Our Staff

Mischa Abshire, PT, DPT, a Partner at InsideOut Body Therapies, holds a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the Duke University School of Medicine and a BS in Exercise and Sport Sciences from the University of Florida. Mischa is a PMA Certified Pilates Instructor and trained at The Pilates Center (Boulder, CO) whose owners, Amy Alpers and Rachel Segel, studied with Pilates Elder Romana Kryzanowska, a long-time student of Joseph Pilates. She is currently training in The Pilates Center Master's Program and is on the Faculty of the both The Pilates Center and the InsideOut Body Therapies Pilates Teacher Training.

Mischa's love of movement began with her study of ballet, modern dance, and theater. After witnessing the effectiveness of Pilates in rehabilitating injuries during a ballet workshop in 1996, Mischa knew that she wanted to integrate Pilates into her physical therapy practice. She has since worked in many different settings including hospital-based acute care, inpatient rehabilitation, and outpatient orthopedics most notably at NovaCare Rehabilitation in Chapel Hill, The Durham Rehabilitation Institute, Jack D. Close and Associates in Las Vegas, and The American Dance Festival.

Mischa developed the Pilates-Based Physical Therapy Program (PBPT) at InsideOut Body Therapies in 2006. PBPT is a client-centered approach to healing grounded in the moving body that assesses and treats the whole person -- not just an injury or symptom -- through Pilates exercises and traditional physical therapy methods.

Mischa is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association, and the Pilates Method Alliance®. She is currently pursuing a manual therapy certification through Maitland Australian Physiotherapy Seminars.

Body Therapies Practiced:

• Physical Therapy
• Pilates