Even as a 5-year-old, I knew I wanted to work with patients just like my mother who is a RN and my uncle who is a pediatrician. I always wanted to be a caregiver just like them. Due to extreme competition in India, I could not get the admission in medical college.  So, I enrolled in PT school as that was my second option. That really changed my life.

After graduation, as a Physical Therapist, I was able to apply for a job in the US. My profession truly opened up the world for me. After I settled in my new life in a completely new country, I pursued further education and completed my Masters in 1997.  Being a physical therapist gave me an opportunity to have a balance in my career and family life. It also allowed me to work in many different areas in the health industry. My own personal experiences with high-risk pregnancies made me more aware of a substantial need for physical therapy care in Women’s health. Women’s health issues and pelvic health care has now become my passion. I went back to school to get my doctorate in physical therapy and became a board-certified Women’s health therapist. Now, I have started my own practice (Symbiotic Wellness), and I have joined this integrative medicine practice: The Lotus Center. I treat my patients using PT techniques as well as my other passion, Yoga.

I had my first Yoga teacher training in India even before I became a PT (in 1990). But I started using yoga in my practice when I started working with patients with pelvic floor issues (about 14 years back). Now, I have completed 500 hours of Yoga Teacher training in the US. I believe when we combine physical therapy concepts with a personal yoga practice, it takes us a little closer to achieving our goals of self-healing through breath and the mind-body connection.

Physical Therapy

I have worked in the field of physical therapy for 29 years (August 2021 makes 30 years!) I am specialized in pelvic health physical therapy so my passion is to treat men and women with pelvic pain, incontinence issues but also have experience in working with

  • Acute/Chronic Neck and Back Pain (Sacro-iliac joint pain)

  • Post Concussion Head Ache

  • Prenatal/ Postnatal issues

I use a combination of these techniques:

  • Manual therapy (joint mobilization techniques, Muscle Energy, and myofascial release)

  • Therapeutic exercises

  • Dry needling

  • Cupping

  • Cranio-sacral therapy

  • And last but not least Patient Education

Yoga

I have completed 500 hours YTT in Viniyoga tradition, Hatha yoga training in India, and certification in Yin Yoga. I help create individualized programs especially if one needs modifications due to the following conditions:

  • Post-Orthopedic Procedures

  • Balance Deficits

  • Neurological Conditions

  • Prenatal/Postnatal issues

I have completed 500 hours YTT in Viniyoga tradition, Hatha yoga training in India, and certification in Yin Yoga.

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(615) 968-4250