting positions and movements.

 

Poor posture is not a bad thing. Slouching or leaning to one side becomes problematic if you spend too much time there, especially on a regular basis. This drives your brain to over reference the neck and back for support while slouching and to over reference one eye, one ear, one diaphragm, and one foot on the ground while leaning. The time spent in poor postures creates a pattern in your spinal cord and a program in your brain that starts to lock things in (this is what causes muscles to become tight and/or weak). The brain relies on these patterns for both daily use and when stress shows up so that it doesn’t have to work any harder than it has to. Aside from any traumatic injury, it is prolonged patterns that drive tissue stress and the tissue stress eventually will signal pain to the brain.

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When looking for the root cause of someone's pain, it helps to understand your history with movement, what your job and hobbies require of you and your body, and what you would like your body to be able to do. This gives us an idea of what patterns need to be trained and what stressors need to be managed. Because unmanaged stress makes us hold our breath, our evaluation will center around your breathing mechanics at rest and your walking mechanics to identify the effect that walking has on your breathing mechanics. Other problematic areas will certainly be assessed and addressed as we work toward the source of their dysfunction. From there, I will be able to design a program that is specific to getting you out of your patterns and pain while helping you work toward your goals. 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 wear and tear.

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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) = $160

3 sessions = $420 ($140/session)

6 sessions = $720 ($120/session)

18 sessions = $1,800 ($100/session) (good for those with chronic conditions and/or want physical therapy and personal training)

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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.