Nora Bachman, DPT, grew up outside of Washington, DC and attended public schools in Maryland. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she played soccer and sang in a cappella groups. Following a half-year working in Sydney, Australia and traveling throughout the South Pacific, she worked and lived in New York City for 4 years while exploring more creative writing opportunities at a record label and an advertising agency.

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Despite a lifetime of orthopedic injuries, she had minimal interaction with the field of physical therapy. However, after sustaining a severe soccer injury, undergoing a failed surgery leading to re-injury and 5 further surgeries, she moved back to the Baltimore/D.C. area to complete prerequisite courses while simultaneously attending PT sessions as a patient in between surgeries. She spent one year working in Washington, DC with adults before switching solely to pediatrics in a variety of different settings including outpatient clinics, Early Intervention and in a hospital.​

While working as a therapist, she has also supervised OTs, PTs, and served as a clinical instructor to PT students. She has experience recommending and making simple adjustments to equipment including wheelchairs, braces, orthoses and other wearable supports,