EDUCATION

• Physical Therapist, University of Rosario

CREDENTIALS/ CERTIFICATIONS

• Licensed Physical Therapist (PT), state of Florida
• Fellow of Applied Functional Science (FAFS)
• Functional Manual Reaction (FMR) Certification
• 3D Movement Analysis & Performance (3D MAPS)
• Biomechanics/Sports performance, personalized training
• Lymphatic Drainage Therapy/ Lymphedema, Complete Decongestive Physiotherapy (CDP) Certification
• Pathological Pathways/Manual Lymphatic Mapping
• Deep Pathways: viscera, articulation, organs of the senses
• Lymph-Fascia Release
• Pilates for Rehabilitation
• Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
• Florida Physical Therapy Association (FPTA)
• Business Network International (BNI)
• Coral Gables Chamber of Commerce

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS

• Esperanza has earned consumer recognition as one of the “Three Best Therapists in Miami” FL in 2016 and 2017

About

Esperanza recognized that freedom of movement and pain-free existence were essential conditions for living in comfort and allowing us to achieve the goals we live for. That’s why she opened her own practice, Hope Physical Rehabilitation, in 2004.

Esperanza understood very early in her career that the only way to make a difference in her patient’s lives was through understanding how the complex human body must work to function effectively. That’s why she questioned existing treatment methodologies and continued to acquire advanced knowledge to plan her own treatment strategies. Because the body is connected in complex ways, it won’t be unusual for patients to see her for a problem in their shoulder and end up been treated in the hip as well; or to be skillfully manipulated in a superficial tissue to re-educate a specific circulatory system to manage inflammation.

Esperanza created HopeSmartFitness, an effective group physical Conditioning for older adults.

More recently, Esperanza created “Hope for Surgeons”, a special program where surgeons go to get better and to safeguard their most valuable asset-their physical and functional capacity to perform surgery in comfort, confidence and control. This is the first and only existing program in the country designed for this specific problem.

Esperanza enjoys travel, dance, vocal music, fly fishing, golf, designing her own exercise programs, basketball and soccer. She also works with kids displaced by violence in her native country of Colombia.