Who I Am
I am a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a Feldenkrais Practitioner, former dancer, yoga devotee, sports enthusiast and a confirmed movement geek. Over the last 25 years I’ve synthesized the best of evidenced-based physical therapy, sensory motor learning and high performance sports and dance. Each discipline has given me insights and enabled me to develop physical therapy techniques that help heal you faster and more efficiently. My patients rarely require more than one appointment per week unless their injury is very acute. I continue to stay curious which inspires me to continually refine my techniques.
In the course of my career I have had affiliations with The Hospital for Joint Disease-Orthopedic Institute, Sports Training Physical Therapy, Performing Arts Physical Therapy, the Juilliard School and Backbone & Wingspan Studio. I have worked as a PT for Broadway shows and with dancers from companies such as the Paul Taylor Dance Company, David Parsons Dance and New York City Ballet. For the last 10 years I’ve developed a private practice that allows me to give the type of quality attention each person deserves. I conduct workshops on special topics for groups and organizations, some of which have included Power-Sitting Posture Clinic, High Heel Recovery, and Becoming the Movement Experts – A Workshop for Physical Therapists
In the course of my career I have had affiliations with The Hospital for Joint Disease-Orthopedic Institute, Sports Training Physical Therapy, Performing Arts Physical Therapy, the Juilliard School and Backbone & Wingspan Studio. I have worked as a PT for Broadway shows and with dancers from companies such as the Paul Taylor Dance Company, David Parsons Dance and New York City Ballet. For the last 10 years I’ve developed a private practice that allows me to give the type of quality attention each person deserves. I conduct workshops on special topics for groups and organizations, some of which have included Power-Sitting Posture Clinic, High Heel Recovery, and Becoming the Movement Experts – A Workshop for Physical Therapists
What I Believe
How People Move is a Work of Art
I’m a self-confessed movement geek. Be it the NBA finals, The New York City Ballet or American idol, I can’t stop watching people move. As a runner moves past us in the street, my 18-year old daughter always looks prepared to hide as I exclaim, “I like the way that person moves!” Yes, I am obsessed but to me, the human form in actionis a work of art.
My work as a physical therapist and Feldenkrais practitioner gives me daily opportunities to feed my obsession. So, I do. I watch to see the way a particular person’s human form works together. I wonder which connections would help my patients become unrestricted and pain free. I use my understanding of anatomy, kinesiology and neuroscience to help them find a way to move more efficiently and effectively.
I’m a self-confessed movement geek. Be it the NBA finals, The New York City Ballet or American idol, I can’t stop watching people move. As a runner moves past us in the street, my 18-year old daughter always looks prepared to hide as I exclaim, “I like the way that person moves!” Yes, I am obsessed but to me, the human form in actionis a work of art.
My work as a physical therapist and Feldenkrais practitioner gives me daily opportunities to feed my obsession. So, I do. I watch to see the way a particular person’s human form works together. I wonder which connections would help my patients become unrestricted and pain free. I use my understanding of anatomy, kinesiology and neuroscience to help them find a way to move more efficiently and effectively.
For many people my approach to healing is new or different. They often see themselves as a problematic knee, elbow, shoulder or foot, unrelated to the rest of them. They tend to think that one particular muscle, holding strongly, should fix the problem.
But in motion, muscles don’t hold strong. They continuously lengthen and shorten. They transmit forces through the bones — a fancy explanation for muscles being responsible for moving the skeleton. If this is a new idea, begin your own inquiry. Watch people walk down the street. Marvel at how each of us has a different walk. Turn on the TV. Watch a sporting event. See the way a pitcher throws the ball and a hitter hits the ball. Are you aware of one piece of their body? Or, do you notice the way the entire human form works together? Even in our most mundane activities such as sitting, standing and walking, the whole body is engaged in that one activity.
And, it is, a work of art.
But in motion, muscles don’t hold strong. They continuously lengthen and shorten. They transmit forces through the bones — a fancy explanation for muscles being responsible for moving the skeleton. If this is a new idea, begin your own inquiry. Watch people walk down the street. Marvel at how each of us has a different walk. Turn on the TV. Watch a sporting event. See the way a pitcher throws the ball and a hitter hits the ball. Are you aware of one piece of their body? Or, do you notice the way the entire human form works together? Even in our most mundane activities such as sitting, standing and walking, the whole body is engaged in that one activity.
And, it is, a work of art.