Sari obtained a Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2012 from Touro College after a BS in Exercise Physiology from the University of Delaware. Sari has worked as a Physical Therapist alongside several types of holistic practitioners specializing in massage, acupuncture, occupational therapy, Feldenkrais, yoga, pilates, and mind-body in both Manhattan and Baltimore. She ran cross country and track throughout high school and college, and continues to run daily. She also enjoys rock climbing, bicycling (touring and for daily function), and beer brewing/brewery touring.
Her various continuing education courses since practicing PT include Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), the lower body portion of Postural Restoration Institute (PRI), and she is certified to perform trigger point dry needling (Certified Manual Trigger Point Therapist). Sari also completed manual therapy classes through NAIOMT which resulted in certification as an Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapist (COMT).
Sari is currently in her 2nd year out of 4 to become a Guild Certified Feldenkrais Practitioner. Feldenkrais is a method of gaining awareness through movement. The gentle, slow movements bring to light longstanding and sometimes largely imperceptible habits and allow for deep neuromuscular re-education so that the brain can let go of those habits and allow for learning easier ways of moving. The movements, though they often result in decreased pain and improved function, are merely the vehicle for gaining overall awareness in any aspect of life that may become relevant for the person performing them.
Though Sari has had extensive training in manual therapy techniques, her main goal for patients is elimination of pain and independence without the need for continuous therapy or continued PT exercises. Healthy body parts should not require regular stretching or other maintenance other than regular daily movements to be pain-free. Once a person’s symptoms and cause of symptoms have been identified, and effective neuromuscular re-education has been provided, including some combination of manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and education about what has been happening, they should be able to return to whatever exercises/sports/daily activities they need and want to do throughout the day without an issue, possibly with greater ease than before the symptoms began.
Over the past couple years, through learning Feldenkrais and various other resources, Sari has also learned in great depth about the process which connects the mind and the body which leads to chronic pain and other ailments, and educates patients about this process in conjunction with physical treatment sessions when appropriate.
To Schedule with Sari, Please Contact Her Directly:
Phone: 201.739.0456
Email: awarept@sweissbard.com
Website: www.sariweissbard.com
