"Do not let the external forces

Take away your internal power."

- Dr. Tischenko

Anna Katerina Tischenko, PhD, PT,

MFR SPECIALIST, LSVT BIG® Certified, NCPT®,TRX ® Trainer

​CEO / Founder / Clinical Director

Myofascial I, II and Unwinding Release Specialist

National Certified Pilates Teacher

LSVT BIG Certified

TRX Certified Trainer

FIU DPT Program Adjunct Professor & Clinical Instructor

UM DPT Program Guest Speaker 

NOVA DPT Program Guest Speaker

DDCS Parent, Athletic and Club Delegate


Dr. Tischenko has been referred as the "body whisperer" by many. Rest assure that her journey as a holistic, integrative, and unique movement expert, as a licensed physical therapist has been a special one. She attributes her healing skills to her studies, mentors, curiosity, creativity, connectivity, personal sport injuries, life relationships, motherhood, surgeries, aging, and the gift of embracing of vulnerability. 

She obtained her PhD in Physical Therapy at the University of Miami in 2012. Clinically, her doctoral studies focused on neuro-motor control and neuro-muscular rehabilitation to improve treatment strategies and to enhance function in persons with neurological, orthopedic, spine disorders and sports conditions. Academically, her doctoral studies focused on the socialization process of the Physical Therapy profession from the classroom controlled setting to the clinical environment.  

She started her career as a physical therapist in 1996 at Jackson Memorial Hospital after graduating Summa Cum Laude from Northeastern University with a Bachelor's in Physical Therapy. During her time at this teaching institution, she worked in the areas of spine, neurosurgical intensive care, spinal cord injury rehabilitation, neurological rehabilitation, trauma intensive care, trauma, transplant, medical-surgical, and pediatrics (from neonatal intensive care to outpatient). On the weekends she would cover the specialty units at the hospital, and/or home care visiting patients at their homes. 


Dr. Tischenko has been a private practice owner since 2003. She has been a guest speaker in local universities and national, as well as international, conferences. She has lectured about professionalism, administration, documentation, treatment of the multiple-trauma patient, care of individuals with spinal cord injuries, reviews for neurology section in preparation for the national Physical Therapy License Examination, Pilates Based exercises of the client with neurological impairments, and more. She was involved with the LSVT-BIG® training team in translating the course work into Spanish. 

Her areas of expertise include tissue integration, neurology, neuro-muscular, sports injuries, orthopedics, complex and chronic conditions, back pain, spine pathologies, stroke, Parkinson's Disease, impairments with motor control, neuromuscular re-education, pediatrics and spinal cord conditions. She evaluates and treats individuals of all ages, from newborn babies to the elderly. She will not leave a stone unturned and will analyze your movement as it is related to the pathology to find the root cause of the pain, imbalance and/or dysfunction. Her list of continued education is very extensive and fun!

She has multiple certifications including: National Certified Pilates Teacher, John Barnes MFR (I, II and unwinding) specialist, TRX® Suspension certified trainer, LSVT-BIG® certified therapist, and CPR certified. 


You will find Dr. Tischenko teaching at multiple local DPT and PTA programs, as well as participating in career day for the Miami-Dade Public Schools, lecturing about tissue integration, movement and injury prevention in various venues and also sharing her experiences of being an entrepreneur.


Dr. Tischenko's research in collaboration with Dr. Burns, Dr. Garcia and Dr. Cahalin on "Inspiratory Muscle Training Combined with Pilates-Based Physical Therapy in an Older Woman with Hemi-Diaphragm Paralysis: A Case Report" was presented in the Combined Section Meeting for the American Physical Therapy Association and at the Annual Pilates Method Alliance Conference in Las Vegas.

She is the mother of three incredible girls and enjoys the outdoors, the beach, and reading. She is parent delegate and ESACC board member at her children's school, and is an active participant in all the school and sport activities. 


She also supports Mother's Milk Bank, Miami Diaper Bank, Northeastern University, and the University of Miami.​