Empower Physical Therapy and Performance

Empower Physical Therapy and Performance is a Wakefield clinic offering one-on-one physical therapy, return-to-sport testing and personal training. The goal is to get clients out of pain quickly and then build toward their lifestyle, performance or athletic goals, combining knowledge of human movement with strength and conditioning. Care is individualized and educational, using movement screening, objective testing, manual therapy, strength training and custom exercise programs, with a focus on what clients can do rather than their impairments.

The owner, a Doctor of Physical Therapy and former dancer, opened the clinic in 2019 after personal injuries and time as a patient showed the value of one-on-one care and time with a therapist. The owner brings more than a decade in rehab along with backgrounds in strength and conditioning, yoga and dance, and teaches as adjunct faculty in the DPT program at the MGH Institute of Health Professions. Client groups include high schoolers and adolescents and pregnant and postpartum women.

What to Know

• The owner is a board-certified orthopedic clinical specialist and a certified strength and conditioning specialist.
• Clinical interests include dry needling, blood flow restriction therapy and strength training for osteoporosis.
• The owner is also a StrongFirst kettlebell instructor and a Kripalu-certified yoga teacher.
• The owner’s undergraduate degree is a BFA in modern dance from The Ohio State University.