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What are your fees?
Do you take insurance?
What is the difference between physical therapists and personal trainers?
Reiki and Craniosacral therapy, what are they?
Do I need to have a lot of equipment if you train me at home?
When I start my training program, how soon can I expect to see results?

What are your fees?
Please call or email me for my fee structure, if I come to you, your location is a consideration in the pricing.
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Do you take insurance?
If you are coming to see me at Avanti Therapy for physical therapy, we are providers for certain insurance groups, but are happy to bill other insurance companies as outside providers. For more info you can call our office manager at Avanti 303-543-1201. I do not accept insurance for personal training.
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What is the difference between physical therapists and personal trainers?
Physical therapists are licensed health professionals, most have a master’s degree and more and more now have doctorates. They have extensive schooling in anatomy, physiology and biomechanics and have done a required amount of clinical rotations where they are supervised by other licensed physical therapists. They can work in hospitals, schools, corporations, homes, and specialize in areas ranging from orthopedics/sports, neurology, cardio respiratory, wound care and burns to pediatrics, occupational consulting, and laboratory research. Physical therapists use many treatment modalities including therapeutic exercise, manual therapies (including manipulation), ultrasound, electric stimulation, massage, and are excellent teachers. For more information see www.APTA.org.

I am also a personal trainer and was one before I was a physical therapist. Unfortunately, personal trainers are not as strictly governed by schooling and licensure. There are many organizations which provide certification for trainers, but many have no practical component. There are personal trainers who have master’s degrees in areas like exercise physiology and nutrition, but there is no continuity.

As a trainer, I always wear my “physical therapist” hat and take the best interests of the client into consideration, remembering that I am first a physical therapist.
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Reiki and Craniosacral therapy, what are they?
Both are very gentle, hands-on techniques which facilitate the body’s self- healing abilities. Craniosacral techniques have evolved out of cranial osteopathy. In Craniosacral Therapy, the practitioner works at balancing the craniosacral system (brain, spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid and the membranes which hold it all together) which is at the core of the body. When the craniosacral rhythm is off, it can contribute to an array of problems and affect the other systems in the body. You do not need to have a specific disorder to benefit from this therapy, but it is very helpful for headaches, back pain, TMJ (jaw) pain, autism, nervous system disorders, stress, fibromyalgia and learning disabilities. It works particularly well for children.

Reiki is a Japanese word which is broken into “rei” or spirit and “ki” or life force energy (much like the chi in Tai Chi). Translated it means spirit led life force energy. Is an ancient practice in which the practitioner acts as a channel to deliver the life force energy from the universe to the receiver’s body through gentle hand placements at various points on the body. This aids in unblocking energy and restoring the body to it’s natural healing abilities. Reiki practitioners go through levels of “attunement”, a process which makes them better channels to the higher energy of the universe. There are three levels of attunement: Level 1, 2, and Reiki Master.

Both therapies are gentle, extremely relaxing and people find that they help in accelerating the healing process. They are becoming more mainstream in Western medicine. Nurses and doctors are being trained in Reiki for relaxation of patients prior to surgery and for cancer patients.
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Do I need to have a lot of equipment if you train me at home?
Not at all! I can become very creative using household items, furniture and your own body’s resistance. I often bring tubing and therabands with me. As you progress with your program, you may want to purchase some things like gymnastic balls or dumbbells, but it is not necessary.
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When I start my training program, how soon can I expect to see results?
After your second session, you will begin to notice things beginning to feel different. Once you are in the groove for a few more weeks, you will feel even more. If you are consistent with your program, in about 4-6 weeks you will notice some visible changes. It is an ongoing process which takes time and patience, and the results happen quicker internally which is more important when you are on a mission to live a healthier life.
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