IDELLE PACKER, M.S., P.T.
146 Merrill's Chase, Asheville, NC 28803
Phone/Fax: (828) 687-0407 e-mail
LICENSED PHYSICAL THERAPIST
CERTIFIED TEACHER OF THE ALEXANDER TECHNIQUE
HIGHER EDUCATION
- Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, Program in Physical
Therapy, New York, NY, Master of Science in Physical Therapy, 1995
Marcia E. Ebert Award for Clinical Excellence, 1995
- American Center for the Alexander Technique, New York, NY,
Teacher certification, 1976-1979
- Sarah Lawrence College, Bronxville, NY, Bachelor of Arts, 1971
WORK EXPERIENCE
- Director/owner private practice, physical therapy, Body Sense, Inc.,
May 1995 to present, CT and NC
- Physical Therapist, Park Ridge Hospital Out-patient Physical Therapy,
October 2002 to Present
- Brevard Music Center, Brevard, NC, Master Teacher of the Alexander
Technique, 2001 to present
- Guest Professor UNCA, Drama Department, Movement for Actors;
Dance Department, winter, 2001
- Interplay, participant and teacher of dance improvisation, Asheville, NC,
winter/spring 2001
- Head of physical therapy, Physical Intelligence, Inc., Center for Prevention
and Rehabilitation, Weston, CT, January 1996 to June 2000
- Physical therapist, Advanced Center Rehabilitation Medicine, Norwalk, CT,
May 1995 - March 1997
- Teacher of the Alexander Technique, private practice, Greenwich, CT,
1979 to present
- Teacher of corrective/therapeutic exercise, group instruction and "one-on-one",
1975 to present
- Professional dancer, New York, NY, 1971 -1991
- Founder, director, teaching member, Moving Arts Collaborative,
Greenwich, CT, 1989 to present
- Teacher of functional anatomy, Greenwich Country Day School, guest teacher,
1989 -1991
- Director of Back Clinic, American Fitness Center, Greenwich, CT,
1984 - 1986
- Teacher of Anatomy and Injury Prevention for the Dancer: Manhattan School
of Ballet, New York, NY, 1975 - 1982; Arts Center, Darien, CT, 1992
- Faculty of Dance Education Department of 92nd Street YMYWHA,
New York, NY, 1972 -1980
- Associate Professor of Dance Education, SUNY, New Paltz, NY, 1977, 1978
CONTINUING EDUCATION
- Rotator Cuff Seminar, Terry Trundle, PTA, Renaissance Hotel, Asheville, NC,
February 27, 2009
- Kinesio Taping for the Upper and Lower Extremities, Wake Forest University
School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC, April 13-14, 2007
- Finding Balance, Dance Science Seminar, Winston-Salem State University,
June 22 -23, 2007
- Lymphedema Management Upper and Lower Extremities, Elizabeth Augustine,
Columbus, OH, June 23-25, 2006
- Anatomy of Core Strengthening, Bonnie Bainbridge Cohen, Duke University,
Durham, NC, April 1, 2, 2006
- Natural Approaches to Pain Management, Asheville, NC, March 29, 2006
- Development of Transitional Movements, Neuro Developmental Technique,
Charlotte, NC, May 16, 2003
- Complimentary and Alternative Medicine Education and Practice Update,
Asheville, NC, July 25, 2002
- Somatic Expressions of Trauma, Asheville, NC, December 14, 2001
- Advanced/Certification Breast Cancer Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema
Management, Newton, MA, April 29 - May 2, 1999, Philadelphia, PA,
November 5-7, 1999
- Breast Cancer Related Upper Extremity Lymphedema, Newton, MA,
April 29-May 2, 1999
- Patellofemoral Dysfunction, Greenwich Hospital, April 23, 1999
- Seminar in Rheumatism, Hartford, CT, May 1, 1996; May 9, 1997;
May 7, 1998
- Seminar in Patellofemoral Dysfunction, Hartford, CT, April 23, 1999
- Neuro Developmental Technique Approach to Gait with the Hemiplegic
Patient, Norwalk Hospital, CT, September 21, 22, 1996
- Neuro Developmental Technique, Norwalk Hospital, CT,
January 21, 22, 1996; September 18, 19, 1997
- Physical Therapy Management of Musculoskeletal Dysfunction in the Pregnant
Client, Section on Obstetrics and Gynecology, APTA, JFK Medical Center,
Edison, NJ, July 22, 1994
- Parkinson's Disease &Quality of Life Symposium, Columbia-Presbyterian
Medical Center, New York, NY, October 20-21, 1994
- Current Concepts in Shoulder Rehabilitation, College of Physicians & Surgeons
of Columbia University, October 29, 1994
PRESENTATIONS
- Alexander Technique and Back Pain, Mountain Neurological, Asheville, NC,
September 2008
- Finding Balance, Dance Science Seminar, Winston-Salem State University,
June 22 -23, 2007
- Lymphedema Prevention, Anatomy, Treatment: Breast Cancer Survivor Group,
Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC, January 2006
- Integrated Medicine Series: Brevard College Continuing Education Lecture
Series 2001 to 2005
- Alexander Technique in the Treatment of Stroke: Chester Cozier Medical
Center, Philadelphia, Conference on Stroke, November 2004
- Injury prevention for the musician through the Alexander Technique:
Brevard Music Center, June to August 2001, June to August 2002
- Application of the Alexander Technique in the Therapeutic Setting:
In-service: Department of Physical Rehabilitation, Park Ridge Hospital,
December 2003
NC Chapter American Physical Therapy Association, November 2003
Schubert Club, Greenwich Arts Center, January 1999
American Society of the Alexander Technique, Amherst College, June 1999
Columbia University Program in Physical Therapy, assisting
Deborah Caplan, PT: New York, NY, April 1993 to September 1996
White Plains Hospital Center, White Plains, NY, July 1994
United Hebrew Geriatrics, New Rochelle, NY, October 1994
Greenwich Hospital, Greenwich, CT, March 1993
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
- American Physical Therapy Association, Women's Health Section,
1995 to present
- American Society of the Alexander Technique (AmSAT), founding member,
1987 to present
- American Center for the Alexander Technique (ACAT), 1979 to present
PUBLICATION
- Packer I. The Alexander Technique and Childbirth. The Alexander Review,
the Independent Journal of the F.M. Alexander Technique. 1987;2(1):18-22.
- Packer I. The Alexander Technique. The Encyclopedia of Complementary
Health Practices. Springer Publishers. 1999; 291-294.
- Columnist for Rapid River Magazine, Asheville, NC, Oct 2002 - May 2003
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