POTS hypermobility chronic fatigue ME/CFS rehab physical therapy nashville
Meet Dr. Christina Reburn, PT, DPT
I was in college when my health really started to change.
I couldn't make it through classes. I couldn't drive. I had to leave a job I loved because I couldn't keep up. I was in a ton of pain and fatigue, collecting a phone book of weird symptoms nobody could explain. Finally I got a diagnosis and felt a lot of hope to have an answer that explained why I felt how I felt. And then I realized that was just the beginning. I still didn’t actually have any real solutions to help me move through this.
Suddenly I was supposed to change my diet, add supplements, keep moving, get good sleep, manage my energy, and somehow keep doing what I was doing before — all while living in a body I didn't recognize anymore. I was really overwhelmed. And when it came to movement, I was completely on my own. Sometimes moving felt better. Sometimes it flared everything up. It was confusing and disheartening, and I started to lose trust in my own body.
I didn't have anyone actually in the trenches with me, helping me figure it out day to day.
So I went to PT school and figured it out myself. And I've been practicing it ever since.
I also found and fell in love with Pilates, it was the gateway to actually trusting my body and finding joy in movement again.
The right kind of movement, at the right dose, can both ease symptoms and support deeper healing. But without guidance, it just feels like one more overwhelming task on an already long list. We start, we flare, we stop. We try again, we flare again, we get discouraged. And slowly things get harder.
I built this practice because I've lived that cycle. And I know there's a better way through it.
A Different Kind of Care
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A Different Kind of Care ~
Most physical therapy isn't built for real life. It's built for isolated injuries with an expected end date — eight weeks, a protocol, a discharge. But that's not reality for most people dealing with pain and chronic illness.
Pain isn't just a body part. It's tangled up with stress, sleep, diet, and your confidence in your own ability to heal. If we only look at the pain point, we're missing the whole picture.
There's also the reality that change is hard to sustain alone. Without someone in your corner keeping you accountable, it's really difficult to make the kind of progress that actually moves the needle.
Here, your symptoms are part of the plan — not an obstacle to it. We listen to your body and work with it, not against it. And because I've been where you are, I'm not guessing at what you need. I understand what it actually feels like, and I know what helps.