Dawn M. Cox MSPT, CFMT

Dawn is a late bloomer by most physical therapist standards. After graduating from the University of Missouri – Columbia with a fashion business degree in 1989 she quickly fled the Midwest to New York City and landed a job in public relations. All the while Dawn kept her love of the human body fed by teaching fitness/dance classes and personal training. Once seven years went by and these activities were not enough to satisfy her appetite, she found herself in PT school at the age of thirty.

In an effort to then be on the fast-track, she immediately signed up for her first IPA course in 2001 at the recommendation of a respected mentor. She was blown away at the specificity and freedom the IPA philosophy provided and quickly registered for as many courses as her schedule would allow while working two jobs.

After time spent in pediatrics with the New York City school system to fulfill a scholarship requirement and working nights at an out-patient clinic, she then went to work at PhysioArts with Jennifer Green. Being mentored by a primary IMTS and IPA instructor while working with high-level patients such as Broadway dancers and other performing artists was an invaluable experience for practicing her hands-on skills.

After being in New York City for 16 years she and her family made a very tough decision to leave “the City” and move to Lancaster, PA to be closer to family. Although a rough transition at first, Dawn realized that she was bringing a new approach to treatment to the area with her IPA techniques in her “tool bag.” Doctors and other members of the community were quick to recognize differences from traditional physical therapy and now Dawn often finds herself with a four-week wait list.

After passing her CFMT with distinction in 2008, Dawn is currently busy with managing her physical therapy clinic (Prana Functional Manual Therapy) in Lancaster, PA. But, she can often be found dancing in her kitchen and lip-syncing into a spoon with her two children Georgia and Liam while her husband Jim looks on with a grin on his face and a nod of his head to keep the beat. (Remind me to check his O-A!)