Lauren graduated from Azusa Pacific University in Southern California with her doctorate in physical therapy. Originally from Washington state, she earned her B.S. degree in Exercise Physiology from Seattle Pacific University. Lauren found her calling in physical therapy through early participation in competitive downhill skiing and cross-county running and later as a coach for endurance runners and triathletes.
She is a biomechanist at heart and delights in the feat of human movement, design and performance. Her therapeutic emphasis includes movement analysis, functional movement, motor control, and movement quality as it relates to injury, with treatment combining manual therapy and exercise. Lauren specializes in working with endurance athletes, runners, cyclists and triathletes, yet embraces working with patients of all disciplines and activity levels.
Lauren is a Certified Movement Therapist through the Movement Links Certification. She also is undergoing the long term track and training in DNS (Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization), which is a manual rehabilitation approach designed to optimize the control and efficiency of the movement system.
She is a biomechanist at heart and delights in the feat of human movement, design and performance. Her therapeutic emphasis includes movement analysis, functional movement, motor control, and movement quality as it relates to injury, with treatment combining manual therapy and exercise. Lauren specializes in working with endurance athletes, runners, cyclists and triathletes, yet embraces working with patients of all disciplines and activity levels.
Lauren is a Certified Movement Therapist through the Movement Links Certification. She also is undergoing the long term track and training in DNS (Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization), which is a manual rehabilitation approach designed to optimize the control and efficiency of the movement system.
Services
You will find that this type of physical therapy is like non other!
Lauren strives to create a partnership with each patient that focuses 100% on each individual's needs and goals.
Each patient is provided with a very thorough evaluation to assess the primary causes and contributors to their pain or performance impairments.
From there, the patient is provided with a comprehensive plan of care including highly skilled manual therapy and body-work, movement re-education and training, strengthening and stretching to address muscle imbalances, and most importantly the patient is given tools and resources to address their impairments at home.
Lauren strives to create a partnership with each patient that focuses 100% on each individual's needs and goals.
Each patient is provided with a very thorough evaluation to assess the primary causes and contributors to their pain or performance impairments.
From there, the patient is provided with a comprehensive plan of care including highly skilled manual therapy and body-work, movement re-education and training, strengthening and stretching to address muscle imbalances, and most importantly the patient is given tools and resources to address their impairments at home.
This 75-min long assessment includes a detailed movement evaluation and dynamic video analysis.
The running evaluation provides a comprehensive analysis of the athlete's running biomechanics and breaks down specifics of the gait cycle to help the runner improve their technique.
This thorough evaluation will help identify specific imbalances in the athlete's body that might be affecting their running technique and possibly contributing to performance impairments or pain.
The athlete will ultimately be provided with specifics to to improve their technique and a plan for improved performance and decreased pain.
The running evaluation provides a comprehensive analysis of the athlete's running biomechanics and breaks down specifics of the gait cycle to help the runner improve their technique.
This thorough evaluation will help identify specific imbalances in the athlete's body that might be affecting their running technique and possibly contributing to performance impairments or pain.
The athlete will ultimately be provided with specifics to to improve their technique and a plan for improved performance and decreased pain.
Email messages will likely be returned within 24hrs.
Lauren is her own receptionist and will respond as quickly as possible.
In your message, please indicate what you would like to be seen for, and what times and dates are preferred.
Movement Shift Physical Therapy and Performance Optimizing human movement, function and performance.
Lauren is her own receptionist and will respond as quickly as possible.
In your message, please indicate what you would like to be seen for, and what times and dates are preferred.
Movement Shift Physical Therapy and Performance Optimizing human movement, function and performance.
Movement Shift PT is a Cash-Based PT clinic, otherwise known as fee for service physical therapy.
What this means is we are not contracted with insurance companies and do not directly bill insurance.
HOWEVER, you may request a superbill that you can submit to insurance for any available out-of-network benefits.
As an out of network provider, Movement Shift PT is able to provide care that is superior to the type of care you would typically receive at an in-network clinic.
AND, depending on your deductibles and benefits with insurance, you may actually save money!.
What this means is we are not contracted with insurance companies and do not directly bill insurance.
HOWEVER, you may request a superbill that you can submit to insurance for any available out-of-network benefits.
As an out of network provider, Movement Shift PT is able to provide care that is superior to the type of care you would typically receive at an in-network clinic.
AND, depending on your deductibles and benefits with insurance, you may actually save money!.
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