Gerti Motavalli, PT, MPT
Owner, Pediatric Physical Therapy clinic, Gerti Motavalli, LLC
Gerti Motavalli, PT, MPT received her initial physical therapy diploma from the Berfusfachschule für Krankengymnastik in Deggendorf, Germany, and earned a master’s degree in physical therapy (MPT) from the University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri, USA. She is working in Fernandina Beach, Florida, USA in her pediatric clinic.
Together with Dr. Gad Alon, PT, Ph.D. she developed a novel non-invasive spinal stimulation protocol for children with Spina Bifida. The findings have been published in the journal, Child Neurology Open in 2019. Ms. Motavalli is constantly updating her protocol as she gains new insight from treating more and more patients with spinal electrical stimulation. So far she has treated more that 140 children over the past 6 years. Ms. Motavalli offers continuing education seminars and consultation services to therapists, children and their families on how to incorporate electrical stimulation in the treatment of children with Spina Bifida.