Jeannie Koulizakis is NOVA Pain & Rehab Centers Physical Therapist
Ms. Koulizakis is licensed to practice physical therapy in Virginia, Florida and Illinois. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Virginia Physical Therapy Association, and the Education Section of the APTA.
Experience
Ms. Koulizakis has extensive experience working with runners, particularly marathonians and triathletes, and their common injuries, including ankle instability, plantar fasciitis, Achilles tendinitis/tears, chronic shin splints, iliotibial band (ITB) syndrome, knee pain, groin strains, chronic hamstring tightness, chronic psoas tightness, pelvic floor dysfunction, hip and back pain.
Specializations
Ms. Koulizakis is certified in performing FCE’s (Functional Capacity Evaluations). She is also certified in mat Pilates for Rehabilitation Specialists. She specializes in core neurological re-education for the purpose of teaching her patients healthy posture, both static and dynamic. She also has extensive continuing education on home and office work area ergonomics and can make effective, game changing modifications to correct the ergonomics of your workspace to sustain, not work against, the gains you will make while in treatment at Nova Pain and Rehabilitation.
About the Physical Therapy Profession
Physical therapists, who have thorough knowledge of the body, use therapeutic exercise, education, manual techniques, and modalities to treat patients to help lessen disability, decrease pain, and improve overall body function. Physical therapists also use special tools called modalities when treating patients, which help aid in the healing and recovery of an injury. Electrical stimulation, hot packs, cold packs, traction and ultrasound are only some of the modalities one may require during a treatment session with a physical therapist. As part of treatment and the rehabilitation process, a physical therapist will often stretch, strengthen, facilitate muscles, challenge balance, test coordination abilities, teach home exercise programs and enhance basic mobility skills.
Rehabilitation is not done solely by the physical therapist or physical therapist assistant, but by the team efforts of many health professionals. Physical therapists will coordinate treatment plans with doctors and other health professionals to maximize the patients potential. This multidisciplinary approach helps achieve patient goals and individual treatment outcomes as quickly and as effectively as possible.
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