Education

Dr. Stephanie received her Bachelor's of Science degree in Public Health Sciences from the University of California, Irvine in 2016. She then worked at a physical therapy clinic as an aide and a manager for 3 years, learning about patient care and business in the industry. She received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Regis University in 2022. Dr. Stephanie is hoping to further her education in manual therapy, orthopedics, dry needling, vestibular rehab, visceral manipulation and pelvic health. She is currently working towards becoming a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CMFT) through the Institute of Physical Art.

 

Philosophy

Dr. Stephanie believes in caring for the whole person and strives to empower individuals with the kindness, creativity and knowledge they need to directly impact their own health, to overcome their struggles, and to achieve their personal goals. She believes in the promotion of health equity and is determined to advocate for health and wellness, culturally responsive care and accessibility for all individuals and communities.

 

Specialty and Interests

Dr. Stephanie enjoys treating all pediatric and adult orthopedic conditions and vestibular conditions. She also has experience treating temporomandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction, chronic pain, as well as complex diagnoses such as Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and Ehler Danlos Syndrome (EDS). She is also trained in the use of musculoskeletal diagnostic ultrasound. Dr. Stephanie believes in using a combination of manual therapy, dry needling, exercise prescription, lifestyle changes and education to help patients move better and feel better.  She believes that the more you know about your own body, the more tools you have to live the life you love and optimize your function at every age!

 

Continuing Education:

• FM I: Functional Mobilization I  (Institute of Physical Art)

• CFS: CoreFirst™ Strategies for Back Education and Training  (Institute of Physical Art)

• PNF: Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation  (Institute of Physical Art)

• FMLE: FM Lower Extremities  (Institute of Physical Art)

• CBI: Complete Body Integration  (Institute of Physical Art)

• FMLT: FM Lower Trunk (Institute of Physical Art)

• FMUT: FM Upper Trunk  (Institute of Physical Art)

• FMUE: FM Upper Extremities  (Institute of Physical Art)

• Functional Gait  (Institute of Physical Art)

• Functional Manual Therapy Foundations (Institute of Physical Art)

• Visceral Manipulation 1 (Barral Institute)

• Visceral Manipulation 2 (Barral Institute)

• Pelvic Function Level 1 (Herman and Wallace)

• Dry Needling Level 1 (Spinal Manipulation Institute)

• Dry Needling Level 2 (Spinal Manipulation Institute)

• Advanced Dry Needling (Rezac and Associates)

 

Life

Dr. Stephanie was born and raised in California, but has loved living in Colorado since 2019. She has loved participating in sports and movement in many forms including gymnastics, swimming, rock climbing and competitive powerlifting. When she is not continuing to grow her knowledge and learn more about the human body you might find her hiking and enjoying the beauty of nature, camping, taking photos, rock climbing, cooking, playing board games, making jewelry, or trying something new!