The Performing Arts Medicine program at The Christ Hospital Physical and Occupational Therapy Centers focuses on the special health care needs of dancers, actors, singers and musicians. Using specialized equipment and health care professionals trained in the arts, the program promotes injury prevention and treatment, as well as general health and wellness.
Services
The Christ Hospital Physical and Occupational Therapy Centers offers the following services:
- Pilates for rehab, post rehab and fitness conditioning
- Physical therapy with therapists trained in a variety of manual therapy techniques
- All physical therapists are certified Pilates instructors
- Postural evaluations for performing artists with a doctor's referral
- Dance medicine injury evaluation and rehab
- Massage therapy referrals
- Voice and hearing specialist
Staff
Allison Roebker, P.T. - Physical Therapist and Certified Pilates Instructor
Allison Roebker earned her B.S. in Physical Therapy from Bowling Green State University in 2001 and has been practicing in the acute care setting for the past five years. She began her practice of Pilates in 2005 while recovering from a back injury and received her teaching certification from Pendleton Pilates in December 2006. Most recently, Roebker attended the Pilates Method Alliance (PMA) International Conference to further her Pilates education and became a PMA Certified Pilates Instructor. As a physical therapist, Roebker has an appreciation for the beauty, strength, and adaptability of the human body and feels Pilates is the perfect way to incorporate and develop all of these elements while recovering from or preventing an injury.
Patty Phillips - Certified Pilates Instructor
Patty Phillips is a Qualified Pilates instructor from the Ron Fletcher Program of Study. She has studied directly with Ron Fletcher, one of the original students of Joseph Pilates. In October 2007, she earned her national Pilates certification, one of fourteen PMA-certified teachers in the state of Ohio. Prior to her position at the Pilates Studio of Spectrum Rehabilitation, Patty taught Pilates for five years at the Pilates Center of Cincinnati. She earned her Bachelor of Science Degree in Biomedical Communications from The Ohio State University in 1979. For more information on The Ron Fletcher Program of Study, go to http://www.ronfletcherwork.com/.
For more information or to contact the Performing Arts Medicine Program, please call 513-585-1069.