When Physical Therapy Isn’t the Whole Answer
Whether you’re still in physical therapy, unsure what to do after discharge, or still limited by symptoms that previous treatment did not resolve, I provide the time, precise instruction, and progressive strength training to help you understand your body, build capacity, and return to the activities that matter to you.
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Real Progess After Years of Pain
Five years of persistent shoulder pain, and nothing helped for more than a couple weeks. Not until Marissa found herself working with me on zoom.
Physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga, doctors’ visits and gym workouts had not helped for more than a couple of weeks.
Through our work together, she became able to lift her suitcase into an overhead compartment, press a 22-pound kettlebell, hang from a bar and begin working toward push-ups and pull-ups—activities she once believed were out of reach.
When you’re present with your body, you know something’s off. So you’re constantly running away from that mindfulness. But when you do that, you’re continually putting your body in a position that causes pain. You’re continuing to groove the same neural pathways again and again: move this way, ouch. Avoid movements, disconnect, and maybe I can just ignore the pain.
This is training that complements your clinical care and helps you transition from physical therapy back to progressive strength and an active life.
Let’s change that narrative.
Pedagogically sound instruction is likely missing from your rehab experience.
It starts with the basics of which muscle does what—and when. The proprioceptive training doesn’t stop until you can feel what needs to be felt and execute your program with precision at an appropriate level of effort.
Rehab may have given you exercises. My job is to teach you how to perform them with precision, understand what you are feeling, and gradually build them into a complete strength program.
Physical therapy can be part of the answer. Sometimes it isn’t enough.
I work with clients in three different situations:
While you are in physical therapy: We reinforce your clinical work and begin connecting it to a broader strength and movement practice.
After physical therapy: We bridge the gap between discharge and returning to the gym, your sport or the activities you care about.
When previous treatment has not worked: We take a different approach when pain keeps returning or prior care has not provided lasting symptom relief.
Wherever you are starting, the goal is not simply to give you more exercises. It is to help you understand what you are feeling, discover movement options that work for you and progressively build strength.
How the process works:
We discuss your history, current symptoms, clinical recommendations, and goals.
I observe how you move and how you respond to different positions and loads.
We develop the mobility, coordination, and foundational strength you need.
We progressively increase range of motion, resistance, complexity, and effort.
We work toward activities that matter to you—not merely a generic “pain-free” exercise routine.
When appropriate, I partner with physical therapy offices. We will help you prepare for surgery, rehab after injuries, and bridge the gap between therapy and getting back into the gym for a full exercise program.
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