acupuncturists, physical therapists, etc. The result for all of my efforts is tens of thousands of dollars spent, 2 unnecessary surgeries, and the same exact pain and dysfunction I was trying to solve continuing to hide out in my body. When I was first referred to Dr. Bardelli, I did not hold out much hope. All the prior efforts with no real progress had me believing the pain I had been dealing with was unsolvable.

The first major difference I noticed after my initial appointment with her was how focused her attention was. I have many times felt in other physical therapy practices that I was a cog on a conveyor belt, being quickly passed from the head person to their team of interns, then to quickly wrap up that week’s exercises or stretches so the next patient can come along and the process begins again.

My first appointment with Dr. Bardelli was totally different. She listened patiently while I explained the prior years of pain and efforts to solve it. After doing some movement exercises with her in her office, she gave me a series of stretches to do at home. I quickly noticed a major improvement in my shoulder. But as has happened before, the pain that is solved in one area will move somewhere else (literally from my feet to the top of my head). She and I would continue to chase this pain around for a few weeks until she concluded that my issues were not coming directly from the areas which hurt- my shoulder, arm, and neck, but rather from an area that I did not ever thing about- my low back. At first I was skeptical because I felt no pain there, but I already had bought in and trusted her- so I decided to take a flier and give her back focused exercises a shot.
Within one week of doing the back exercises I noticed a drastic difference in how my shoulder and arm felt. For the past several weeks we have continued to adjust and add new exercises based on the progress I have made. I now am completely confident there is a way out of this and I feel better each day. Before I would feel better for a day or two, only to regress right back to where I started.
I realized it took not only her expertise, but also her unique way of managing her practice and how she interacts with patients to provide the solutions I have been searching for. I will explain subtle pain sensations and how they connect with other areas of my body. She will provide an exercise which I will work on for several days and the pain will be gone- permanently.
I feel so lucky to have met Dr. Bardelli. She came along when things felt hopeless and has completely turned around my whole life- physically for sure, but also it is nice waking up with a sense of positivity again. I have had such a complex array of problem and within a couple of months we have solved nearly all of them. I tell everyone I know who complains about pain of any sort to go see her. She has helped me more than I could ever have imagined and I know she will help you too.