Artists and performers.
Physical therapy for the bodies that perform. Dancers, musicians, actors, vocalists, anyone whose body is the instrument and the livelihood.
Injuries that come with the craft.
Performance injuries are a category. They are usually overuse, often asymmetric, almost always with a hard-stop deadline. We plan for that.
Overuse injuries in instrumentalists
Tendinopathies in wrists and elbows, focal dystonia precursors, neck and back pain from posture and instrument weight.
Dance injuries
Hip impingement, snapping hip, ankle sprains and impingements, knee tracking issues, lower back pain. The dancer's body has a specific anatomy.
Vocal and breath issues
Singers, wind players, and stage actors with breath and rib mobility issues. Often pelvic floor and rib cage related.
Stage fright in the body
Tight jaws, shallow breath, frozen shoulders that show up before and during performance. Trainable patterns.
Touring fatigue
Bodies pushed through long runs, long flights, sleep deprivation. We help you maintain through the run, not just recover after.
Return-to-stage from injury
After acute injury, surgery, or vocal rest, mapping the path back to a specific role or repertoire.
How we work with working artists.
Performance is unforgiving. The schedule is what it is, and the body has to be ready. We build the plan around your calendar, not the reverse.
Schedule-driven plans
Auditions, runs, recitals, tour dates, we plan around them. The work intensifies and lightens with the demands of your week.
Teacher and director coordination
We will talk with your teacher, conductor, or director, with your consent. Better outcomes when everyone is aligned on what the body is doing.
Manual therapy plus movement
Most performers respond best to a manual therapy spine with movement and breath layered on. The combination keeps tissue ready without overhauling the technique.
What we'll likely use.
Each plan is custom. These are the modalities that come up most often for this audience.
Manual therapy
Hands-on care to keep the working areas loose and functional through performance cycles.
Postural restoration
Address the asymmetries the instrument or technique creates. Most performers have one.
Pain management
For the chronic patterns that have crystallized over years of practice. Patient, layered work.
What to expect on your first visit.
Your evaluation
Your craft
What you do, what you are working on, what your calendar looks like. The injury or pattern that brought you in. The performance window we are aiming for.
Look at the body and the instrument together
If your instrument or shoes or floor surface matters, bring them. We will watch you do what you do, not just what a textbook would test.
Manual therapy where it counts
We unwind what is contributing to the issue, while leaving alone the patterns that are doing the right kind of work.
A few small things to bring home
Performers do not need more homework, they need the right two things. We program for what you will actually do, often a 5 to 10 minute pre-show routine.
Plan, written, sent to your teacher if you want
PDF in your inbox the same evening. Forwarded to your collaborators with your consent.
Simple rates, no surprises.
We accept select insurance plans directly. For plans we're out-of-network with, you pay at the visit and we provide a superbill for reimbursement. HSA and FSA accounts are accepted. Ask us about your specific plan before booking.
Initial evaluation
- Full evaluation paired with same-visit hands-on treatment
- Personalized treatment plan in writing
- Hands-on treatment same visit
- Take-home program emailed after
Follow-up session
- Continued manual therapy and movement work
- Program progression and review
- Same therapist, every visit
- Package rates available for courses of care
You probably want to know.
I have a show in three weeks. Can you help?
Usually yes. We will be honest about what is achievable in three weeks and what is not. The goal is to make it through the run without making things worse, then to use the lighter period after for the deeper work.
Do you work with my teacher or coach?
We would like to, with your consent. The best outcomes come when the technique work and the body work are aligned. We will reach out or take notes from a session, whatever you prefer.
Will I have to stop performing?
Almost never as a blanket rule. More often we modify, reduce, or work around specific repertoire. The complete stop is reserved for genuinely structural problems.
Do you take working professionals or only students?
Both. Our schedule accommodates day-time and evening visits. We have worked with Broadway performers, orchestral musicians, dance company members, and conservatory students.
Hands-on care, crafted around you.
Every plan begins with a thorough evaluation. Thirty minutes of direct one-on-one time with your dedicated therapist, within a sixty-minute visit. No rotations, no rush.