Meet The clinic Founder
Lauren Manna
Lauren Manna is the co-founder of Tandem Physical Therapy & Pilates
Lauren Manna is the co-founder of Tandem Physical Therapy & Pilates. She was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee and moved to New Orleans in 2012 shortly after graduating from physical therapy school in Memphis.
During her experience with physical therapy, Lauren quickly realized how strong her shoulder had become from going to the appointments and engaging with the exercises she had been provided with. This gave Lauren hope that she would be able to play at the next level, contributing to her team and competing, which was previously something that she was worried about.
Her journey with physical therapy began when she was in high school. Lauren played sports throughout high school but suffered a severe shoulder injury while playing softball. Since she had been promised a scholarship to division one college, Lauren had to get her shoulder straightened out before starting in the spring, and her doctor recommended physical therapy.
After this experience, Lauren found that physical therapy was an amazing way to help people, and set her sights on working in the discipline one day. This marked the start of her journey into the career of physical therapy, and she has never looked back.
To this day, Lauren continues to love what she does and believes so strongly in the clinic’s ability to help people. Her passion stems from countless experiences where Tandem has helped someone with chronic back pain be able to dance again, go on trips and travel, and live an amazing, fulfilling life that they never thought they could again – or were possibly told that they never could again. This is something that Lauren is really proud to be a part of.
Outside of her professional life, Lauren is married, and has two dogs and a cat. She also has a strong passion for travel, with a particular affinity for anywhere where there are mountains and hiking, and her dogs can also come along. Lauren is also involved in triathlons, so when she isn’t working, she usually trains by running, swimming, and riding her bike, which provides her with a lot of fun and joy.
Lauren enjoys reading in her spare time, and attends any kind of sporting event, specifically for any Tennessee teams!
She also loves being a physical therapist, working with the rest of the Tandem Physical Therapy team, working with her patients, and seeing people grow.