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DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL
THERAPY.
FORMER PROFESSIONAL
DANCER.
Both sides of the barre.
I work at the intersection of orthopedics, pelvic health, hypermobility, and performance. I’m especially interested in the people who have been told to rest, stretch, or stop doing what they love without anyone explaining what is actually happening.
I work at the intersection of orthopedics, pelvic health, hypermobility, and performance. I’m especially interested in the people who have been told to rest, stretch, or stop doing what they love without anyone explaining what is actually happening.
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BFA IN DANCE · DOMINICAN UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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DOCTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY · HANOVER COLLEGE
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ORTHOPEDIC + PELVIC HEALTH PHYSICAL THERAPIST
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HOW I PRACTICE.
HOW I PRACTICE.
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EXPLAIN THE
PATTERN.
I explain what I see, why it matters, and how it may connect to your symptoms. Your body is not random, and treatment should not feel like guesswork.
I explain what I see, why it matters, and how it may connect to your symptoms. Your body is not random, and treatment should not feel like guesswork.
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MAKE IT SPECIFIC.
Personalized care doesn’t mean inventing a new exercise for everyone. It means choosing the right starting point, cueing and dosing it for your body, then progressing it toward what you want to do. Sometimes the sophisticated answer is an isometric and enough consistency to build real capacity.
Personalized care doesn’t mean inventing a new exercise for everyone. It means choosing the right starting point, cueing and dosing it for your body, then progressing it toward what you want to do. Sometimes the sophisticated answer is an isometric and enough consistency to build real capacity.
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BUILD
INDEPENDENCE.
The goal is not to make you dependent on treatment forever. It is to help you understand your body, recognize your patterns, and know how to keep moving forward with confidence.
The goal is not to make you dependent on treatment forever. It is to help you understand your body, recognize your patterns, and know how to keep moving forward with confidence.
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WHY I PRACTICE this way.
WHY I PRACTICE this way.
THEN
I’ve been dancing for as long as I can remember. Along with that came injuries, vague advice, and an endless search for answers.
I’ve been dancing for as long as I can remember. Along with that came injuries, vague advice, and an endless search for answers.
In physical therapy, I was often told some version of, “Just stop doing the thing that hurts.” At one point, I was picking up marbles with my toes and wondering how exactly this was supposed to get me back on pointe.
In physical therapy, I was often told some version of, “Just stop doing the thing that hurts.” At one point, I was picking up marbles with my toes and wondering how exactly this was supposed to get me back on pointe.
THE TURN
Everything changed when I found a physical therapist who explained not only what hurt, but why. I learned which muscles I wasn’t using, which movement patterns were contributing, and how to build strength that actually translated back to dance.
Everything changed when I found a physical therapist who explained not only what hurt, but why. I learned which muscles I wasn’t using, which movement patterns were contributing, and how to build strength that actually translated back to dance.
I eventually recognized that I had many signs of generalized hypermobility. I wasn’t failing at rehab. My body needed stability, strength, and control in ways generic treatment had never addressed.
I eventually recognized that I had many signs of generalized hypermobility. I wasn’t failing at rehab. My body needed stability, strength, and control in ways generic treatment had never addressed.
NOW
NOW I GIVE MY PATIENTS WHAT I NEEDED THEN: CLEAR EXPLANATIONS, SPECIFIC TREATMENT, AND A PLAN THAT CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO THE LIFE THEY WANT TO RETURN TO.
NOW I GIVE MY PATIENTS WHAT I NEEDED THEN: CLEAR EXPLANATIONS, SPECIFIC TREATMENT, AND A PLAN THAT CONNECTS DIRECTLY TO THE LIFE THEY WANT TO RETURN TO.
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