K.D.

​Cardiovascular Accident (CVA) / Stroke

All the literature says that we can see improvement up to 18 months post CVA but Izabela took me under her wings and proved them wrong as here I am 6 years later and I am still improving and making progress. When I first started, I was using a quad cane and I could walk a couple of steps only in a house but not up and down steps at all. I can walk around my 3 rooms and up and down 6 stairs. I am glad to say that I do not feel like a prisoner in my own house and I enjoy more freedom with my body. Izabela combines traditional PT and MFR, which require very specialized training. The combination of both therapies produced nice results with me. I very much also appreciate positive reinforcement, feedback, encouragement, sensitivity which all of those give me the desire to continue. Izabela is open to suggestions, answers my questions so I understand things better. With Izabela I saw more improvement in 2 months then before in 4 months. She is using techniques that I wish were introduced to me right after my stroke. I love one on one attention with her as I feel I am getting more individualized approach in a positive manner which would not be possible in a different setting. I have good expectations that even being 6 years after CVA I will continue to make progress and improvement.