Archives: Practitioners

Kerry has been a PT for over 20 years. She began training in Strain Counterstrain in 2015 and Fascial Counterstrain in 2016, and has taken 10 courses total, with more to come. Kerry has lived and worked in Spokane for the past 10 years and is now practicing in Deer Park. Kerry enjoys Counterstrain due to the immediate positive effects it can have on the entire body. She uses this in addition to movement training, stabilization, and mobility activities to treat her patients as a whole. Raised in MT, Kerry enjoys a wide range of outdoor activities with her family.

DR. DANELLE DICKSON, PT, DPT, OCS IS A licensed physical therapist, Performing Arts specialist, Orthopedic clinical specialist and owner at Performance Plus Physical Therapy. She is also the host of the Dancing around Elephants Podcast, co-founder of a business mentorship for minority women: The Business
Female Foundation, and co-founder of the Dance Ready Project, an online hub for tools and resources for dancers.

Dr. Danelle’s forty three years in the dance world fueled her passion to work with dancer’s injuries. She combined her passion for dance with her skills in orthopedics to work with thousands of
dancers and other athletes, at the pre-professional level and professional levels. She has worked with local DC dance companies, DC dance schools and notable companies and performances such as Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Ailey II, Little Dancer, Angels in America, POTUS!, Chicago!, Netflix’s Bridgerton, Tempestous Elements, Dissonance Dance Theater, Dance Institute of Washington, Dance Academy of Virginia, Kirov Ballet, The Viva School of Dance, and University of Maryland Dance Department.

Dr. Dickson has lectured at Howard University, University of Maryland, University of Delaware and Marymount University on dance medicine, injury assessment and treatment. She has also presented at the national level, at the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) and international dance medicine conferences on dance research at International Association of Dance Medicine and Science (IADMS), and featured in national physical therapy magazine (APTA) in 2022 for her innovation in clinical practice in the dance and mentorship world. Dr. Dickson’s expert topics include dancer injuries, injury prevention, patient advocacy and business mentorship for minority women.

Dr. Dickson lives in Takoma Park, MD with her close friends and cats Ché and Fidel.When she is out of her Washington DC clinic, you can find her traveling the world looking for new adventures, and to spend with her family in Trinidad, England, and Australia. And of course, always finding time to dance.

Kyle received his Bachelor’s in Kinesiology from San Diego State University and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The University of Miami.​ After witnessing the powerful effects of Counterstrain on his patients, he immediately opened a private practice, eager to bring the technique to as many people as possible. Kyle currently lends his expertise in Counterstrain, gross anatomy, and neuroscience to physical therapy programs at both alma maters; and to The Jones Institute as a certified instructor, institute director, and co-founder of the anatomy dissection curriculum. In his free time, Kyle enjoys traveling, surfing, and spending time with his family.

Training in Fascial Counterstrain has continued to lead Ken Glowacki to diving deeper into how to bring back greater body function, relieve pain patterns and uncover underlying structural impediments to health. As a lifelong investigator and student of the human body, Fascial Counterstrain further enhances his ability to locate and treat the root cause of body dysfunction.

Ken Glowacki practices in Portland, Oregon. He is also a faculty member at the National University of Natural Medicine. He teaches classical Chinese medical and its clinical application to students over the years. Other significant trainings have been with Daoist priest Jeffrey Yuen, accomplished Japanese acupuncturists, Yi Jing practitioners and Chinese medicine herbalists.

I’ve been a practicing physical therapist for the past 7 years. I received my undergraduate degree in Rehabilitation Psychology from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2013 and my Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Concordia University-Mequon in 2017. I’ve spent the last several years practicing in an outpatient orthopedic setting. I took my first course in fascial counterstrain in 2019 and was amazed by its effectiveness.

My fascial training includes: Foundations (F1), Lymphatic-Venous System 1: Peripheral (LV1), Lymphatic-Venous System 2: Spinal (LV2), Spinal Ligaments & Myofascia (MSK-SL), Periosteum (MSK-P) Cartilage & Superficial Fascia (MSK-C), Visceral System (VC)

Kristin is a Naturopathic Doctor (ND) and Eastern Asian Medicine Practitioner (EAMP). She obtained her Doctorate of Naturopathy and Masters of Science in Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine from Bastyr University in Seattle, WA. She completed her two year residency with Rebel Med NW under the guidance of Dr Andrew Simon (ND) and Dr Phonexay Simon (EAMP, LAc). She holds an additional Masters in Nutrition and a certificate in Psychedelic Assisted Therapy through the Integrated Psychiatry Institute (IPI) out of Boulder, CO.

Kristin is tackling the Fascial Counterstrain (FCS) program one class at a time and has currently completed the Foundations, Advanced Diagnostics, Spinal Ligaments, Lymphatic/Venous 1 and Lymphatic/Venous 2 courses. By the end of 2024 she will have added Nervous System I, Bone, Cartilage, Arterial, and Visceral to her FCS skillset.

Prior to becoming a healthcare practitioner, Kristin received her undergrad in Chemistry from the US Naval Academy (USNA) in 1992. Upon her graduation and commission into the US Navy, she entered flight school and trained to fly the F14 Tomcat as a Radar Intercept Officer (RIO).

Kristin served 23 years active duty, retiring in 2015 at the rank of Commander. In that time, she deployed overseas seven times with flights over Bosnia, Afghanistan, and Iraq. She has over 3,000 flight hours and over 700 arrested landings on aircraft carriers. Kristin finished her career as the Executive Officer of the PE Department of the US Naval Academy teaching physical education, nutrition, ethics, sailing and providing mentorship to the USNA Sexual Assault Prevention & Response (SAPR) team.