NeuroBodyWorks

I don't fully understand how or why this works, but in the last 3 months Joanna has done nothing short of working magic on my body. I have a number of complicated health issues and nerve damage/TBI from a massive car accident.
I've tried everything; massage (every modality you can think of), acupuncture and chiropractic work, nerve blocks and steroid injections, physical therapy, prolotherapy, you name it, I've tried it. Nothing has had as long lasting an effect as my sessions here.
It wasn't immediate relief, in fact after my first session my pain was bad for a few days, but then it subsided and i experienced my first non medicated break from excruciating pain in ages. After my second session I ached in weird ways for a day or two after, and then when it subsided, i again had unmedicated sustained relief. I think the weird pains after my first two sessions were just my body's reaction to moving in ways it wasn't used to and carrying myself differently. Every session since then has been a dream.
I'm no longer in constant excruciating pain, and every session seems to bring me a little closer to feeling "normal" again. I'm not fully pain free yet, but it feels like it could be a possibility one day. My baseline is now mild discomfort (a 2 or 3) as opposed to constant pain at a level 8 (out of 10). That change has made me so much more functional.

I'm so grateful I was given a referral to NeuroBodyWorks (from a friend who had success with Joanna) and look forward to the progress we're making going even further.
If you're in chronic pain, and have tried everything with little relief, give this a shot, because even though it's super gentle and subtle, it works!

My sessions with Joanna at NeuroBodyWorks have been life-changing! I have never experienced such an effective body treatment. I'd been suffering from muscle pain and tension for months to the point of being sidelined from the physical activities I enjoy the most. Massage, acupuncture, rest, and yoga were not changing my situation. I could feel positive results after our first session and after a couple months of working together, my body is feeling and moving the best that it has in years. I only wish that I had found her sooner! Beyond her incredible skills, she has a warm and wonderful personality. If you are seeking pain relief, please don't hesitate to see her.

I had a great experience here. Joanna helped me work through some body awareness issues which improved my posture, ease of movement, and even helped my general anxiety. I highly recommend trying this treatment!

I have some fairly significant structural challenges and have tried physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic care, massage, etc to lessen the pain from my herniated discs, bone spurs, and degeneration. I started noticing a reduction in my pain levels after our first appointment and just completed a run of 5 sessions in a week. It has been an amazing change. I am doing things that would have had me walking like a pirate for a month and am able to move and sleep so much more easily. Joanna, and her work in this modality, is so gentle. I tease her that its like being massaged by a cat. It doesn’t seem as though light pressure would produce such significant results but I am sold - and so much more comfortable!

Joanna is one of the most skilled body workers I have ever experienced. Her grounding in the technical aspects of Feldenkrais work are enhanced by her own gentle and intuitive understanding. The aches and pains I have experienced are always diminished or gone by session's end. My body feels more relaxed and free. The results are long lasting!

I have worked with her since I was 5,11 now btw. Age is great. I feel down when I walk in and I am doing cartwheels on the way out.:)

I feel very lucky to have come across Joanna's work in Portland!

I went in because of long-standing and chronic knee pain issues. They flared up in certain situations, like driving, and it was a set of symptoms that other practitioners didn't know what to make of. I remember in meeting Joanna she said, "well, driving is asymmetric too, " and I remember thinking wow this is the first person I've seen who's *Actually* engaging what I'm telling her!

My chronic pain levels have come down *considerably* since working with her. I was able to do a big drive from Portland first to LA and then to Phoenix after working with her over a few month period - I was initially worried about just the 15-20 minute drive for me to her office! Having a much lower baseline of pain, it's really a lot easier for me to figure out what works and doesn't work for my body, and it just feels way better.

Can't recommend enough!

I have more mobility, flexibility and agility than I have had for the past decade! I am so grateful for the incredible skill and insight of Joanna and this neuromovement method. It has given me back my favorite activities!

