Welcome, I am Andrea Trombley. I am here to help navigate your active life after 50 with strength and confidence and prevent osteopenia and osteoporosis from developing or progressing.

I have been a licensed Physical Therapist since 1997. I am a yoga teacher, lifter of weights, a hiker, a mom to two young adults, and a wife.

In 2018, I was experiencing some strange symptoms that concerned me. I found out my Vitamin D levels were well below the normal levels, and discovered my bones were in real trouble as I was about to go through menopause. Osteoporosis and osteopenia became the focus of my attention. I poured over all of the research I could find and was stunned.

I realized that if I could be caught off guard and experience bone loss with all of my knowledge, it would be a problem for a lot of women I was treating every day.

I changed my private PT practice into an online program for women to help prevent bone loss during and after the menopause transition. Being online meant I could help women beyond my immediate area.

I discovered that I needed to add weight training to my yoga practice. I put together a collection of yoga classes, weight training classes, and educational material and called it Strong Women, Strong Bones. I have taught the 4-week program over 10 times now, and every time I do it, I am rewarded by seeing women take control of their lives and avoid bone and muscle loss.

I teach my Strong Women, Strong Bones program four times a year. Upon completion, women are invited to join my regular classes to add consistency and community to their daily lives.

Education

Bachelor of Arts (BA), University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
Masters in Physical Therapy (MPT), Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ
Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT), College of St. Scholastica, Duluth, MN

I have also participated in research at the University of Vermont, specifically investigating low back pain.
This study, Reliability of a treatment-based classification system for subgrouping people with low back pain, was published in 2012.

Reliability of novice raters in using the movement system impairment approach to classify people with low back pain, was published in 2013.

In 2014, Outcomes are not different for patient-matched vs. non-matched treatment in subjects with chronic, recurrent low back pain: a randomized clinical trial, I was part of the research clinician team.