Integrative Physical Therapy

I worked with Michelle on and off for two years, where she helped me address my lower back issues. I continued to see Michelle during and after my pregnancy, and she was always ready to adjust our exercises and our focus depending on how I was feeling and what my ability level was at the moment. She integrated yoga practices into our work, and each week I felt like I had new and appropriately challenging exercises to add to my repertoire. I am grateful for all her work that helped me increase my range of motion, lessen discomfort, and stay strong to do the active things I want to do.

I came to PT with Michelle after working with other PT's who were trying to solve my chronic pain flare ups with postural exercises, which was keeping me stuck and in pain. Michelle understands and educates her patients on pain science and offers appropriate manual therapy and exercises. She doesn't dole out the scary overprotective gloom and doom language I've experienced with other practitioners. I like Michelle's thoughtful no nonsense approach that is both settled and sensitive. I feel safe in her care, which is likely the primary reason I see improvements. My results are that I have much fewer pain flares ups. I've been able to be more active and regain a lot of strength I had lost. I feel empowered around how to care for myself when I am in pain, and clear on what's needed for me to spend more time pain free.

Working with Michelle to fix long term rib pain was a very positive and successful experience. She listens to your needs and asks a lot of questions that help pinpoint the issue more directly. She is knowledgeable, pleasant to work with, and provides many different approaches to addressing pain. I will continue to use Michelle in the future should I need her expertise again.

I highly recommend Michelle's practice, which lives up to its name in combining both more traditional physical therapy element such as home exercises with manual therapy and in depth education on what's happening in your body when you experience pain. Over the years, I have received PT from Michelle for many issues ranging from intermittent and acute shoulder and knee pain to more whole body based muscular imbalances. Michelle's approach is warm, caring, and curious. I have found the manual therapy components to improve range of motion and assist in removing barriers to healthier movement patterns. Michelle listens well and then puts her expertise to work in trying to solve the problem(s) with the many tools in her kit.

Over the last many years, my family and I have turned to Michelle to help address a variety of aches and pains - from shin splints, to knee issues, to back pain and shoulder strain. From our high school athletes to their aging parents, Michelle has always provided top notch, quality care. Michelle is our family’s go-to PT.

When I moved to Vermont several years ago, Michelle was recommended to me by a friend. I was lucky enough to get an appointment, and it has been life changing! I've gone through many physical therapists over the years to deal with recurrent hip problems - and her approach has been the only one that has truly met me where I'm at and taught me life-long skills to process my physical pain and live a more active life. I cannot recommend Michelle enough!

Ive been going to PT on and off most of my adult life from various injuries, and I can honestly say I have never met a better PT. Michelle is highly educated and skilled in reducing pain and in providing solutions for long term healing. She thinks outside the traditional box instead of justing doing the typical exercise, heating pad and tens unit. Because her training is extensive, she always has a solution for me. She is also super friendly to boot.

I injured my brachial nerve. This was an above average painful injury and unfamiliar and disconcerting to me. Michelle was recommended to me by a top sports injury specialist as one of the two “top”, “go to” PTs for tissue work. She accurately explained what to expect as I healed, what we would do together as therapy, and what I exercises I would do at home. Everything we did made 100% sense, and my recovery was exactly as predicted. My experience was consistent with her excellent reputation.