I am active and athletic and do not want to give up the activities I love, but chronic back, neck, hip and shoulder pain were slowly taking away my ability to run, jump, backpack and snowboard. I started throwing my back out in my 20s and have sought out treatments and therapies for decades to address the intermittent and increasingly intolerable pain. I’ve practiced yoga for decades (it helps but does not remedy my pain), sought chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, sports therapy, etc.and while helpful, these treatments are also expensive and only temporarily relieved my pain.

It all came to a head for me when I threw my back out repeatedly (6 times in 3 months) and decided I had to figure out how to treat my “chronic back pain” as my doctors call it. Amazingly I found Joanna who seems to have x-ray vision. She can watch me move to see where she can show my body how to move more efficiently (I.e. Without added tension and pain). After decades of seeing doctors and therapists it seems like a miracle to have found something that works! I am approaching 50 and am snowboarding and backpacking with more ease and mobility than I’ve had since I can remember. I am extremely grateful and excited to know I have decades more to enjoy the activities I love. Thank you Joanna!

Joanna is great. She really explains everything that she’s doing so you can understand what’s going on with your body and brain. I was amazed at the difference from when I came in to when I left. I’ll definitely go back to learn more.

I think this is the most practical, useful, and effective treatment for lower back pain relief and management. Joanna is super enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and attentive to you when she is providing treatments. The feedback she gives is great! I tried other things in the past (physical therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic) and I’d place all of them as a distant 2nd to the practice Joanna provides. The treatment she offers is gentle, painfree, practical, and teaches one to listen to their body - and this is the key to managing pain! I would recommend NeuroBodyWorks to anyone with chronic body pain.

Amazing results! After nine months of physical therapy, acupuncture and chiropractic visits for a frozen shoulder a friend recommended Joanna. I signed up for Joanna's 10 sessions package. After two sessions in one week I had 50% improvement in motion and huge pain relief. After 4 sessions I had 90% range of motion and was pain free. By the end of my 10th session I was able to go back to all my daily activities.
Besides my physical healing, Joanna is a wonderful person who is a joy to be around. Her kindness and compassion and validation of my physical problems is amazing.
Thank you Joanna for changing my life!

Joanna's work is magic! I came in with lots of pain and tension in my neck and shoulder. I couldn't even turn my head without hurting! By the end of the session, the pain was almost completely gone! My body felt like new and I slept the best I have in years that night!

I was so thrilled to find an Anat Baniel trained practitioner in Portland. Joanna is skilled, sensitive, effective and a real gem even amidst the incredible body workers we have in Portland. It was amazing to feel the realignment in my bones and shifting happening after the very first session. Her work with me has allowed great strides forward in a chronic many year hip issue and leg instability. It is as if my very foundation has returned underneath me. I highly recommend her work. I have referred a number of people and continue to receive rave reviews from their experience from musculoskeletal to postural to nervous system resetting.

I found my way to Joanna as I was searching for therapies to help heal an SI joint injury. I knew that in order to make progress I needed more awareness of how my body movements and habits work against my healing. I learned so much in just a few sessions and Joanna's enthusiasm for her work is contagious. I now have tools that help me deal with pain when it comes along and use exercise videos regularly to help prevent / avoid movements that create pain.

If you are in pain or struggling to rehab an injury, try this. Trust me, it works.

I highly recommend Joanna Cutler. I am a bodyworker myself, and recently experienced shoulder pain that none of the other many health practitioners I saw were able to help. In desperation, I went to see Joanna, and finally got relief. Her methods are extremely gentle and effective, helping painful areas to feel supported and safe, while helping your brain to 'rewire' around the pain. In Joanna's care, I went from having severe pain that no one could help, to being nearly pain free and back to my normal life in a handful of sessions. I am very grateful. If you are wondering about seeing her, please just call her. She is so helpful!

Joanna is the best! She is kind, caring and very knowledgeable of body machanics and movement. The treatment is subtle and the results are noticeable. I could feel a shift
In my body after one visit. I am excited for my next session! Thanks Joanna!