Testimonials
I think this is the most practical, useful, and effective treatment for lower back pain relief and management. Joanna is super enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and attentive to you when she is providing treatments. The feedback she gives is great! I tried other things in the past (physical therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic) and I’d place all of them as a distant 2nd to the practice Joanna provides. The treatment she offers is gentle, pain-free, practical, and teaches one to listen to their body – and this is the key to managing pain!! I would recommend NeuroBodyWorks to anyone with chronic body pain.
Joseph H
Amazing results! After nine months of physical therapy, acupuncture, and chiropractic visits for a frozen shoulder a friend recommended Joanna. I signed up for Joanna’s 10 sessions package. After two sessions in one week, I had 50% improvement in motion and huge pain relief. After 4 sessions I had 90% range of motion and was pain free. By the end of my 10th session, I was able to go back to all my daily activities.
Besides my physical healing, Joanna is a wonderful person who is a joy to be around. Her kindness and compassion and validation of my physical problems is amazing.
Thank you Joanna for changing my life!
Tricia S
I was so thrilled to find an Anat Baniel trained practitioner in Portland. Joanna is skilled, sensitive, effective and a real gem even amidst the incredible body workers we have in Portland. It was amazing to feel the realignment in my bones and shifting happening after the very first session. Her work with me has allowed great strides forward in a chronic many year hip issue and leg instability. It is as if my very foundation has returned underneath me. I highly recommend her work. I have referred a number of people and continue to receive rave reviews from their experience from musculoskeletal to postural to nervous system resetting.
Tamara S
I highly recommend Joanna Cutler. I am a bodyworker myself, and recently experienced shoulder pain that none of the other many health practitioners I saw were able to help. In desperation, I went to see Joanna, and finally got relief. Her methods are extremely gentle and effective, helping painful areas to feel supported and safe, while helping your brain to ‘rewire’ around the pain. In Joanna’s care, I went from having severe pain that no one could help, to being nearly pain free and back to my normal life in a handful of sessions. I am very grateful. If you are wondering about seeing her, please just call her. She is so helpful!
Lisa T
December 2018 Joanna is very passionate, knowledgeable, and skilled at healing and creating long term body awareness for long term health and pain management. I could barely walk into her office after pulling a muscle in my back – again! By the end of an hour, I had a whole new range of movement. Her method is very different than the other methods I use to keep my range of motion and manage my pain. Yoga, chiropractic, and massage all have been treasured healing modalities, however even after years of practice, I have the same muscle patterns that create pain and imbalance. Joanna uses very gentle touch and movements to create a reset in body patterns and awareness. I believe I have finally found a method and healer that can lead to long term healing. Thank you, Joanna!
2/20/19 This is an update on my experience with NeuroBodyWorks and Joanna… I signed up for the series of 10 sessions and my body alignment has been going through a transformation. For the first time in as long as I remember, I don’t have neck and should pain! This is a miracle and welcome relief. The focus on training the brain to connect to body movements with a gentle, supportive technique is revolutionary. I would never have been able to notice and unwind my chronic patterns without this work (and I have been practicing yoga for 20 years). This method has surpassed all other methods for pain management and body alignment I have tried. I am so grateful to have found Joanna!
Jen M
Joanna is the best! She is kind, caring and very knowledgeable of body mechanics and movement. The treatment is subtle, and the results are noticeable. I could feel a shift in my body after one visit. I am excited for my next session! Thanks Joanna!
Patrick A
I was in a bad car accident and spent 3 months in a wheelchair. I spent much time rehabbing myself but my body was stiff. I was determined to go hiking while on an Alaskan vacation. I’m convinced that without the 8 sessions with Joanna, I wouldn’t have been able to take a challenging hike that required looking for hand and footholds. I could focus on my fear of heights rather than my stiff pelvis ( : Joanna has a way of listening to the body without words. She was so gentle and compassionate while working with me and I always felt loose and free when she was done. I highly recommend her skills/gifts to everyone!
Marcy D
I found my way to Joanna as I was searching for therapies to help heal an SI joint injury. I knew that to make progress I needed more awareness of how my body movements and habits work against my healing. I learned so much in just a few sessions and Joanna’s enthusiasm for her work is contagious. I now have tools that help me deal with pain when it comes along and use exercise videos regularly to help prevent / avoid movements that create pain.
If you are in pain or struggling to rehab an injury, try this. Trust me, it works.
Dina B
Joanna sessions are always wonderful and exactly what I need.
Jackie F
I have been going to Joanna for over a year. I have suffered from restricted movement in my hips and shoulders. I had been getting massages every week, pilates two times a week, and going to see the chiropractor a couple times a month. Nothing seemed to help. There was some initial progress but it would not last. Within the first two sessions with Joanna, my hip was moving again and my range of motion on my shoulders is best in my life. She has taught me to sit and stand with out pain. She is very knowledgeable and care practitioner.
Sara M
Joanna has been introducing my brain and body to function on a higher level since 2009. I call it moving like a dinosaur. I am immediately curious as I enter each session as she talks me through or leads my limbs gently & effectively through new movements with attention. With legs long, belly relaxed, skeleton upright, my toes literally grip the earth with the utmost enthusiasm when we are finished. I am aware of small, lovely sensations every time. Joanna’s approach creates the deepest nourishment of any technique in town. Thanks for bringing creativity, vitality, and a colorful variety to my brain, through movement!
Krissy L
Joanna is a breath of fresh air. During our first session, I had an amazing revelation about how I had been holding my body since childhood and how this had contributed to my chronic pain. My overall awareness continues to improve with each lesson. I have experienced a dramatic reduction in pain and can even breathe better (deeper and fuller). I am back to doing some activities pain free and for the first time in a long time, I am excited and hopeful about my future possibilities. Joanna is genuinely committed to helping me and I feel very supported. What a gift along with remarkable results!
Kerri D
Before you try chiropractic, acupuncture, or massage, I suggest you try Joanne. She taught me to sit in a new way that took the lower back pain away. Plus her gentle, kind nature made learning and healing easier.
Nancie H
After several sessions, I am seeing a noticeable difference in my posture, balance, and smoothness of my walk Joanna knows her stuff and is very patient in rendering the subtle manipulations this bodywork requires.
Daria H
Great easy to understand instructions, personalized program, great personality, genuine caring and interest
Chris G
Learned a lot about how to reprogram patterns that are causing pain!
Ryan R
She listens to my complaints and asks what my goals are. Then she’s able to create the perfect session that blends and connects my goals together.
I feel incredible – flexible and agile – after we’re done.
Marcy P
Joanna worked on my niece’s son who has CP. I was amazed at his progress after one session. She has such passion for kids and her practice! Highly recommend!
Sherry G
We love Joanna! She is a wonderful practitioner. We have seen so much progress on our time doing ABM with her.
Bobbi P
Working with Joanna has helped me to find connections in my body so that movements which have been unavailable to me are now within reach. Very exciting to discover the subtle body processes which make moving possible. Feeling how my legs, hips and pelvis are connected makes walking more enjoyable.
Barbara B
Joanna’s work is magic! I came in with lots of pain and tension in my neck and shoulder. I couldn’t even turn my head without hurting! By the end of the session, the pain was almost completely gone! My body felt like new, and I slept the best I have in years that night!
Lilly G