Marisa Alonso

PT

About Me

Marisa is the Co-founder of Body Connect Health & Wellness and a Licensed Physical Therapist in Washington DC and Virginia. She graduated with her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Connecticut in 2004. She began her career at National Rehabilitation Hospital in Washington DC and quickly found her passion in the comprehensive treatment of men and women with pelvic floor dysfunction including chronic pelvic and abdominal pain, incontinence, and pre/post-natal pain. ​
In 2009, she began working with Brandi Kirk at the Kirk Center for Healthy Living, a pelvic floor specialty clinic in the Chicago suburbs. Here she was able to enhance her skills as a pelvic floor specialist through the incorporation of Visceral Manipulation and promote a comprehensive healing environment by leading yoga and meditation workshops for people with chronic pelvic pain. She has also served as a teaching assistant with Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitative Institute, further establishing herself as an expert in this field.
Marisa’s training in Visceral Manipulation, Craniosacral Therapy, Integral Bodywork, and Myofascial Release has proven pivotal in the treatment of pelvic floor dysfunction, abdominal pain syndromes and structural problems of her patients and clients. She has also found her work to be transformational for her own physical body and general health. In her spare time Marisa enjoys going on meditation retreats and especially working with Inward Bound Mindfulness Education (IBME) an organization that leads mindfulness retreats for teens, cooking, cycling, swimming, hiking, music, theater, and travel.

Professional Associations / Memberships

American Physical Therapy Association: Private Practice Section, Women's Health Section, Orthopedic and Sports Medicine Section
International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS)
International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH)
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My Skills

Marisa's training is as follows:
Masters of Science in Physical Therapy (2004)
Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute 1, 2a, 2b
Vulvodynia Conundrum
Gynecological Visceral Manipulation with Gail Wetzler
Visceral Manipulation: Abdomen 1, Abdomen 2, Pelvis, Thorax, Manual Thermal Evaluation/Intro To Visceral Emotional, Cadaver Dissection, and Listening 1
Craniosacral Therapy: Levels 1 and 2
Brain Tissue, Nuclei, Fluid & Autonomic Nervous System (Chikly Health Institute)
Integral Bodywork (c)
Pelvic Flow - Manual Lymphatic Drainage for Pelvic Congestion
Kinesiotaping
Yoga 200hr Teacher Training

License Number

DC - PT870484

2440 M St NW
Suite 326
Washington, District of Columbia 20037
United States

tel. 2027331929 (day)
tel. 2027331929 (evening)
fax. 2028082046

marisa@bodyconnecthw.com

Hours of operation / Fees

At Body Connect Health & Wellness, we are an out of network provider for physical therapy services. At the time of service the patient will be expected to pay the full amount and will be given a bill for to send to their insurance company for reimbursement. The fees are as follows:
Evaluation and Treatment - 60 min: $220
All subsequent treatments - 55 minutes: $160

Driving directions

Body Connect is located in Suite 326 of the 2440 M Street Medical Building in NW Washington, DC, on the corner of 25th and M Streets. 
From Foggy Bottom Metro: Exit the metro and walk left towards GWU Medical Center / Washington Circle. At the Circle walk left down Pennsylvania Ave. and make a right onto 25th St. Our building is located to your right on the corner of 25th and M Street just after Trader Joe's. 
Parking Information: Metered Parking on M Street is available (first come, first serve) and a parking garage is located on M Street between 24th and 25th ($11/ hr, $17/ 2hrs).

Available for patients

Case studies, easy to understand explanations about the CranioSacral System, Visceral Manipulation, products to use between sessions, and much more.

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