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== About Me ==
== About Me ==


I have always wanted to help others through my work. As a water polo player, scuba diver, aerial artist, runner, and cyclist, my love of movement lead me into the world of rehabilitation. I opened my own practice, Synergy + Physical Therapy and Pilates Studio, in California, in order to create an ideal environment for the healing and wellness of my clients. 
I was born to Lebanese parents who immigrated to San Francisco, CA where I was born. I grew up both in San Francisco and London, England. I returned to California for my studies and realized that the most wonderful part of living was being to move and use my body.  This lead me into a world of sports including water polo, scuba diving, aerial acrobatics, running, and cycling.   
My main focus is Pilates based orthopedic care including sports rehab, chronic pain, hypermobility spectrum disorders and EDS, cancer rehabilitation, pre and post op care, and overall health and wellness. I continue to teach continuing education instruction courses to physical therapists, Pilates instructors, health care practitioners, and the general public.   
Opening Synergy +, was a dream come true, because it allows me to harness my energy, athletic background, and education into one discipline. Besides enjoying as much time as possible with my three children and husband, my hobbies include hiking and running, mountain biking, swimming, rock climbing, ice skating, playing piano as well as participating in mini triathlons and distance runs.
My true passion and dream is to be able to reach a greater population of people, especially those that need care and do not have easy access to it and help them get back on their feet, literally.  I enjoy working with athletes of all ages, I enjoy the world of dance and acrobatics, I enjoy keeping the elderly mobile and independent, and I am passionate about reaching a greater population of people who need help restoring movement to their lives.  I hope to one day make a bigger impact in the world by educating the general public and other practitioners who can help bring physical wellness and movement to those who cannot come to me. 
Synergy+ continues to operate in San Rafael, California, and Ticino, Switzerland.


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So I became determined to help others move which led me to becoming a physical therapist and opening Synergy+ Physical Therapy and Pilates Studio in 2005 and Synergy+ in Ticino Switzerland in 2022.


My main focus is Pilates based orthopedic care including sports rehab, chronic pain, hypermobility spectrum disorders and EDS, cancer rehabilitation, pre and post op care, and overall health and wellness.
I continue to teach continuing education instruction courses to physical therapists, Pilates instructors, health care practitioners, and the general public. 
I am passionate about reaching a greater population of people who need help restoring movement to their lives.  I hope to one day make a bigger impact in the world by educating the general public and other practitioners who can help bring physical wellness and movement everywhere in the world.
== Education  ==
== Education  ==


Revision as of 01:53, 8 November 2022

American Brain Tumor association’s San Francisco based 5K walk/run that I did remotely in Ticino Switzerland with a client who survived her brain tumor and only 9 months ago could not walk!

Name[edit | edit source]

Zeina Asfour-Grifoni

About Me[edit | edit source]

I was born to Lebanese parents who immigrated to San Francisco, CA where I was born. I grew up both in San Francisco and London, England. I returned to California for my studies and realized that the most wonderful part of living was being to move and use my body. This lead me into a world of sports including water polo, scuba diving, aerial acrobatics, running, and cycling.

So I became determined to help others move which led me to becoming a physical therapist and opening Synergy+ Physical Therapy and Pilates Studio in 2005 and Synergy+ in Ticino Switzerland in 2022.

My main focus is Pilates based orthopedic care including sports rehab, chronic pain, hypermobility spectrum disorders and EDS, cancer rehabilitation, pre and post op care, and overall health and wellness.

I continue to teach continuing education instruction courses to physical therapists, Pilates instructors, health care practitioners, and the general public.

I am passionate about reaching a greater population of people who need help restoring movement to their lives. I hope to one day make a bigger impact in the world by educating the general public and other practitioners who can help bring physical wellness and movement everywhere in the world.

Education[edit | edit source]

BA psychology UC Davis 1994

Master’s in Physical Therapy, Samuel Merrit University 2003

Nationally accredited Pilates Teacher certificate 2004 (NCPT)

Professional Affiliations
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APTA (American Physical Therapy association)

PMA (Pilates Method Alliance)

Croce Rossa Svizzera per fisioterapia

Pilates Suisse

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Where you can find me
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Www.synergyptpilates.com


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