Listen now | Principal dancer for the New York City Ballet, Tiler Peck, woke up one morning in 2019 in excruciating pain and unable to move. She was diagnosed with a herniated disc in her neck on an MRI, and multiple doctors recommended surgery. They also suggested she might never dance again. When Tiler asked if she could instead pursue physical therapy before — or instead of — surgery, one doctor asked if Tiler’s physical therapist wanted to be responsible if she ended up paralyzed.
The great Patti Smith, rock and roll singer, poet and winner of the 2010 National Book Award in nonfiction for “Just Kids” a memoir about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe as young artists living and working in New York City in the late sixties and seventies,
fell off the stage while performing in Tampa in 1977. She fell 15 ft into a concrete orchestra pit. She fractured two cervical vertebrae and surgery was recommended. She said “No” and spent the next year wearing a neck brace and doing physical therapy rehab. Although it was very difficult, the treatment worked. I hope this is encouraging to Tiler Peck. ♥️
The great Patti Smith, rock and roll singer, poet and winner of the 2010 National Book Award in nonfiction for “Just Kids” a memoir about her relationship with Robert Mapplethorpe as young artists living and working in New York City in the late sixties and seventies,
fell off the stage while performing in Tampa in 1977. She fell 15 ft into a concrete orchestra pit. She fractured two cervical vertebrae and surgery was recommended. She said “No” and spent the next year wearing a neck brace and doing physical therapy rehab. Although it was very difficult, the treatment worked. I hope this is encouraging to Tiler Peck. ♥️
Wow! I didn't know about this!! Thanks for sharing this story!
You’re so welcome. 🌸