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Practitioners Referral List In this referral list are all the practitioners I personally worked with before and after my surgery. Many are happily on the Turning Point staff. All are highly recommended. Practitioners I worked with in the five years prior to surgery: Julia Collins, LMT ) Turning Point (212) 579-4754 Sharon Lewin, MD (my internist) 139 West 82nd St 212 496 7200 Steven Oswald, DC (chiropractor) 80 5th Ave # 1205 New York, NY 10011 (212) 924-2121 Richard Kowal, DC (chiropractor and nutritionist) 23 West 73rd Street New York, NY 10023 (212) 799-2520 http://drrichardkowal.com Hong Su, L.Ac (acupuncturist formerly at Turning Point) 1130 Pelham Pkwy #1C Bronx, NY 10461 (718) 863-8498 Westside Dance Physical Therapy Marika Molnar, PT, the founder of Westside Dance PT, is a leader in the field of Dance Medicine 53 Columbus #4 (62nd St) NY, NY 10023 (212) 541 8450 http://www.westsidedancept.com Treatments I received in the year prior to my surgery: Acupuncture and herbal medicine: E. Shane Hoffman Turning Point Reiki: Lourdes Guzman, Reiki Master Turning Point Yoga Therapy (2-3x weekly) Roxlyn Moret (Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen Body-Mind Centering® practitioner) (212) 873-7954 No summer sessions About the work of Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen: Body-Mind Centering® (BMCtm) is an integrated approach to transformative experience through movement re-education and hands-on repatterning. Developed by Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, it is an experiential study based on the embodiment and application of anatomical, physiological, psychophysical and developmental principles, utilizing movement, touch, voice and mind. This study leads to an understanding of how the mind is expressed through the body and the body through the mind. http://www.bodymindcentering.com/ Osteopathy: Mary Bayno, DO and Joseph Simone, DO 119 West 57th Street # 1520 NY, NY 10019 (212) 765-6474 Treatments I added the month prior to surgery (as physical limitations increased): Ongoing acupuncture with all Turning Point staff Ongoing yoga therapy Qi Gong (6 healing sounds): Susan Kain (212) 866-8554 http://www.healingtaony.com/ Pranayama (yoga breathing) Rebecca Pollack (917) 846 5230 One week prior: Occupational Therapy (home evaluation) John T. Smith, OT (212) 579-4754 Chiropractic adjustment: Ellen Bialo, DC 175 W 76 St. New York, NY 10023 212 496 7246 Reflexology (and toe nails cut) 2 days prior Sherrie Greene, DPM 57 West 57 Suite 1201 New York, NY 10019 (212) 755-3815 One day prior: Metagenics Ultraclear drink instead of recommended clear liquids Surgery: Orthopedist (HSS): Douglas Padgett, MD 535 East 70th Street, NY, NY 10021 212 606-1642 http://www.hss.edu/htdoc/physicians/physician_biographies/padgett.asp Internist (HSS): Ronald Mackenzie, MD 535 East 70th Street, NY, NY 10021 (212) 606-1669 A rheumatologist, Dr. Mackenzie was the internist assigned to follow me while I had my surgery at HSS. As fate would have it he is also the Medical Director of the Integrative Care Center of HSS, which was founded to utilize standard Western medical modalities and holistic ones for patients with joint diseases. Post Surgical Home Care Home Post-operative PT (general): Sonia Mains, MA, PT Roosevelt Hospital (212) 523-6603 (917) 781 8116 Dance Physical Therapy: Chris Bratton MS PT (718) 596-7941 Turning Point Home Visit Treatment, (lucky me!): Acupuncture, Reflexology (McCallion), TuiNa, Reiki (Guzman) Ongoing work with Roxlyn Moret, yoga therapy Back to top |