Holistic Physical Therapy & Pilates in Newton

My mother came to Olga with a fairly severe neck and back problem. Olga was incredibly attentive and caring. After a few weeks of working with her we started noticing a big improvement in her condition. Olga is a talented physical therapist and goes above and beyond of what's expected to provide the best care.

Feeling so much better after the session of shockwave therapy and laser. My plantar fasciitis is under control. Cannot be more grateful!

I have had chronic lower backpain for 4 years and I came to Olga after 3 mildly successful attempts at physical therapy. I do not have a herniated disk or major back injury, however, my backpain has been extremely debilitating these last few years. Anyone with chronic pain can empathize the psychological torture that it can exert on a person. I have heard from others that if performed cautiously, Pilates can be a gentle and sustainable method to improve chronic back pain and was hoping to dip my toes into this form of exercise. Starting off with a more physical therapy mindset and hopefully moving on to group classes to continue my recovery. When I came to Olga, my back hurt 24 hours a day to varying degrees but maybe a 7 on the pain scale. It was hard to tie my shoes. I elected for the 6 session PT package and went once a week for 6 weeks. This was my best experience with PT. It is a one-on-one session with Olga who really took the time to monitor my progress and performed constant analysis of muscle activation, posture and range of motion. The sessions with Olga exclusively one-on-one with her and were often posture muscle activation and healthy movement based. It included some exercises that you can do at home with only a floor and a wall, but a lot was done on the pilates reformer, spring bands and chair. This met my goal of using this as a gentle introduction to pilates to see if this form of exercise was right for me. We also finished each session with either laser therapy or shockwave therapy at no additional charge. At previous PTs, you speak with the PT on the first day and they make a regiment for you and largely pass you off to PTs-in-training who walk you through the exercises in the following sessions. It can feel very rushed and impersonal. Almost like they could have just sent you an email for your exercises for the week and then charge you a great sum of money. This was a very personalized and patient focused experience without it being a crowded room of patients being juggled between employees in a profit focused larger PT company. It was more expensive than my previous PT experiences but I feel was a much greater value. After 4 years of back pain I was happy to pay a little more for an improved chance at recovery. I can happily say that my backpain has made great progress in only 6 weeks. I feel some improved strength and changes in how my core, glutes and hips activate in my daily life. Most days I get significant chunks of the day where I am completely pain free. I will give myself credit that I was very good at completing the "homework" that Olga gave me each week. Just showing up to the classes with Olga is only a small part of the recovery process, you have to take the exercises you learn home and perform them on your own but most importantly, take the healthy movement patterns and muscle activation that these exercises teach you to your day-to-day life. I still have backpain. If I sit down too long it hurts. If I do a lot of lifting/bending it hurts. Even after I do my PT exercises it sometimes hurts. It took a long time to get sick and it will take a long time to get better. I am still extremely happy with the progress that I have made in these 6 weeks. After discussion with Olga, we both think I am ready to try the classes at Holistic PT and Pilates with Evellin. I feel doing it at Holistic PT and Pilates is a wise decision as Evellin understands that many of her clients come from a PT focused perspective and may not be ready for high intensity Pilates workout. I'm excited to start these classes with Evellin and and optimistic and hopeful that my backpain is finally on the path to a full recovery. -Robby

Olga is amazing and very knowledge. I recently had shoulder surgery and she used laser on my shoulder and it really helped with my recovery. I highly recommend her.

Working with Olga has been an amazing experience at a time when I have not been feeling great in my body. She is thorough and intuitive in her approach. I appreciate her helping reduce pain and get back to a stronger body.

Olga was awesome at helping me navigate the few months postpartum. She is thorough and attentive and really understands the person and her needs. She went beyond the physical therapy itself and I appreciated her holistic approach. I would totally recommend her to all new moms! The only downside is that she doesn't work with insurance, but it's all worth it!

Olga is a wonderful physical therapist and has a tremendous amount of expertise in managing pain and inflammation. She leverages a range of techniques including manual lymphatic drainage massage which I was relatively new too and it helped a lot. She has a kindness and empathy for her clients that is remarkable. I did not try the Pilates at the practice so the scope of my review is focused on her PT work.

Olga is the best physical therapist I have had so far. She pays attention to my entire body and helps me recognize where and how I am compensating, which might be causing my pain. This awareness is so helpful, I love feeling that I can work with my body rather than feeling out of control. After barely two months of Physical Therapy and Pilates, I was able to stand on my paddle board on vacation! I never would have felt confident to try that before working with Olga and Evellin. I still have more work to do but I know I am making progress!