Milford, DE

• CMTPT – certified manual trigger point therapist
• TDN – Therapeutic dry needling
• COMT – Certified orthopedic manual therapist

I believe that physical therapy can be a valuable means of improving patient's safety, independence and functional ability, allowing for improved quality of life. I strive to know what my patients are motivated by and respond to, tailoring my programs to individual needs for maximum outcomes. I am interested in working with patients with chronic conditions such as lymphedema, neurological disorders, balance deficits and those in treatment and/or recovering from cancer. Here at Aquacare I look forward to broadening my scope of practice to include pelvic floor therapy for both men and women.

My undergraduate education is from University of North Carolina Asheville and I received my Master's degree in Physical Therapy from Western Carolina University in 2012. Since that time I have worked in inpatient, outpatient and skilled nursing settings. I am a Certified Lymphedema Therapist allowing me to effectively work with patients that have chronic swelling which can stem from a variety of causes, including congenital and inherited dysfunction, surgeries, trauma, and inactivity. Lymphedema therapy includes in specialized manual therapy, compression bandaging, use of specialized garments, and skin care, to reduce swelling and improve patient's skin health.

I have also been trained in LSVT BIG™ therapy for treatment of patients with Parkinson Disease and other neurological diseases. This highly effective treatment uses large-scale movements to retrain motor patterns allowing for improved walking, balance and ability to perform daily activities.

I have also had experience guest lecturing on Parkinson Disease at Western Carolina University, facilitating Parkinson Disease support groups and developing group exercise programs to allow patients long term benefits upon discharge from therapy. I have been a member of the Tumor Board and Falls Safety Committee for Haywood Regional Medical Center.

My vision is to work in collaboration with my team here at Fitness Forum, as well as, my patients and their families to improve their physical health, through exercise, education and behavioral change allowing for improved participation in their daily activities at home and in their communities.

• Each human being is uniquely organized and functioning combination of body, mind, and spirit. I believe that health is a state of complete physical, emotional, and psychological well-being. I believe that each individual is responsible for his or her own life and possesses the power to achieve an optimum state of health and empowering individuals to achieve this optimum state of health is the core purpose of health professionals.
• Physical therapy is a profession dedicated to service, to people and society, and physical therapists music practice in an artful, competent, compassionate, caring, legal and ethical manner. As a Physical Therapist I believe that a therapist must practice mindful of the art and science of the profession. Physical therapists must have commitments to lifelong learning and to search for the evidence that supports and advances practice. Critical thinking, problem solving, intellectual perseverance and courage are all essential characteristics of the successful physical therapist.
• Physical therapists diagnose movement dysfunctions based on skillful examination and evaluation regardless of the cause or etiology and provide skilled therapeutic intervention to foster improvement in physical functioning and maximizing overall quality of life.

• Physical therapist's role also includes that of case manager, teacher, researcher, and consultant. I worked as licensed Physical Therapist in the state of New York and Pennsylvania in numerous different settings. I want to push my patients to be as healthy as they can be. Working as a physical therapist, I want to lead by example and inspire my patients to recover the strength and wellness they have lost. Physical therapy is a personal profession in which patients reply, both mentally and sometimes physically, on their therapist and must follow their therapist's directions in order to effectively recover. Working as Physical Therapist, providing me the soulful satisfaction that I was seeking as a high school graduate and by completing my doctorate degree via TdPT course of Arcadia University, I want to satisfy my hunger for knowledge in the area of Physical Therapy. It will help me to improve the high degree of professionalism and I possess the requisite knowledge, skills, and behaviors to practice physical therapy in a truly scientific manner