About Better Days
Better Days is not your typical physical therapy. You will not walk into a clinic where you are passed around from therapist to therapist, nor will your therapist be seeing more than just you at the time.
Better days was designed with a one on one concept in mind. Just like when you see your physician, you are the only patient they are seeing at that time. As a doctor of physical therapy, this same model will be used when working with you!
Additionally, your treatment will be designed around what you want to focus on. If you are having pain while doing squats, we will work on your squats and find ways to relieve that pain. If you are having neck pain after playing tennis, we will work on your neck pain with the goal of not having neck pain after playing tennis. The goals we work towards are your goals!
Long term relief is an area often missed in the traditional physical therapy model, but often, is the most important. Making sure you have the tools to prevent the return of pain or you know how to manage if it does return is just as important as relieving the pain.
About Dr. Sara Gartland
Dr. Sara Gartland graduated from Michigan State University in 2017 with her Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology, before continuing on to Grand Valley State University and Graduating with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2020.
Dr. Sara is a local to Traverse City who has always been interested in sports and general physical activity. To this day, Sara continues to bike, paddleboard, lift and snowboard regularly.
Injury prevention is what interested Dr. Sara when getting into physical therapy. Unfortunately, the current health care model does not usually include this important part… hence why the idea of Better Days started! If you are looking to learn about injury prevention, you are in the right place!
Additionally, Dr. Sara is certified in LSVT BIG and able to provide intense physical therapy to individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease or other neurological conditions affecting balance.