While the primary focus is on physical treatment, I also offer emotional support and the healing power of a peaceful setting. Patients who are highly motivated can make progress here even after disappointments elsewhere. You will find me willing to listen, to help you slow down, and to see you as an integrated whole rather than a collection of symptoms.
Most people receive very little information from their schooling to help them understand their body's messages when they are subtle. Too often, pain becomes the wake up call telling us something needs to change because we're moving through the world in a way that makes us hurt. I see myself as an educator and a guide. I will help you interpret your symptoms, understand where they come from, and see how they are related.
Your goals will be at the center of our treatment sessions, setting the pace and content of the treatment process. My patients find relief from acute and chronic pain. Computer users and musicians report less discomfort from repetitive movement.
Most people receive very little information from their schooling to help them understand their body's messages when they are subtle. Too often, pain becomes the wake up call telling us something needs to change because we're moving through the world in a way that makes us hurt. I see myself as an educator and a guide. I will help you interpret your symptoms, understand where they come from, and see how they are related.
Your goals will be at the center of our treatment sessions, setting the pace and content of the treatment process. My patients find relief from acute and chronic pain. Computer users and musicians report less discomfort from repetitive movement.
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Due to my genetics and some mistakes in my early dance training techniques, I needed a hip replacement in the summer of 2006.
This has given me particular insight into this common surgery and it's aftermath.
If you have any questions about whether my work would be helpful for your particular issue, please don't hesitate to contact me.
If your condition is not within the range of my expertise, I'm always happy to provide referrals to other specialized medical practitioners and information sources.
This has given me particular insight into this common surgery and it's aftermath.
If you have any questions about whether my work would be helpful for your particular issue, please don't hesitate to contact me.
If your condition is not within the range of my expertise, I'm always happy to provide referrals to other specialized medical practitioners and information sources.
I am a student of movement, my own and yours.
I will guide your discovery of how your movement patterns influence your comfort and function.
At a time when insurers are demanding a "quick fix" from physical therapy, I am committed to lasting results, which come from seeing the body as a unified whole.
This is a lesson I learned from movement expert Judith Aston who developed a comprehensive approach to working with bodies in motion.
She teaches that an injury or dysfunction in one part of the body will cause the rest of the body to compensate in ways that reinforce the original symptoms.
I will guide your discovery of how your movement patterns influence your comfort and function.
At a time when insurers are demanding a "quick fix" from physical therapy, I am committed to lasting results, which come from seeing the body as a unified whole.
This is a lesson I learned from movement expert Judith Aston who developed a comprehensive approach to working with bodies in motion.
She teaches that an injury or dysfunction in one part of the body will cause the rest of the body to compensate in ways that reinforce the original symptoms.
When left untreated, minor pains that occur during or after a repetitive activity such as computer use, can escalate into a condition known as Repetitive Strain Injury.
This syndrome involves one or more areas of pain including the neck, shoulder, arm and/or hand due to nerve compression or joint strain.
It is a frequent problem among those who play an instrument or use a keyboard or mouse for many hours at a time.
The causes are poor posture, poor ergonomic set- up and/or poor typing technique.
This syndrome involves one or more areas of pain including the neck, shoulder, arm and/or hand due to nerve compression or joint strain.
It is a frequent problem among those who play an instrument or use a keyboard or mouse for many hours at a time.
The causes are poor posture, poor ergonomic set- up and/or poor typing technique.
Edie taught me how to overcome a lifetime of wear and tear that ultimately led to my back going out during non-strenuous movements.
She was able to offer me the skills to rehabilitate my body where many others had not.
Edie's knowledge of the body and its functioning are exceptional and her ability to guide me through the challenging, complex, and often frustrating tasks of rehabilitating my twisted body are second to none.
Through our work together I am no longer in constant pain, regained the ability to run and jump, got slightly taller, and dramatically improved my athletic performance (I surf and ski at challenging and dangerous levels and no training technique I have ever used compares to Edie's training in terms of improving my sports abilities- healthy alignment and movement work!).
She was able to offer me the skills to rehabilitate my body where many others had not.
Edie's knowledge of the body and its functioning are exceptional and her ability to guide me through the challenging, complex, and often frustrating tasks of rehabilitating my twisted body are second to none.
Through our work together I am no longer in constant pain, regained the ability to run and jump, got slightly taller, and dramatically improved my athletic performance (I surf and ski at challenging and dangerous levels and no training technique I have ever used compares to Edie's training in terms of improving my sports abilities- healthy alignment and movement work!).
If you need to cancel an appointment for any reason, please call my office at, 510-451-5560 by 8:00 AM on the previous business day to avoid the full charge.
If I am able to schedule another person in that time slot, I will not charge you.
However, when cancellations are last minute, I am not often able to fill them.
As I am in close physical contact with clients during the treatment, I will not treat people when they are sick.
It is not an effective time for a person to be treated, and it leaves me vulnerable to becoming sick myself.
If I am able to schedule another person in that time slot, I will not charge you.
However, when cancellations are last minute, I am not often able to fill them.
As I am in close physical contact with clients during the treatment, I will not treat people when they are sick.
It is not an effective time for a person to be treated, and it leaves me vulnerable to becoming sick myself.
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