HI, I'M DR. TWYLA!
I'm a licensed Doctor of Physical Therapy, Parkinson's wellness coach, and the founder of Empowered Movement Collective (EMC). I started this practice because of a pattern I watched repeat itself for years. Someone gets diagnosed with Parkinson's and leaves the neurologist's office with a folder of information and very little sense of what to actually do with their life now. Then they eventually find their way to physical therapy, we do good work together, and then they walk out the door and I have almost no visibility into what happens next. I built EMC to exist in the space between a diagnosis and real confidence, and between an appointment and the rest of someone's week.
Most of my career has been in neurological physical therapy. Working with people whose nervous systems are unpredictable taught me early that the standard playbook doesn't always apply. Parkinson's became my focus when I saw how much the right movement, paired with real coaching and an actual relationship, could change how someone moved and how they thought about what came next.
I hold a Doctorate in Physical Therapy, a Board Certification as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist, and PWR! (Parkinson Wellness Recovery) certification, which is one of the most respected credentials in Parkinson's-specific exercise. I also adjunct at the University of Southern California and West Coast University’s Doctor of Physical Therapy programs, which keeps me close to the research before it trickles down into practice.
Credentials aside, what I bring into every session is a stubborn belief that you're more capable than your diagnosis suggests. I've seen it proven right more times than I can count.
I START BY LISTENING. EVERYTHING ELSE FOLLOWS.
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