Who is Randee Engelhard?
Randee Engelhard has been practicing physical therapy for over 20 years in outpatient, home and aquatic settings. Her diverse work experiences include pediatrics, adult and geriatric populations, along with orthopedic and neurological conditions. Randee's areas of expertise include the sacroiliac dysfunction/sciatica, posture alignment, TMJ and headaches.
In 1993, she earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Physiology and in 1998 a Master’s degree of Physical Therapy from Nova Southeastern University. Randee's passion for learning has kept on growing and has continued her professional development and completed her 1st Posture Alignment Specialist (PAS) Certification through Egoscue Institute® in 2016. She has continued Posture Alignment training through Egoscue completing the Exercise Therapy Skills and finished in 2020 with her Advanced Exercise Therapist certification AET. She has attended manual physical therapy classes through the University of St. Augustine for the General Spine, Cervical, Thoracic, and Craniofacial region in 2002.
In addition, Randee has enjoyed personal experiences with meditation and reiki. Having experience utilizing manual and massage techniques for many years, she has learned to combine these healing methods. During the pandemic, she took on more opportunities to learn and add more tools to her treatments and became certified as a Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. This has provided her with education in the area of the pelvic floor, abdomen and the connection to the body as a whole and posture. Common conditions covered include: Diastsis Recti, pelvic organ prolapse, hernias with non-surgical and non-invasive techniques to help with healing and prevention.
In Randee’s growth personally and professionally, she worked on her health through functional and holistic medicine. She received great benefit through NAET allergy treatments and then became a certified NAET practitioner.
Randee is dedicated to providing the highest quality of care for all of her patients. She develops individualized treatment programs for each of her patients to ensure measurable remediation of symptoms.
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Realign by Randee - Posture Therapy Receives 2023 Best of Weston Award
Weston Award Program Honors the Achievement
WESTON August 22, 2023 -- Realign by Randee - Posture Therapy has been selected for the 2023 Best of Weston Award in the Physical Therapist category by the Weston Award Program.
Each year, the Weston Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Weston area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2023 Weston Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Weston Award Program and data provided by third parties.
About Weston Award Program
The Weston Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Weston area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.
The Weston Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community's contributions to the U.S. economy.
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My Life Journey
I have been active in sports and exercise. My elementary and middle school years were defined by a love for gymnastics and dance. Throughout high school I was a cheerleader. In keeping with an active and healthy lifestyle, in college I became an avid exerciser and have continued this to the present time. Unfortunately, over the years a high activity level took a toll on my body.
My symptoms included inflammation and pain in multiple joints and muscles that worsened with activity. In addition, I had gastrointestinal issues. I became frustrated when I sought out medical treatment and despite seeing many different professionals; my symptoms were never fully alleviated. I generally never felt “well.” I managed my discomfort and was able to avoid surgery with physical therapy but, more than anything I decreased my activity level and gave up high-impact and high-intensity exercise.
My frustrations led me to embark on a journey to find a way to participate fully in the activities I loved. I found a holistic approach with an emphasis on finding the underlying causes to my diagnosis and symptoms. This holistic approach called Functional and Integrative Medicine, utilizes diet changes, supplements, and meditation.
Over time, my interest in learning more became immense. I studied the areas I had the most chronic symptoms myself, one of which involved low back and sciatic type symptoms. I did some extra training in this area to master manual techniques to help treat the sacroiliac (below the lumbar) area which plagues many people with low back pain.
As I pursued current hip treatment, I discovered the work of Pete Egoscue and became a Postural Alignment Specialist certified by Egoscue University. I combined this work with other posture courses and previous years of intense self-study focused on the sacroiliac joint. As quoted by the Vice President of Egoscue, John Elder, “The hip is the second brain as it connects and moves the lower half of the body and supports the upper half of the body.” This was an “aha” moment for me on how to connect the whole body for the treatment of various symptoms.
The course of events that led me to become a Postural Alignment Specialist combined with my background as a physical therapist has given me a unique specialization. The results have been extremely rewarding in treating patients with many different joint pains, vertigo, headaches, balance, and posture. I applied the theory to my own treatment and I am finally able exercise with my friends, exist without pain, and even be able to wear high heals to parties…yes, wearing pretty shoes do make me happy!!!!!
I look forward to continuing to help others with their journey to self-healing and being able to do whatever it is that makes them happy as well!