Accomplished Physical Therapist with a robust background at Kaiser Permanente, specializing in orthopedic rehabilitation and injury prevention. Expert in designing home exercise programs and leading interdisciplinary collaborations. Notably developed a standardized post-operative protocol for rotator cuff repairs, enhancing patient recovery outcomes. Demonstrates exceptional manual therapy techniques and excels in patient education, promoting health and wellness across teams. I completed an orthopedic residency and two fellowships in spine and sports rehabilitation.
s Case load: 45 minute evaluations; 30 minute return visits
s Evaluation and treatment of a variety of orthopedic diagnosis’s
s Implementation of an integrated treatment approach encompassing movement science, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and PNF
s Patient education on proper movement mechanics during functional activities
s Interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians
s Case load: 45 minute evaluations; 30 minute return visits
s Evaluation and treatment of a variety of orthopedic diagnosis’s
s Implementation of an integrated treatment approach encompassing movement science, manual therapy, therapeutic exercise and PNF
s Patient education on proper movement mechanics during functional activities
s Interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians
s Collaborated with an orthopedic surgeon to develop a standardized rotator cuff repair post-operative protocol, complete with photos
s Healthy workforce ambassador: Promoted health and wellness amongst employees in the Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation department. Lead fitness classes for employees at lunch three times a week. Created an exercise employee of the month program. Each month, a new winner was awarded at the department staff meeting.
I completed the orthopedic residency program at Kaiser Permanente. Following that I completed two fellowships programs with Kaiser, the Spine and Sports fellowship.