Dr. Natalie Tilton earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Northeastern University, where she also competed in varsity field hockey at the New England Regional and Olympic-qualifier level and was honored with a student-athlete excellence award. Her undergraduate degree in Rehabilitation Science, with a minor in Psychology, included three conference championships in varsity field hockey. Over 15 years in the field, she has practiced across orthopedics, post-surgical recovery, sports rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, pediatrics, and pulmonary rehab, and she is certified in the Hesch Method, Graston Technique, Dry Needling, Kinesiotaping, CranioSacral Therapy, Cupping, and Custom Foot Orthotic Casting. As the owner of Ability Allies, she built this practice to treat every patient like family.
As the owner of this practice, my standard has always been simple: treat every patient the way I would want my own family treated, with time, with honesty, and with a plan they can actually believe in.
Ability Allies was built on the belief that patients deserve a therapist who treats the whole person, not just the injury. With clinical experience spanning orthopedics, post-operative recovery, sports rehab, aquatic therapy, pediatrics, and pulmonary rehab, Dr. Tilton draws on a full spectrum of training, including the Hesch Method, Graston Technique, Dry Needling, Kinesiotaping, CranioSacral Therapy, Cupping, and Custom Foot Orthotic Casting, to build a plan around your specific goals. As a member of the APTA, the Women's Business League, and the Exeter Chamber of Commerce, and a recipient of NH's 40 Under 40 recognition, she holds this practice to a standard that goes beyond the treatment room.
Long before she was treating patients, Dr. Tilton was competing at the New England Regional and Olympic-qualifier level in varsity field hockey at Northeastern University, a career that included three conference championships and a student-athlete excellence award. That same competitive, team-first mindset now shapes how she leads Ability Allies: with discipline, accountability, and genuine investment in the people she works with, patients and staff alike, across Epping, Portsmouth, and Dover.
Over 15 years, Dr. Tilton has practiced across orthopedics, post-surgical recovery, sports rehabilitation, aquatic therapy, pediatrics, and pulmonary rehab. She is certified in the Hesch Method, Graston Technique, Dry Needling, Kinesiotaping, CranioSacral Therapy, Cupping, and Custom Foot Orthotic Casting.