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Open Monday-Friday 7:00am-7:30pm and Saturdays 8:00am-1:00pm 
| | Name: Paula Bresnahan
Graduate: Boston College, University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL
Credentials: BA, MSPT, CSCS
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Paula originally began working at SPTA, as an aide and a billing assistant, after graduating from Boston College in 1995. She went on to earn her Master's degree in P.T. at the University of Miami and returned to SPTA as a physical therapist in 2000. She is also a certified strength and conditioning specialist through the NSCA. Paula enjoys treating a variety of orthopedic diagnoses. Her experiences in and out of the PT clinic have highlighted the sacroiliac joint, shoulder, and knee and challenged her to find optimal treatment techniques for each individual patient. Paula works in our Acton, Lexington, and Sudbury locations. In her free time, you'll find Paula spending time with family and friends. She enjoys jogging, skiing, snowboarding, golfing, and watching most any sport! She ran the 2006 Boston Marathon as well as several other half marathons. |
| | Name: Melanie Maguire Kern
Graduate: University of Massachusetts in Amherst, University of Miami in Coral Gables, FL
Credentials: BS Exercise Science, MSPT, CSCS
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Melanie has been practicing in outpatient sports and orthopedic physical therapy since graduating with her Master’s degree in December of 1999. Melanie treats a wide variety of orthopedic and sports injuries. Most of her post graduate course work and interests have focused on shoulder, knee and spine rehabilitation. Melanie likes to incorporate techniques such as graston / SASTM (http://www.grastontechnique.com/ ) and kinesiotaping (http://www.kinesiotaping.com/kinesio/method.html ) into her treatments to facilitate faster healing along with comprehensive exercise programs. Melanie is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. Melanie splits her time between the Lexington and Acton offices.
In her spare time, Melanie enjoys exercising, traveling and spending time with her husband, family and friends. |
 | | Name: Mark Gorman
Graduate: Northeastern University
Credentials: BS, DPT, CSCS Hobbies/Interests: Mark graduated from Northeastern University with a BS in Rehabilitation Science and a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He is also a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA). He sees patients in both the Lexington and Acton offices. Mark enjoys working with a variety of patients and has clinical concentration in musculoskeletal and spine injuries in the sports and orthopedic populations. His clinical experiences have included acute care, acute rehabilitation as well as a variety of outpatient physical therapy clinics. Mark also has experience as a lab instructor for the gross anatomy course at Northeastern University.
In his free time Mark enjoys wedding planning with his fiancee. |
| | Name: Colleen Richard
Graduate: Mount Wachussett Community College
Credentials: PTA
Hobbies/Interests: Colleen enjoys providing care and treating a variety of patients in our Sports and Physical Therapy, Acton location; including those with orthopedic and sport injuries. She also provides specialized care with the geriatric population in area nursing homes. Colleen works cooperatively with our Physical Therapists to determine the appropriate care for all their patients.
Colleen continues her education by attending seminars and conferences on the latest techniques and regulations. In her spare time, Colleen enjoys dancing, exercising, traveling and spending time with her friends and family. |
| | Name: Diane Rose, PTA
Graduate: Provo College in Provo, Utah
Credentials: PTA
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Diane has practiced with Sports and Physical Therapy Associates since October 2011. Since graduating in 2007, she has worked as a Licensed PTA for 2 different outpatient physical therapy and sports medicine clinics. One, in Provo, UT which specialized in sports injuries, especially shoulder related injuries. The second, in Pearisburg, VA which specialized in balance training and strengthening. Diane resides in Waltham, MA with her loving husband Michael, one year old daughter Sophie, and dog Kekoa. She enjoys rock climbing, hiking, board games, photography and spending time with her family and friends. If you would like to see some of her photography, feel free to visit dianelouisephotography.com |
 | | Name: Amy Morocco, PT, DPT, MS, ATC, PES Graduate: Sacred Heart University, Fairfield, CT Credentials: PT, DPT, MS, ATC, PES Hobbies/Interests: Amy graduated from Sacred Heart University in 2011 with her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She graduated from Merrimack College in 2004 with a Bachelor of Science in Sports Medicine and from California University of Pennsylvania in 2005 with a Master of Science in Athletic Training. During her time at Cal U, she earned certification as a Performance Enhancement Specialist from the National Academy of Sports Medicine. Upon graduation, she worked at Norwich University in Northfield, VT as an Athletic Trainer and Adjunct Faculty prior to returning to school for her degree in Physical Therapy.
Amy practiced in CT before relocating to MA and she has been with SPTA since March, 2012 splitting time between the Lexington and Acton offices. She is interested in becoming an Orthopedic Certified Specialist and a Certified Canine Rehabilitation Therapist in the future.
In her spare time, Amy enjoys skiing, biking, visiting family in CT, and hiking with her dog, Jack.
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