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"Working with Dr. Stephanie has given me the confidence that I can manage my pain on my own. I don’t need to pay someone (massage or chiropractor) weekly to feel better. Now, when I feel pain, I do a few activities that I know will help and they do! I feel better immediately and continue on with my day."
- You consider yourself an Active 50+ Woman but you feel held back by muscle, joint or body pain.
- You deeply desire more out of life...especially as you age!
- You’ve been active all of your life and you don’t want pain or a diagnosis to slow you down.Â
- You are frustrated by being told that: “you are just getting older” or “you will just have to live with it”.
- You know deep down that there must be a way to experience Less Pain to Live More!
- Your physician or surgeon says that there is nothing they can do except medication or wait until your condition is bad enough for surgery and you think…
- ”Wait!? I don’t want to take medication. I don’t want to sit around and wait AND I don’t want surgery!”
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You'll find many answers to your questions here.
Many of the concepts practiced in physical therapy benefit the person in pain. Specifically, postural alignment, good form with movement (motor control), mobility/flexibility, strength and endurance; are all important physical aspects of keeping the body healthy.
Dr. Stephanie has taught these concepts to patients and students for over 30 years and is able to effectively and simply communicate even the most complicated concepts with ease.
For years, Dr. Stephanie knew that something was missing. Though her patients got better from traditional physical therapy, those same patients still had pain. What Dr. Stephanie knew was that “insurance-based” physical therapy did not provide enough time to fully recover from injury or restore the nervous system back to pain-free messaging. Yoga provided the missing piece to complete the healing process and provide long-lasting relief.
Though you can feel immediate pain relief, the long-term lasting relief that you desire takes time:
30+ years as a Physical Therapist specializing in the treatment of people with orthopaedic conditions.
If you have a recent injury, like within the last 4 weeks, you may not want to do yoga.Â
I suggest that you seek treatment from a physical therapist to get one-on-one care targeted for your condition.
However, if your injury is older than 12 weeks...YOU are ready to move! In this program you will learn about the healing process and how to manage movement after a injury.
Our joints and spines were meant to move. But injury and usual wear and tear may limit how much you are able to move. However, you should not be afraid to move. In the classes you will learn what is normal movement for joints. Dr. Stephanie will guide you to explore your joint movement. She will also encourage and show you how to safely challenge the limits of your movement.
If you have fused or limited joints because of previous surgery, Dr. Stephanie provides education on how to perform the activities to make all of the classes accessible. That is the advantage of having a Physical Therapist available to teach movement-based classes.
No one is too old for yoga! The oldest yoga teacher in the world recently passed away at the age of 101.
One of the reasons that I love yoga is that I can see myself doing it forever! You might need to make modifications to the movements within the classes. I provide several videos on pose variations and I offer ways to use a chair within the classes.
Absolutely! The research shows that pre-habilitation offers beneficial outcomes for surgery. This means that you should be as strong and flexible before surgery for the best possible results.
Also, I have had clients put off surgery because they were feeling better. And they put off surgery again, and again. Even if you do eventually need surgery, you will be stronger and have a better recovery afterward. You will also have a program to return to when you are able.
A perception that you are not flexible may be exactly why you need yoga. If you have tried stretching in the past and you still feel pain, Dr. Stephanie’s guided assessments will help you find the true source of the tension and feeling of “tightness”. Also note that yoga is NOT stretching. Dr. Stephanie’s classes focus on creating a normal range of motion and strength. And all the poses can be modified to meet you where you are.
There are many gentle movement practices in this program AND several meditations where all you need to do is find a comfortable position for 10-20 minutes. You may need more brain training before you progress movement.
People with chronic and persistent pain may have an increase of pain with a new activity. This is brain’s response to the unknown, i.e. fear. The goal is to NOT panic and realize that this is a reaction from the brain (top-down) and not from the tissue (bottom-up).
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