Tukwila – Tukwila Movement & Performance Physical Therapy

Michael Jennings is the clinic director of the Tukwila Location. 

Connecting an individual’s return to activity goals, whether an elite athlete or weekend warrior with the correct treatments, exercise, and movement patterns is my everyday priority. The focus of my care is in identifying movement and pain dysfunctions in orthopedic patients across the age spectrum. Because of my lifelong involvement in the soccer community through coaching and sports medicine (Sounders U23, Sounder Women’s College, club), many of my patients are soccer athletes returning back to play from acute or overuse injuries. Our Starfire Clinic is a state-of-the-art facility that hosts the Seattle Sounders First Team, Sounders U23’s, Sounder Women and Academy strength and conditioning efforts. We specialize in testing and preparing detailed treatment protocol for athletes, such as ACL reconstruction, ACL prevention programs, adolescent overuse injuries, and more.

Education:

• Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy at University of Puget Sound; Tacoma, WA
• Master of Health Science in Physical Therapy at Washington University School of Medicine; St. Louis, MO
• Sports Certified Specialist

Organizations:

• American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Advanced Clinical Instructor
• Adjunct Clinical Faculty, University of Puget Sound

 

Bethany is a licensed physical therapist and athletic trainer with a passion for sports physical therapy and return to sport rehabilitation for all athletes. She earned her bachelor’s degree in athletic training from Bowling Green State University where she graduated Suma Cum Laude. She went on to earn her Doctorate from Cleveland State University. During this time, she worked as an athletic trainer for both Richmond Heights High School as well as the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL) soccer team, AFC Cleveland. She was able to work for both entities throughout her graduate school career and was fortunate to be with AFC Cleveland when they won the NPSL national championship in 2016. Bethany finished her graduate school career working with the Atlanta Ballet, focusing on dance medicine, and performing artist rehabilitation.

She went on to complete a sports residency at MVP Physical Therapy to further her knowledge and skills set for treatment and prevention of injuries to be able to better assist athletes in functional return to sport and performance. Her professional interests include on-field medical management, concussion rehabilitation, dance medicine, and sports rehabilitation to the sports performance spectrum.

When she’s not working, Bethany enjoys working out, hiking, reading, and spending time with friends and family. Bethany is from Ohio and has one older brother. Without her family’s support, she would not be where she is today.