I’m Natalie, a Texan transplanted to South Georgia by way of being a military spouse. I’m a wife of 16 years, I’m a mom of 2 busy girls, I’m a former athlete, I’m a Breast Cancer Survivor, and I’m a caregiver to other cancer buddies. I love sports, coffee, camping, hunting, dogs, and Christmas! After graduating high school, I attended Hardin-Simmons University for my Bachelor’s degree in Sports Medicine/Athletic Training, followed by Angelo State University for my Master’s degree in Kinesiology, focusing on strength and conditioning. I started my medical journey as a pre-med student wanting to be a Physical Therapist (shout out Nikki!!!), but my deep love of sports drew me to Sports Medicine and Athletic Training partway through. I fought many injuries from playing softball, running cross-country, and teaching weight-lifting courses, which further solidified my passion to help people improve their overall musculoskeletal health in order to keep them doing the things they love most. In addition to Athletic Training, I enjoy enhancing effectiveness in motion and sport. I hold a Performance Enhancement Specialist Certification through the National Academy of Sports Medicine. I love to work with youth athletes, preparing them for middle and high school athletics and focusing on the building blocks of injury prevention at an age when true prevention can take place. Focusing on proper agility, plyometrics, mobility, reaction time training, speed, power, and technique during the youth years has tremendous return on investment when entering the competitive years! I’ve had many extraordinary experiences in my career, including working with Division 1 athletes, USAF special forces candidates, Olympians, and an astronaut core candidate. I’ve worked with extreme sport athletes, youth sports, moms, families, cancer patients, diabetic patients, and amputees.

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I’m Nikki, lover of Christmas, golden retrievers, and helping others with health and wellness. My husband and I have been married just shy of 10 years and we have 3 young kids that keep us on our toes. I grew up in the Pacific Northwest and began a lifelong love of sports and exercise at 4 years old. After graduating high school, I attended Azusa Pacific University where I ran track and field (where are my fellow hurdlers at?!) and graduated with my Bachelor’s in Psychology.

A few years later I completed my Doctorate of Physcial Therapy (DPT) at Azusa Pacific University. During my time as a DPT student I also got married to my husband and we began our journey as a military family which has taken us to 3 different states now.

Though not required for physical therapists, I opted to complete a residency program in orthopedics which then allowed me to test for a board certification in that speciality. In 2018 I became a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) and shortly before taking the exam I also became a mama.

During my sophomore year of college I broke my ankle playing basketball and unfortunately ended my track season early that year. Over that summer I went to physcial therapy and was amazed at how my PT took me from barely being able to walk to sprinting on my toes and jumping again. After that experience I finally knew what I wanted to be “when I grew up”. Thanks to the work of my PT I was able to compete in track the rest of my college years and I honestly couldn’t tell you which ankle I broke because it was rehabbed so well.

During my career I have been blessed with some amazing experiences as a clinician. I have learned from some of the best PTs around the country and have put into practice the best of what I have learned from them. I’ve worked with college and high school athletes, operators, moms, weekend warriors, and several others. I am happy to now be helping the lovely people of South Georgia!

I’m Nikki, lover of Christmas, golden retrievers, and helping others with health and wellness. My... Read More