My Approach to Physical Therapy

At times, it can be disheartening to attend physical therapy sessions where the focus seems to be a therapist standing in a room observing you do a list of exercises rather than hands-on active participation in your rehabilitation process. As a doctorate-trained physiotherapist, my focus is understanding how your pain is impacting your recovery.

Are you facing surgery?  I worked with a 38-year-old woman who was experiencing shoulder pain and was told she would need surgery. After assessing her range of motion and hearing about her unique pain, I identified myofascial trigger points in her rotator cuff - a group of four distinct muscles and their tendons in your shoulder - and introduced strength movements, cupping, and myofascial release during her first session. Myofascial pain is a condition that causes pain in the musculoskeletal system. This type of pain is typically concentrated in a specific area of the body like in the neck and shoulders.

This patient’s pain was confined to a specific area in her shoulder so during her second appointment, I recommended trigger point dry needling and shoulder stability training.  She made a 100% recovery without surgery in two sessions. 

I’m not like other physical therapists in Baltimore. My outpatient clinic is patient-centered which starts by understanding how your pain is impacting your recovery. I offer a 20-minute free consultation. Let me know how I can help.