About New Heights Physical Therapy in Hartland, WI
Our Story: A New Way to Heal
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
HOLISTIC PHYSICAL THERAPIST,
BRAINSPOTTING PRACTITIONER, WELLNESS COACH
DR. HANNAH SCHERBARTH
PT, DPT, CCVT - Founder
“My mission is to connect with the people in my community and empower each person to be informed advocates for their health. So often we accept pain, discomfort, or poor movement throughout life as ‘normal’ because we think we are “just getting old”, or we don’t want to complain and be a burden to anyone else, or we’ve tried and failed to find help that is the right fit for us, so then we decide we can’t be helped at all and “just live with it.”
Here’s the truth: not every provider is the perfect fit for every client, and not all providers or clients are created equal. I believe in listening deeply so I can help you connect the dots of your personal story. This allows me to guide each person who walks through my door towards the best resources that they may need at that time.
Our stories and journeys are not all the same, but we all deserve to be well and to understand our bodies as the holistic system that they are. I believe we have more power than we think over how we experience life. My mission is to help you find and feel that power physically and mentally so you can take back your life and reach new heights in your personal wellness.”
Hannah’s Education:
Dr. Hannah attended UW-Madison where she completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Athletic Training in 2013 and her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2017. She was a Licensed Athletic Trainer for ten years, and her clinical certifications include dry needling through Evidence in Motion as well as Dry Needling Institute, certified vestibular therapist, and multiple trainings in brainspotting. She is highly skilled in manual therapy techniques.
Outside of NHPT, you can find Hannah enjoying time together with her husband and black lab somewhere outdoors, camping, enjoying a crackling campfire, DIY home projects, learning new hobbies, and discovering her own new heights in wellness.