I kept my faith in God. I began studying anatomy, kinesiology and physiology and working with a team of Physical Therapist who I basically apprenticed with. I believed that I could retrain my muscles to rebalance themselves – allowing me to regain my formerly regal gait.
I spent this next year in rehab reprogramming my brain to keep a positive attitude, addressing my asymmetries, and resculpting my broken frame. My body became my canvas and I the Artist. One year after my injury, I was again walking down the streets of New York - tall, upright and confident. As I walked I sent this message through body language: “I am back, I feel great and I feel beautiful!”
After my injury, and successful rehabilitation, it was my desire to share what I had learned. And give back to others an opportunity to heal and restore their quality of life.
In 1988, I graduated with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Medicine in New Jersey. Since then, I have accumulated eight years of experience working as a licensed Physical Therapist here in the Bay Area. In my years of practice, I have also continued to study various forms of healing – both Eastern and Western. In 2001 I founded my own Physical Therapy Clinic – Alco Physical Therapy. In 2003 I became recognized as a low back and hip specialist. As such, leading physicians in the area regularly refer their patients to me. In 2005, I founded Tension Tamers - a company specializing in the development and implementation of on-site wellness and injury prevention programs. Visit www.tensiontamers.com to learn more about corporate wellness and this aspect of the work that I do.
My style is an eclectic combination of eastern and western principles of healing. It is artfully specialized to the needs of each individual client and delivered with caring hands. In summary, what each client receives from me is a complete postural analysis followed by a whole body massage and structural integration designed to bring the body back into balance.
As a classically trained physical therapist I am uniquely qualified and experienced in reading the movement and skeletal-muscular patterns of each individual body. Working holistically to release deeply habitual tensions allows my clients an opportunity to fully express themselves again through movement. Indeed, many professional athletes, dancers, performers, and others body workers – all of whom rely on physical strength, enhanced flexibility, form and function– have benefited greatly from my work.
It is likely that you are reading this right now because your body is out of balance and in some way, causing you pain. A body in pain is a body in dysfunction. This dysfunction reveals itself through movement. Dysfunction is a result of excessive asymmetries in the body. When you address these asymmetries, the body rebalances itself and movement becomes fluid and beautiful like a magnificent work of Art. The knowledge I gained from my own experience, and a uniquely personalized integration of western and eastern principles of healing are my gifts to you. Call me, learn why you have these feelings of discomfort and allow me to guide, teach and sculpt your body back into balance so that you may feel healthy, young, and beautiful once more.
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