Sensory Gym

For treatment of chronic pain

Welcome to the Sensory Gym at Movement Matters in South Burlington, Vermont, where we're dedicated to helping you reclaim or improve your balance, agility, bounce, and edge in life, especially if you've been dealing with chronic pain.

Understanding Movement and the Brain

Your brain is the master controller of every aspect of your life, including movement. In fact, 95% of human movement is reflexive, meaning it happens without conscious thought. This reflexive movement is driven by sensory inputs from your environment and your body, processed by your brain, and translated into movement and behavior.

The Importance of Sensory Input

Sensory information from your visual, vestibular, and proprioceptive systems plays a crucial role in how you move, feel, and perform. By optimizing sensory input and processing speed, you can positively impact your movement patterns, pain levels, and overall performance.

How Sensory Gym Can Help

Sensory Gym is designed to improve your brain's sensory, processing, and integrative capabilities, ultimately enhancing your movement, comfort, and performance. By changing sensory inputs and processing speeds, we can positively influence unconscious outputs, such as movement patterns, emotions, and behavior.

What to Expect

  • Customized Programs: Each session is tailored to your specific needs and goals, ensuring personalized attention and effective results.

  • Cutting-Edge Equipment: Our gym features state-of-the-art equipment and techniques designed to optimize sensory input and processing speed.

  • Real Results: Hear from some of our clients who have experienced the benefits of Sensory Gym firsthand through video testimonials and success stories.

Our Clients Experiences

Featured

I've worked with Jes directly for over a year. Having been around many movement professionals, Jes is unique in her combination of hard skills and interpersonal skills. She can understand, connect with and motivate people in a way that produces truly great outcomes. Jes takes the time to appreciate the nuance and complexity that is injury rehabilitation, performance training and general health. I'm thankful to know Jes and would recommend her to anyone looking to improve their life through movement. 

-KG

Jes' breadth of knowledge and understanding of how bodies work—not just mechanically but also from brain, vestibular, and nerve points of view—is unmatched.

Initially, Jes helped me recover and rebuild strength after two major surgeries. I was frustrated with my inability to do exercises that were no-brainers pre-surgery, and I developed other issues from all the downtime I needed for recovery. Jes helped me understand why I couldn't do certain things post-recovery and plotted a thoughtful path to help me regain strength safely.

Moving forward, she's helping me develop physical strength and mobility that will serve me lifelong and make me 'harder to kill.' I'm setting goals and she's paving a safe and fun path to help me achieve them.

On top of all the deep knowledge and expertise, Jes is always positive, always kind, always encouraging. I cannot say enough good things about Jes or recommend her more strongly!

- LS

I have been working with Jessica Hill for many months now, both toward resolving a chronic issue, as well as toward developing a life-long habit of maintaining strength--something which has become much more important as I am aging. I cannot speak highly enough of Jessica. She brings a jaw-dropping amount of cutting-edge technical knowledge and is genuinely enthusiastic about sharing it. She is perceptive as a hawk as she identifies subtle evidence of imbalances and/or mental processes contributing toward the body's functioning. But she is also as empathic a human as I've ever encountered and has helped train me to celebrate my small victories rather than beat up on myself for not attaining some ridiculous notion of "perfection" I continue to judge myself against.Whether you're an elite athlete needing targeted rehabilitation, or a post-menopausal Mom needing to forge a new relationship with her changing body, call Jes. Really. She's just that amazing. 

-SM

Jes has changed my future for the best! She is absolutely brilliant!!! I have seen multiple PT's and she is by far the best in the area!! I was told I could never do any type of lunge or other squats again and in the first week I saw her she proved that was wrong. I haven't gone skiing in 2 years because I was afraid of my knee issues. I was going to sell my ski's until I started seeing Jes. I can't wait for the ski season to come back now.

-KD

Jes is the reason that I can walk. After having my foot and ankle crushed, I was told I would not likely ever walk normally again. Through and after three reconstructive surgeries I worked with Jes. She is the single best PT with whom I have ever worked. She is determined, upbeat, knowledgeable, and never gives up.

Several years later, I worked again with Jes to rehab after knee replacement surgery. She is on the cutting edge of the science and theory of physical therapy and kinesthetic training. She understands the physiology and the psychology of rehabilitation, recovery, training, and athletics.

Now I work with Jes as a trainer to strengthen and progress as an athlete. I send everyone I know to her. She is the best and we are lucky to have her here in Vermont.

-GR

Ready to Elevate Your Movement?

Experience the transformative power of our Sensory Gym and unlock your body's full potential. Schedule your session today and take the first step towards reclaiming your speed, balance, and vitality.