Location: Austin, Texas, USA

Danielle Valette, PT, is a purposeful, innovative physical therapist & entrepreneur with 23 years of experience in orthopedics & spine conditions. In her early career, she successfully developed work-site injury prevention programs, return to work & wellness programs with Seattle and Washington State transit systems. In 2011, in conjunction with her occupational safety experience, she invented and patented a better back support posture cushion for office workers and drivers called the Backbone Cushion (TM) which currently sells around the world. Danielle has spent the last 5 years furthering her passion for helping patients with spinal conditions which culminated in becoming the only scoliosis physical therapy specialist in the US to hold all 5, evidence-based, scoliosis specialty certifications. These include the Barcelona (BSPTS) – Rigo Method, Schroth Method (ISST from Germany), SSOL Certification (Israel), SEAS Method (Italy) and Lyon Method (France). Orthopedically, she is a manually trained NAIOMT and McKenzie therapist, clinical instructor and educator, guest speaker and newly-trained Level 3 ScolioPilates Practitioner. Currently, she owns a niche scoliosis practice, called ScolioAustin, where she seeks to provide the best pro-active and conservative treatment options for individuals with spinal deformities and scoliosis using strong, research-supported techniques that meet each individual’s unique curve. Authorized Scolio-Pilates Practitioner since 2023