Auburn – Auburn Sports Physical Therapy

Jeannette graduated from the University of Puget Sound in 2015 with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy.

Prior to that, she attended Western Washington University where she received her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science-Kinesiology. With her interest in sports rehab and emphasis on an active and healthy lifestyle, Jeannette also studied to become a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

Jeannette is excited to be working at Auburn Sports Physical Therapy, where she is dedicated to providing her patients the tools they need to return to the active lifestyles they were living prior to injury.

In her spare time, Jeannette enjoys hiking, camping, traveling, and of course, cheering on the sports teams of Seattle.

Joel has been a licensed Physical Therapist since 1982, specializing in the treatment of orthopedic conditions and sports injuries. His knowledge and experience gets you back to an active lifestyle as soon as possible. Joel truly enjoys helping you return to what you enjoy in life.

Joel and his wife Nancy founded Renton Sports and Spine Physical Therapy (RSSPT) in 2001 to provide the highest quality of care, service and personal attention in a comfortable and supportive atmosphere! It is their goal is to deliver effective care to you first and foremost. Whether you are recovering from a knee injury, a shoulder replacement, a sports injury, or an ankle problem, you can be assured that Joel’s personal attention and physical therapy services will surpass your expectations in a fun environment!

Having earned his Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (O.C.S.) certification places Joel is in a small number of Physical Therapists holding this distinction. He has special interests in treatment of sports injuries along with foot and ankle conditions. He is certified in ASTYM, and has a broad Manual Therapy background including NAIOMT, Norwegian, Mulligan and McConnell approaches. Joel is an active member of the Physical Therapy Association of Washington, the American Physical Therapy Association, and Physical Therapists in Private Practice in Washington.

The father of three, Joel is a member of the Auburn School District Sports Medicine Advisory Committee and Auburn Chamber of Commerce. A Washington native, Joel enjoys spending time with his family, skiing, boating, wake-boarding, wake-surfing and Husky football.

Megan earned her Applied Associates of Science Degree as a Physical Therapist Assistant through Green River Community College in 2004. Since graduation, Megan has worked primarily in outpatient orthopedics, including Renton Sports & Spine Physical Therapy, before coming to Auburn Sports Physical Therapy.  These experiences have allowed her to treat a wide variety of conditions, including neurological disorders, post-surgical, chronic pain conditions, motor vehicle injuries, total joint replacements and sports injuries.

Megan has taken a multitude of continuing education classes to advance her skills and stay currrent, including ACL injury prevention & treatment through Sportsmetrics, Stott Pilates, ASTYM, and Selective Functional Movement Assessment.

Megan is passionate about treating the whole person, and improving their quality of movement and function. In her spare time, Megan stays active with running, hiking, biking and participating in triathlons.  She also enjoys gardening, reading, baking and, most of all, spending time with her family, two sons and husband.

Kay graduated from the University of Puget Sound with her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy in 1994. For ten years, her specialty was neurological rehabilitation and was followed by experiences working in administration, home care and outpatient settings.

An introduction to lymphedema and oncology rehabilitation while in PT school ignited Kay’s interests and in 2008, she received her certification as a lymphedema therapist from the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy.Through complete decongestive therapy–including manual lymphatic drainage massage, compression bandaging and patient education–Kay works with individuals to independently manage their lymphedema, and help them to regain functional mobility, strength, endurance and balance.

She also works with patients’ families and caregivers during active treatments for cancer, radiation and chemotherapy.

In addition to treating primary and secondary forms of lymphedema, she also has expertise in treating vascular, post surgical and traumatic forms of swelling.

When not at work, Kay enjoys cooking, baking and trying new recipes, volunteering in her community and her son’s school, traveling, flyball and gardening. She also works to keep up with her active husband, son and their three dogs.

Margret graduated from Bastyr University with her baccalaureate degree in Nutrition and Dietetics. She practiced her dietetic internship at Good Shepherd Medical Hospital, The Institute for Healthy Living, and The University of Texas Health Science Center in northeast Texas. Margret has practiced in a variety of settings including acute care for adults, neonatal nutrition, diabetic education, bariatric and weight loss nutrition, and outpatient counseling. Her counseling technique utilizes motivational interviewing to help patients reach goals that are important to them and maintain results over a lifetime. Margret’s passion for health does not end with nutrition. In her leisure time she hikes in the Cascade Mountains and scrambles up local peaks. She is a former bike racer and current marathon runner.  When she is not running she enjoys fly fishing, gardening, and tasting cuisine from all parts of the world.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science and Nutrition, Bastyr University 2015

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