FAQS

TREATMENT QUESTIONS:

How is this different from Chiropractic Care?

This type of therapy is focused on the quality of fascia, treating joint spaces to allow better movement and ligaments to allow for better tension and position so that the muscles can work more efficiently. There is NO adjusting in this therapy. You will also be provided with exercise programming.

How is this different from Pelvic Floor Physical Therapy?

I do not provide internal exams, this is something that ONLY a Pelvic Floor PT is licensed for. However, I treat the entire system of the body. Creating stability within the pelvis and alignment of the spine to create a foundation that helps prevent pelvic pain, problems and pressure management. I can also provide scar massage and manipulation for faster and better healing.

Can I see you if I'm seeing a Pelvic Floor PT?

Yes, the combination of the two will exponentially help increase your results. Typically my approach focuses on the full body to help aide the Pelvic Floor.

How is this different from a massage?

These treatments do not use sheets, or lotion. You are fully clothed in something comfortable going through a series of movements that is an interactive therapy treatment.

How are you different from a personal trainer?

I combine both manual therapy and exercise to provide optimal healing. This combination allows for muscles to perform the right tasks efficiently so your body can heal properly and perform at it's highest level.

DOULA QUESTIONS:

What is a Birth Doula?

A birth doula is a trained professional who provides continuous physical, emotional, and informational support to a mother during pregnancy, labor, and childbirth. The primary goal of a birth doula is to help the mother have a safe, comfortable, and empowering birth experience. Here are the main aspects of a birth doula's role:

• Emotional Support: Offering reassurance, encouragement, and a calming presence during labor and delivery. Birth doulas help the mother and her partner feel more confident and less anxious about the birth process.
• Physical Support: Providing comfort measures such as massage, positioning suggestions, breathing techniques, and other non-medical pain relief methods to help manage labor pain and discomfort.
• Informational Support: Educating the mother and her partner about the birth process, available options, and what to expect during labor and delivery. Birth doulas help parents make informed decisions by providing evidence-based information.
• Advocacy: Supporting the mother's birth plan and preferences by facilitating communication between the mother, her partner, and the medical team. Doulas ensure that the mother's wishes are respected and help her feel heard and understood.
• Continuous Presence: Unlike medical staff who may come and go during labor, a birth doula remains with the mother throughout the entire labor and delivery, providing consistent support.

Birth doulas do not perform medical tasks or provide medical care; their role is purely supportive. Their presence has been shown to improve birth outcomes, such as reducing the likelihood of interventions like cesarean sections, and increasing maternal satisfaction with the birth experience.

What areas do you serve for a doula?

- Ocean and Monmouth County

- Virtual

How soon will I hear from you?

- I try to get back to you within 24hrs

ELDOA FAQS:

The primary goal of ELDOA is to decompress (decoaptate) a specific joint and create space. There is an ELDOA for every joint in the body.

When ELDOA “creates” space, it improves:

- joint mechanics

- increased blood flow

- reduced pressure on the discs

- reduction of pain

- spinal disc rehydration

- improved posture

- A new sense of awareness and well being

1. Who is ELDOA for?

Anyone! Or anyone who is experiencing back pain or a pain in any joint can greatly benefit. You have pain in a joint because there is too much pressure to remove pressure you have two possibilities, surgery or ELDOA

2. I have been having pain for years can this still benefit me?

Absolutely - NOW is always the right time to address these problems

3. I have a spinal fusion, can I still do ELDOA?

Yes - but please contact me before class begins because you specifically will work a different area then the discs that are fused

4. How long is a class?

Class is about 45-50mins long

5. If I have a disc herniation, should I take this class?

Yes, you absolutely should take this class! These exercises are specifically designed to decompress the spine and create space.

6. How long is each position held?

Each position is held for 1 minute

7. Is it like yoga?

No, this is not like yoga. ELDOAs are designed to "create space" (decoapt) within a precise joint or a segment of the spine. This is accomplished by creating fascial tension to fix the vertebra below and contraction in extreme range to normalize the vertebra above the targeted disc. By creating myofascial tension (tension in the fascia), the ELDOA can affect the tissue, ligaments, nervous tissues, and organs associated with that joint or spinal segment. There are ELDOAs for the spine, sacro-illiac joint, shoulders, hips, ribs, and skull.