My journey began not in a clinic, but in a state of confusion and frustration, much like the people I now help. As an athletic training student, I was hit by a car on my bicycle, dislocating a rib and living to see another day because I was wearing a helmet. Later as a physical therapy student, at the ripe old age of 23, I became incapacitated from throwing my back out while simply spitting out toothpaste. My "scientific, PT brain" insisted I could fix it. I saw specialist after specialist and even got an MRI that confirmed a disc herniation. For years, I blamed my pain on that one physical diagnosis.

But my pain didn't go away. Despite trying dry needling, traditional physical therapy, chiropractic, and every other modality I could find for over a decade, the relief was always temporary and the pain progressed. This relentless cycle of temporary fixes and no answers made me question everything I had learned. I came to the profound realization that my pain wasn't just a physical problem—it was a message. My body was reacting to my high-stress environment, my lifestyle, and my past experiences. The true solution lay not in chasing a single pathology, but in addressing the entire human system.

This experience led me to create New Heights Physical Therapy. It's a place built for people who have been told their pain is normal, who have tried everything, and who feel like they've run out of options. Here, we believe your story matters. We’ll help you listen to your body's message, not just its symptoms, so you can stop fighting the pain and start living a life of true, lasting health. Most of all, we’re here to guide you and act as compassionate witnesses as you address all the parts of your health, easy and difficult, that will elevate you to new heights.

Cheers to balanced health,

-Dr. Hannah Scherbarth, PT, DPT, Founder