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nora bachman

Nora Bachman

DPT

Physical Therapist

Background

Nora B has been working in pediatrics since 2013 and specializes in bodywork, dynamic movement intervention (DMI), NDT, and using a play-based approach.

Her experience working in hospitals, multidisciplinary outpatient facilities, and in-home allows her to carry over the skills and tricks of each environment into daily care and intensives.

Nora draws on her years of collaboration with educational, occupational and speech therapists, orthopedists, orthotists and many other specialists to support the whole child from the top of their head to the tips of their toes.

Specialties

Prematurity

Trauma-informed care needs

Genetic & birth conditions (e.g. Down syndrome - cerebral palsy)

Medically complex

Neurodivergence (e.g. ASD - ADHD)

Plagiocephaly (flat head)

Body tension (infant - parent/caregiver)

Body awareness/spatial orientation challenges

Toe-walking or gait abnormalities

GI Issues (Colic - Spitting up - Reflux - GER - GERD - gas - constipation)

Torticollis (head turning preference - head tilt)

Gross motor milestones (e.g. - rolling - sitting - crawling - walking)

Other

Muscle tone (Core weakness - low muscle tone/ hypotonia - high muscle tone/hypertonia)

Education & Training

DPT

Insurance

Other

Superbill for reimbursement

Out-of-network

Languages

French

Spanish

English

Affirming Care

LGBTQIA+

Trauma Informed

Neurodiversity Affirming

Contact

Service Areas

11835 W Olympic Blvd., Suite 925E
Los Angeles, CA

FAQs

Yes. Nora B uses non-traditional techniques, which means no stretching, to get quick, comfortable and consistent relief from tightness throughout your baby's body!
Yes! Using the same gentle bodywork techniques to release restrictions throughout your baby's body, families see regular improvement in their baby's head shape, along with objective data tracked using a number of techniques.

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