Meet our New Physical Therapist Dr. Sara Rakov & PT Tip: Achilles Tendonitis

 

First let me say that I am  so please to bring  Physical Therapy tips back to you all! It’s not that we didn’t want to, or that we didn’t think that it was important but just scheduling is so difficult. But FINALLY we, Dr.Sheyi Ojofeitimi myself and  Dr. Sara Rakov managed to get together and get it done! So without further ado, I would like introduce the newest member of our My Body My Image family, My Friend and healer Dr. Sara Rakov.

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Sara Rakov, DPT – Physical Therapist – Dr. Rakov is a former dancer who chose to combine her love of dance and science into a career as a physical therapist. As part of her doctoral degree, Sara completed clinical rotations treating a variety of orthopedic, pediatric, acute, and neurological conditions. She now works as a contractor for Divine Physical Therapy providing therapy services to dancers of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. She combines her dance backgrounds with her clinical knowledge as a physical therapist to effectively optimize clients’ health and performance. Her treatment approaches focus on manual therapy, neuromuscular re-education and patient specific therapeutic exercise.

 

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