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My Story- From Midwest to Midtown

Welcome, I am so glad you've landed here taking steps towards bettering your health! What drew me to these two sides of medicine you may ask? Well, lets start at the beginning.

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I grew up in small-town Nebraska where it took a little effort and panache to be a part of the arts scene, and by scene, I mean me and my friends' talent shows we concocted and then performed in someone's Midwest sized basement. I have inhaled all things labeled "arts" since childhood, beginning with playing small roles in community theatre productions and taking hip-hop and jazz dance classes. Into middle and high school I began playing piano, drums, clarinet, and guitar and was a part of all things band (marching, concert, jazz), as well as choir and theater. 

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I entered college at Kansas State University as a piano performance major with a vocal minor with the hopes of playing in a major symphony some day. After going head to head with Lyme Disease after my first year of college and attending many bouts of physical therapy, I made a switch into this career path. I returned to school as a pre-med major and found out science kids are kind of lame, but loved the work and forged on anyways. I went to medical school at the University of Nebraska Medical Center where I received my doctorate and had a chance to get specialty training in pelvic floor therapy before graduating and starting my first job. During this time, I worked in outpatient orthopedics with many populations, but loved working most with my pelvic floor patients and high school and collegiate dance teams/athletes. In 2022, I had the opportunity to help provide backstage physical therapy to the performers of Les Miserables while they were stationed in Omaha and knew a career path in performing arts would be perfect melding of my worlds. 

Since then, I have been able to take advanced course work for pelvic floor therapy and educate and treat a population I love, as well as work on many incredible on and off Broadway shows. It may seem odd, this pairing of mine, but truly pelvic health is general health, and an area of the body that controls so many of our daily functions. Not to mention, it tends to take a beating with all the dancing, singing, child-bearing good fun we're all having out here. I love helping people of all ages function better in their daily lives and continue to do the things they love, whether that's dancing on a stage, playing pickleball with friends, running your first 5K, or having the hip mobility to evade subway fare (just kidding). I look forward to meeting you and welcoming you to my fun little corner of Physical Therapy!

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Lexy has served as the resident physical therapist for Hell's Kitchen and has worked with the companies of Hamilton, MJ the Musical, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, The Outsiders, The Lion King, Just in Time, Stranger Things, Schmigadoon, and Redwood on Broadway, the National Tour of Moulin Rouge, and the Off-Broadway productions of Sesame Street and Masquerade.

Dancer on Stage

Pelvic floor related conditions/injuries such as:

  • Pre/post-partum

  • Pelvic floor pain/tension

  • Urinary leakage-especially with coughing, sneezing or laughing.

  • Urinary urgency

  • Trouble starting the flow of urine

  • Constipation

  • Prolapse (rectal, vaginal, bladder)

  • Cesarean scar/tissue mobility

  • Diastasis Recti

  • Core strength

  • "Mom butt" (if you know, you know)

  • Pain with intercourse

  • Pain with endometriosis/fibroids and post-surgical

  • Chronic low back/hip/SIJ or tailbone pain for which "nothing else has worked." 

Performing arts related injuries such as:

  • Hip injuries (impingement, labral tears, loss of mobility, pain, tight hip flexors, malalignment)​​

  • Knee and ankle instability

  • Patellar tracking difficulties

  • Achilles tears/ruptures

  • Foot stability/toe mobility and strength

  • Tendonitis

  • Rotator cuff tears/instability

  • Sprains/strains

  • Athletic Pubalgia/Adductor Strain

  • Low back pain/sciatica/SIJ pain and dysfunction

  • Thoracic outlet

  • Forearm pain/Golfer's elbow/Tennis elbow

  • Neck pain/strain

  • Overuse injuries

  • Return to dance/audition conditioning

Conditions Treated

Why choose out-of network PT 

Listen, I get it. For years, I worked as an employee at facilities that accepted every insurance plan — and I'm here to tell you, that model isn't always built for your benefit.

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Our healthcare system is in trouble. Americans spend more on healthcare than any other country, yet we consistently rank low across nearly every measure of health and wellness. As a physical therapist working within that system, I was often at the mercy of an insurance adjuster deciding how serious your injury was and how many visits it was "worth" — decisions that had nothing to do with what I knew you actually needed. As Medicare continues cutting reimbursement for preventive care, clinics are pushed to double- and triple-book just to keep the lights on. That's not a model where anyone truly gets better.

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I believe in one-on-one, individualized care — not shouting exercise cues across a crowded gym while my hands (and attention) are on someone else. I need to actually feel what you're engaging. I want to be able to look you in the eyes and say, "girl, what was that?" and give you the corrections, confidence and ability to giggle while learning how to break dysfunctional patterns and perform at your best.

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Working outside of insurance means I can offer you something insurance-based clinics often can't: continuity. You'll see me, consistently, session after session — not a rotating cast of providers who each have to start from scratch. It means I can spend real time with you, make clinical decisions based on what you need rather than what's reimbursable, and build a plan of care that's actually built around your goals.

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I know cash-pay isn't always the easiest choice upfront. But when it comes to your body — whether you're prepping for opening night or simply want your body to move without limits, our concierge approach blends clinical expertise with the artistry-minded care you deserve.

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