A set of numbers—diagnosis and treatment codes. With no knowledge or personal interaction, this person was telling me what I could and could not do with my patient. “Wellâ€, I said, mimicking her [I’m embarrassed to admit this now] “What the hell do you think holds up her head?â€
I was sick and tired of having this conversation. Trying to explain how “everything is connected†to an insurance clerk hundreds or thousands of miles away was exhausting. And a complete waste of time and energy. The poor clerk didn’t make these decisions—the insurance company did. I knew I couldn’t fight them any more.
After that phone call, yet another call in an endless steam of calls where I felt my patient was on the losing end of their own health and recovery, I made a plan. One way or another, I was going to get out of clinical PT practice. I had no idea at the time how I was going to do it. Or what I was going to do. I just knew I had to do something different. I wasn’t going to change the system I’d been working in for the last 10 years since moving to Denver.
The seed was planted with one phone conversation in 1996.This year, 2015, Park Meadows Pilates & PT celebrates 10 years of doing it our way. We continue to push the envelope, challenging ourselves to help our clients develop a deeper understanding and relationship with their body so they can live confidently and vibrantly.
Park Meadows Pilates Philosophy
Have you ever felt frustrated because you don’t know how your own body really works? You live and move in your body your whole life, and you understand your profession or your iPhone better than you understand your own body. And if you don’t understand something, you can’t change it.
Well, it doesn’t have to be that way! We help you find your ideal body-mind alignment so you resolve pain, live with energy and vitality, and do more of what you love. Our approach integrates research-based science, whole-body movement, and the power of visualization. We leverage our experience in the fields of Physical Therapy, Pilates, fitness, rehabilitation, biomechanics and energy medicine, to help YOU have a better understanding of how you’re designed so you’re strong, vital, exuberant and productive.
In our hurried world, there is increasing pressure on most health care practitioners and fitness professionals to give you less of their time…that’s not the best way to help you feel better.Each Physical Therapy and private movement session is designed around you — to give you the one on one time you need to have a deeper understanding of your body-mind connection. Our class sizes are small, so you get the attention you deserve — you’ll know specifically what’s safe and beneficial for your body and won’t be left feeling lost. We’ll help you work IN your body, not just ON your body. Your success is our reward!