Muscle Therapist
About
My name is Laura, I have been an MAT Specialist for seventeen years. I left my practice in the San Francisco Bay Area to move to Tampa so that my husband and I could work with Special Operators. Located here, I have a home office in South Tampa and I am currently taking new clients. I have successfully helped clients who have worked with Dr Alissa Zingman from Prism Spine and Joint. Her practice prismspineandjoint.com has an MAT Specialist on site. She recommends all her patients to find and work with an MAT Practitioner. Please visit muscleactivation.com to learn more about this process and how it can help people with EDS.
EDS Healthcare in New York
The NYIT EDS/Hypermobility Treatment Center operates in Old Westbury and Central Islip, offering specialized rehabilitation and treatment. Mount Sinai South Nassau Chiari EDS Center in Oceanside focuses on EDS with Chiari malformation. Weill Cornell provides pain management expertise. New York Medicaid covers genetic testing with prior authorization. Wait times at major programs can be 6 months or longer.
Both EDS Centers of Excellence are on Long Island, leaving upstate New York significantly underserved. Patients in Buffalo, Syracuse, Rochester, and the Adirondacks face drives of 4-6+ hours to reach these programs. Wait times of 6 months or more are common. Rural upstate access is very limited, and telehealth is important for follow-up care.
Finding Other for EDS
Mention your EDS diagnosis at the start of any appointment so the provider can factor connective tissue fragility into their evaluation and treatment approach.