Ashley Kumar, DPT, COMT, CKTP, DN, PCES
PERSONAL TRAINER AND PHYSICAL THERAPIST
Ashley combines advanced orthopedic manual therapy with a holistic understanding of the body to help individuals move better, recover faster, and improve function. She specializes in injury treatment, chronic pain, post-surgical rehabilitation, scoliosis, and movement dysfunction, and is especially passionate about helping women with pelvic floor stability through pregnancy and postpartum. Ashley believes that regulating the nervous system through diaphragmatic breathing is foundational to long-term health and performance, and she approaches all forms of rehabilitation with this key piece in mind.
BACKGROUND AND CREDENTIALS
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT), Missouri State University
- Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist (COMT)
- Certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist (PCES)
- Certified Dry Needling (DNPro)
- Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner (CKTP)
- Certified in Graston Technique
- Trained in Active Release Techniques (ART)
SPECIAL INTERESTS
- Orthopedic injuries and chronic pain
- Nervous system regulation and breath support
- Pregnancy, postpartum, and pelvic floor rehabilitation
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Postural alignment and return to exercise optimization
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About Our Fitness Providers
PALM’s fitness providers help individuals build strength, endurance, and mobility through personalized training programs. By emphasizing movement quality, injury prevention, muscle development, and sustainable progress, they help clients feel stronger, move more confidently, and develop long-term physical resilience.
“I have suffered from consistent headaches and lower back pain for years. Ashley is amazing and has been a tremendous blessing to me. She has helped me in so many ways (physical therapy, pain management, and corrective movement). Life-changing.”
“I have nothing but good things to say about Ashley Kumar. I started seeing her last fall for intense, constant hip pain. The first physical therapist I saw told me I should get cortisone shots in my hips if I didn’t get any better. Not Ashley: she knew that muscle weaknesses and imbalances were causing my pain. I am grateful to report that after months of doing the exercises that Ashley has given me, I am now pain-free and have returned stronger and healthier to my normal running and walking activities, without any cortisone shots. I continue to train with Ashley because there is no one else like her. Thank you, Ashley, for doing what you do!”