Welcoming a new baby into your family is HARD. So much change. So much worry. So little sleep.

Feeling alone with your worries is the worst. And while I might also be a bit of worrier, I am also an expert problem solver, especially when it comes to infant and toddler development. I’m here to LISTEN, answer your questions, and help you come up with a plan to get your baby on the right track.

Hi there, I’m Dr. Brenda. I have been lucky enough to make a career out of helping babies move, feel, and feed better, while supporting their families along the way. I have been a physical therapist for over 16 years, and recently became a certified breastfeeding specialist.

In 2023, I took a big leap, and opened Playful Progress LLC so I could have control over my practice, using the best treatment strategies to achieve your child’s important goals. No more limitations on where, how often, or how I can work with your child. Playful Progress has been the answer to an obvious need in southern NH: direct access to private, personalized, pediatric physical therapy for your infant or toddler in the comfort of your home.

How Playful Progress Can Help

  • Lactation-Informed Physical Therapy Services

  • Tongue & Lip Tie Therapy (before and after release procedures)

  • Torticollis Treatment

  • Head Shape Correction

  • Milestone support

  • Community-based motor playgroups

Dr. Brenda Sacino, PT DPT CBS

Doctor of Physical Therapy and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist

Mother to two young girls, 11 & 13

Married to an orthopedic PT

Lives in Bedford, New Hampshire

Loves good cheese and chocolate

Shade Lover

Enneagram Six: “The Loyalist”

Lake over beach anyday

Drink of choice: margarita

Best nickname: Frenda

Runner and hiker

Formal Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Franklin Pierce University

Concord, New Hampshire

B.S. in Business Administration

University of New Hampshire

Durham, New Hampshire

Advanced Training & Memberships

Lactation Resources

Certified Breastfeeding Specialist April 2024

Milk Matters Academy

Global Tongue Tie Scholars Program Graduate (3 day mentorship)

KinActive Kids

Building Blocks Clinician Fall 2021

Lactation OT

Tethered Oral Tissues Badge (25.5h)

Bodywork for Better Breastfeeding

Talk Tools Courses:

Functional Assessment and Remediation of Tethered Oral Tissues

Baby Begin: The Helmet Alternative

The Therapist’s Role in Treating Plagiocephaly without a Helmet

International Consortium of Ankylofrenula Professionals

Member since 2023

Academy of Pediatric Physical Therapy

Member since 2008