ABOUT ME
Dr. Sarah Court, DPT, ERYT
I’m Dr. Sarah Court, and I’m a Doctor of Physical Therapy, a movement mentor, and a yoga teacher trainer. I’m the creator of Quantum Leap Community, a continuing education online mentorship group that helps movement teachers methodically and clearly understand how to work with their more challenging clients while staying within their scope of practice. I also teach public workshops and teacher trainings internationally, bringing together the worlds of yoga, strength, and neuromuscular exercise. Most recently, I created yoga and movement content for the Headspace meditation app. I live in Los Angeles, and split my time between teaching and clinical rehab work.
- Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Mount St. Mary´s University
- Bachelor’s Degree in Art and Archaeology from Princeton University
- Creator of Quantum Leap Community
- Co-creator of Movement Logic Tutorials
- Yoga Teacher Trainer
- E-RYT 200
Your teaching is truly inspirational. Thank you for all I learned, you managed to make one of the most inactive people around excited to not only exercise but find balance in an otherwise kaleidoscopic world.
MARK LAPICO
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Recently, I posted a question on Instagram: what do you think is the most important job for a movement teacher? I got a lot of great responses from you, most of which cited helping students feel better, gain confidence, move well etc.![]()
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What's the Uber-skill (not a car service) in achieving all those things? Communication.![]()
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If your students don’t understand you, that’s your problem, not theirs.![]()
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Watch my video to see some examples of not great teaching that I have experienced and that may be all too familiar to you, and for my suggestions on what to do when you're not making yourself understood!![]()
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Do you have go-to tricks for this? I'd love to hear about them in the comments!
Recently, I posted a question on Instagram: what do you think is the most important job for a movement teacher? I got a lot of great responses from you, most of which cited helping students feel better, gain confidence, move well etc.![]()
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What's the Uber-skill (not a car service) in achieving all those things? Communication.![]()
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If your students don’t understand you, that’s your problem, not theirs.![]()
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Watch my video to see some examples of not great teaching that I have experienced and that may be all too familiar to you, and for my suggestions on what to do when you're not making yourself understood!![]()
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Do you have go-to tricks for this? I'd love to hear about them in the comments!
Have you had a student who won’t stop or modify what they’re doing, even if it hurts?![]()
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I see this all the time in the clinic, when someone (for example) loves running, but now they have hip pain, and they want their hip pain to get better, but they don’t want to stop running.![]()
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I used to see it as a yoga teacher when people wanted to practice every day, typically the vinyasa/power styles, and they had pain, but weren’t willing to reduce or change their yoga practice. ![]()
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It can be that the movement is a meaningful part of their identity - if I’m not doing yoga every day, can I call myself a practitioner?![]()
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Or sometimes it’s the ONLY exercise that they like and will stick to, or it has a bigger impact on their life as a form of community, etc. ![]()
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Ultimately, the person is going to do what they want. (It’s so annoying that people won’t just do what you tell them to do).![]()
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What the video for my tips on negotiating this!
We’ve probably all had students who have been told that they should never do a certain movement, or they are especially sensitive or fragile. So how do we work with these students? Watch to find out!![]()
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And if you like this, you’ll love Quantum Leap Community, my small group mentorship program for movement teachers.![]()
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👆link in bio gets you a free sample QLC class!![]()
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Have you ever been to a physical therapist? Or have you ever wondered if you should have, but didn't know if it was the right time?![]()
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If you're having pain in your body, it can be easy to dismiss it ("I've had this back pain for 20 years, it's just How. Things. Are") or downplay it ("It's ok, I'll just limp around for the next month"). ![]()
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The truth is, there's a good chance that physical therapy can help you with your musculoskeletal pain, no matter how long you've had it, whether it's an ankle sprain, chronic neck pain, or a tweaky shoulder.![]()
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This week I was a guest on the Body Nerd Show podcast (hosted by the endlessly brilliant Alexandra Ellis) to talk all things PT, including:![]()
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- When is the right time to go to physical therapy![]()
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- How to advocate for yourself and your needs if your PT is not effective![]()
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- The difference between PTs, chiropractors and massage therapists![]()
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- What small, achievable changes you can make to start feeling better in your body![]()
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If you've had unsatisfying experiences with PT, or if you just don't know if it would be right for you, have a listen to this week's episode of the Body Nerd show to find out.![]()
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I'd love to hear your PT experiences or questions in the comments!
098 When should you go to physical therapy? With Dr. Sarah Court - AE Wellness
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a good physical therapist can help you start feeling better fast. We talk with physical therapist (and friend) Sarah Court, PT, DPT, e-RYT.![There are a lot of things I wish I knew not to say, pre-cancer, that are deeply irritating to people with cancer, that I have definitely said, and for that, I am truly sorry. I made this list of suggestions, because it’s hard to know what to say when something that is a) super crap, and b) totally foreign to you, happens to someone you know and love.
[People who have/had cancer or some other gnarly life firestorm do in fact know what to say, cos they are in it with you.]
As I wrote previously, I’ve heard some crazy sh*t, as well as some mildly insensitive stuff, which I’m not going to repeat, because there’s no need to shame anyone. There is one phrase that is very common, that comes from the heart, but is hard to hear, that I’m going to talk about separately, because I want to be extremely clear about why it’s hard.
In the meantime, I will say two things:
- A lot of people have cancer: it’s a sad truth, but your friend probably doesn’t need to talk to your cousin’s best friend’s husband about it. (1 in 8 women have breast cancer. Not something I knew prior to this.) One of my closest friends has gone through exactly this, and off the top of my head, I can think of 3 other people that I could call. It feels like a good, specific offer (see the list), but unless they ask if you know anyone, you can assume they already know someone.
- Just send them the thing: unsolicited suggestions about what to eat or drink, a book they should read, a video they should watch, again, feel like a good, specific offer, but it creates more work at a time when they don’t need any (even just saying “oh, no thank you, I don’t like books,” is emotional energy that they do not have). Get their address, send them the book, email the video link. Then all they have to do is say “thank you,” before they recycle it. Much easier.
Thank you for reading. I appreciate you. I would never recycle anything you sent me 😉.](https://www.sarahcourtdpt.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)