Join us as we meet Rachel Miller Williams, the founder of Midtown Physical Therapy. Rachel Miller Williams’ goal as a physical therapist is to provide empathetic, personalized, hands-on physical therapy. She supports each patient as an individual to help them return to their optimal state of wellness and function. Rachel is experienced in treating patients with a variety of dysfunctions of the upper and lower extremities including orthopedic, post-surgical, vocational, geriatric, pediatric, cervical and spinal dysfunction, postural related dysfunction, complex pain syndromes, and sports related injuries. Rachel pioneered a manually based, functional style to physical therapy utilizing a variety of treatment approaches called human touch physical therapy HTPT to help balance patients wellness as a whole. Rachel is an expert level John F. Barnes Myofascial Release (MFR) therapist. Her patients are treated as a whole. Rachel began her career when she earned her Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Columbia University in 2002. Her background in high school and college sports led her to an initial interest in further researching why women are more prone to ACL injury than men. Her Masters thesis research studied the effects that the menstrual cycle has on ACL laxity. Rachel earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Psychobiology from SUNY Binghamton. Outside of her love for teaching and facilitating healing and wellness, Rachel enjoys inner development, strength training, weekly yoga practice, scuba diving and enjoying quiet time with her rescue ex-racing greyhound, Wizard.
