Our Approach
Chronic Pain
People who've been in pain for months or years, seen multiple providers without lasting relief, and are ready to understand why their pain persists and finally do something about it.
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Fibromyalgia
Persistent low back or neck pain
Widespread body pain
Pain that seems disproportionate to the injury
Pain that changes with stress or sleep
Chronic headaches
Lingering post-injury pain
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We treat both the body and the nervous system, because chronic pain lives in both. Using Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE), manual therapy, graded exposure, sensory retraining, and strength training, we help your brain and body learn that movement is safe again.
We don't just manage your pain. We work with you to eliminate it.
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Deep-dive evaluation into your pain history, beliefs, lifestyle, sleep, stress, and movement. Treatment is collaborative. You'll understand exactly what's happening and why, so you can take your healing into your own hands long-term.
Different kinds of treatments that include sensory re-learning such as two-point discrimination, regional localization, and right/left discrimination.
“We have to treat the brain and the nervous system in order to make real change.“
— Dr. Stephanie Irwin, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT · Founder, RISE Performance & Health
How We Retrain The Nervous System
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Sensory Retraining
We use techniques like two-point discrimination to help the body relearn what movement feels like in affected areas — rebuilding the brain's accurate map of the body.
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Pain Interpretation Training
We work with you to distinguish between sensations that signal genuine harm and those that reflect a sensitized nervous system. This shifts your relationship with pain from fear to understanding.
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Visualization & Brain-Based Techniques
Methods like right-left discrimination use mental imagery to change the brain's processing of incoming sensory information — directly addressing the source of central sensitization.
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Graded Exposure Through Movement
We guide you back to the movements and activities you've been afraid to do — gradually and safely — retraining the brain to perceive them as non-threatening.
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Pain Neuroscience Education
Understanding why your nervous system is responding the way it is is itself therapeutic. We help you make sense of your pain so it loses its power to control you.
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Whole-Person Health
We also address the lifestyle factors — sleep, stress, nutrition, and mindset — that directly amplify or reduce pain sensitivity, because lasting relief requires treating all of you.
TESTIMONIAL
TESTIMONIAL
This is Hayden's story of chronic back pain and how he found hope at RISE Performance & Health in Seattle.
Hayden found freedom and agency again over his life again through our evidence-based chronic pain treatment approach.
FAQs
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For new patients you must Book your FREE 15min discovery call through the button below.
You can book your first session during your discovery call! We will also send you a follow up email with instructions of how to self-schedule.
Active patients can schedule recurring appointments through our Client Portal Page in the menu.
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We offer what we like to call Physical Therapy Plus. We integrate health coaching with physical therapy to help our patients get healthier and better faster. This is individualized per patient but might include:
Sleep hygiene coaching
Nutrition recommendations
Stress managements strategies
Hands-on manual therapy
High level exercise programs with fitness recommendations
Pain reframing to help calm the nervous system
Personal goal setting
Manageable and personalized ways to improve daily health behaviors
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Investing in your Health: Treatment Plans & Sessions
Initial Evaluation & Single Sessions: $289
TREATMENT PLANS
10 sessions: $219 per session (2 monthly payments of $1,095) *$700 discount
20 sessions: $199 per session (4 monthly payments of $995) *$1,800 discount
*Treatment Plans can be discussed after initial evaluation to determine the most appropriate treatment plan and duration.
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This model allows us to provide you with the highest standard of care without insurance restrictions. In-network clinics often cannot offer manual therapy, health coaching, or personalized treatment plans due to insurance limitations. Being Out-of-Network allows us to use the most effective, evidence-based treatments—including hands-on manual therapy, stress management, sleep coaching, and pain education combined with strength training—to give you unparalleled care.
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RISE Performance & Health is an out-of-network provider, which means we do not directly bill insurance for you. You are responsible for payment in full at the time of service. If you have out-of-network benefits, you may submit the superbills we provide to your insurance company for partial reimbursement. You remain financially responsible regardless of whether you receive reimbursement.
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Yes! Many of our clients receive partial reimbursement from their insurance companies by submitting the superbills we provide after each session. The amount varies by plan. We strongly recommend verifying your out-of-network benefits before your first session.
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Auto insurance: If you're seeking care under an auto claim, RISE can bill your auto insurance directly with and active and verified auto-claim with a claim manager, or we provide superbills for you to submit.
L&I claims: RISE accepts Washington State L&I claims. You must have an open and verified claim number prior to your first session.
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Yes! We accept HSA and FSA payments for all services.
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Call your insurance company or check your online portal before your first session and ask:
Do I have out-of-network benefits for physical therapy?
What percentage of the cost will I be responsible for?
Do I have a deductible, and can I get reimbursed before meeting it?
Do I need a physician referral for out-of-network physical therapy reimbursement?
How do I submit superbills for out-of-network claims?
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We are right in South Lake Union on Westlake Marina. There is plenty of parking so you don’t have to worry about not being able to park. The parking lot is metered at $1.00 per hour M-F 9am-4pm. Parking is free outside of these hours.
Our address is 2000 Westlake Ave N Suite 100. We are the building just South of Seattle Harbor Restaurant. We can’t wait to see you!