Six months have already gone by since Project Movement opened its doors! Starting this business has been an exciting journey and, although stressful and exhausting at times, extremely rewarding. Reflecting on the past 6 months has brought me back to why my husband Curt and I started Project Movement and the vision that we set out to achieve. 

Why did we begin Project Movement? We had many reasons for wanting to start this business. First and foremost, we wanted to create a physical therapy practice where people receive high-quality, individualized care. In a world where healthcare is becoming more like an assembly line, just churning through as many patients as possible in a day, we wanted our practice to be different. We wanted it to be about quality over quantity. 

As a provider, I believe that actually taking the time to sit down and listen to my patients and then thoughtfully planning and guiding their treatment is essential for good outcomes.That’s why one of the pillars of Project Movement is one-on-one care. I see one patient at a time for an entire hour, giving them my undivided attention so that I can get to the root cause of their symptoms and create a plan that gets them back to doing what they love. 

In addition to providing personalized, one-on-one care, I wanted to be able to bring pelvic floor physical therapy to St. Clair County. As a PT trained in treating the pelvic floor, I have realized that there are so many women who are struggling with pelvic floor issues and not many providers who can help them. While the number of PTs offering this speciality is gradually growing, they haven’t yet reached many rural areas. 

Being able to provide this specialized care in an area that desperately needs it is something that I am very passionate about. Since opening our doors in November, many of my patients have come to me for pelvic floor issues. Many of these women had been dealing with things like pelvic pain or urinary incontinence for years because they didn’t have the time to drive an hour to see the closest pelvic floor PT. Hearing these kinds of stories over and over makes me so glad to be here and be able to help these women.

As we close on 6 months of doing business, I am grateful to see our vision coming to life. While providing that one-on-one care, every day I see my patients get stronger, move with less pain, and get back to doing the activities they enjoy. We still have plenty of room to grow, but bit by bit Project Movement is growing, helping people, and making a positive impact in the community.