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Finding Inspiration in Every Step
Efficiency Physio is dedicated to providing a holistic, whole-body approach to physical therapy. Our expert team utilizes Functional Manual Therapy techniques to help you regain mobility and return the activities you love. With a focus on personalized care, we are committed to supporting your journey to optimal health and well-being. Experience the difference at Efficiency Physio, where your recovery is our priority.
Meet Nolan
Dr. Nolan Gardner, PT, DPT, CFMT
Owner, Manager, Physical Therapist, Certified Functional Manual Therapist
Dr. Nolan Gardner, PT, DPT, CFMT specializes in using an integrative and holistic approach to the human body. Blending techniques from proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, Feldenkrais, Rolfing, osteopathy, Pilates, joint mobilization, and visceral manipulation, he works off of a solid foundation of Functional Manual Therapy® and helps patients to discover the root causes of their problems and return to the activities that they love. Nolan believes the body is an interconnected system in which the painful part is not always the “problem” part, and that treating the whole person is vital in restoring function and solving complicated problems.
Nolan received his doctoral degree in physical therapy (DPT) from Hunter College in 2018 and has since completed over 900 hours of continuing education courses in order to learn as many tools to help his patients as he can. After sitting for the Institute of Physical Art (IPA)'s examination to become a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) and passing 8 written exams and 8 oral/practical exams over 6 days, he earned an overall grade of Honors and became one of about 600 people in the world with the distinction of CFMT. Nolan is a lifelong learner, and is currently pursuing further tools to help his patients through continuing education coursework taught by The Barral Institute. He has spent the last 3 years of his career working in out-of-network outpatient orthopedic clinics in NYC, surrounded by other CFMTs and Barral-trained practitioners, where he received over 200 hours of one-on-one mentorship with master clinician Elliot Fishbein, PT, OCS, CFMT, FAAOMPT, and continued to grow as a therapist under this expert guidance.
When Nolan is not treating patients, he enjoys bike touring, running, ultimate frisbee, soccer, squash, rock climbing, yoga, and collecting, listening to, and categorizing music from around the world. He lives in Northampton, Massachusetts with his wife and 2 daughters.
Meet Paul
Paul Warner, PT, MPT
Physical Therapist
Functional Manual Therapist
Paul Warner, PT, MPT, uses an integrative, hands-on approach to help patients reconnect with their bodies. His path into the human body began 35 years ago, when he tore both calf muscles while training to be a smokejumper for the Bureau of Land Management — a painful experience that awoke in him the connection between body and mind. That injury led him to study massage and bodywork. Paul completed a 700-hour massage program in 1994, discovering the power of touch to bring a person fully into the present moment. This led him to meditation, and meditation led him to yoga, each deepening his sense of awareness and mindfulness. Wanting to ground these threads in a clinical foundation, Paul earned his Master's in Physical Therapy from American International College in Springfield, Massachusetts, in 2006.
For the past twenty years, Paul has worked in a variety of outpatient physical therapy clinics throughout the valley, using soft tissue manual therapy techniques drawn from Visceral Mobilization, Craniosacral Therapy, Functional Manual Therapy, and Biosynchronistics. To help the changes achieved through manual work translate into lasting results, he has also studied and incorporated movement therapies including Applied Functional Science, Functional Movement Systems, Redcord Neurac, Pilates, and Iyengar and Anusara yoga.
Paul's approach pairs hands-on manual fascial work — used to promote tissue mobility, alignment, and balance — with movement practices that restore motor control and function. The body is made to move. Dysfunctional movement can eventually lead to pain, and pain inhibits the quality of movement further. Correcting the pattern unlocks real possibility — freedom from pain, and a return to the activities patients love — giving the body a new relationship with itself and its environment.
When he's not treating patients, Paul enjoys exploring his Pilates and meditation practice, "playing with colors" with oil pastels, and spending time with his family. He lives in Easthampton, Massachusetts, with his wife and two children.