Heather received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Duke University and her BS in Animal Physiology and Neuroscience from UC San Diego.  Additionally, she received her Comprehensive Teacher Training Certification in Pilates from BASI ( www.basipilates.com).  Heather specializes in treating Orthopaedic and Women’s Health physical therapy diagnoses.  She utilizes biofeedback, exercise (Pilates and NeuroCoreKinetics) and manual treatment techniques to ensure a return to activity as quickly as possible.   Her special interests are treating low back pain, sacroiliac joint (SIJ) dysfunctions, pregnancy and post-partum related disorders (incontinence, back/hip pain, diastasis recti, incisional pain post C-section or hysterectomy), and pelvic pain (vaginismus, vulvar vestibulitis, levator ani syndrome, pudendal neuralgia, etc).  To stay current with the newest research and treatment techniques, Heather is regularly attending continuing education covering various topics in the field.  She is very involved with the American Physical Therapy Association’s Section on Women’s Health and has written and edited numerous documents that are currently distributed around the country.  She is a featured writer on www.babyfriendlyla.com and has a quarterly column in the International Childbirth Education Association Journal entitled “Perinatal Wellness”.