Stability Pilates and Physical Therapy (of Atlanta)

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Our friendly, qualified staff is certified to provide the highest quality therapy and fitness guidance to you.

 

 

Kimberly Croley – DPT, MBA, MTC 

As a certified manual therapist, Kimberly specializes in the treatment of the spine and extremities with a hands on approach. The manual therapy certification through the University of St. Augustine is an intense program which specializes in the treatment of orthopedic injures through the use of hands on techniques. These techniques combined with appropriate exercise prescription allows patients to continue their rehabilitation outside of the clinic. She specializes in the treatment of orthopedic injuries, spine conditions both acute and chronic as well as post-operative rehabilitation. Kimberly is a STOTT PILATES® trained rehab instructor and is certified in Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN), Core Barre ™ and Piloxing®.

Kimberly has been practicing in the Atlanta community since 2002. She is a graduate of the University of Florida and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. In 2006 she completed her Masters of Business from Mercer University.

 

Jessica Loncar – MS, PT, OCS, Cert. MDT

Jessica Loncar first became interested in movement, fitness and physical health during her years as a competitive gymnast. This interest grew stronger after she volunteered for many years at Camp Dream Street, a camp for children with physical disabilities. She began practicing physical therapy in Atlanta in 1999, after having graduated from Tulane University and receiving her Masters of Science in Physical Therapy at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. She continues to pursue education in the field, including multiple courses in manual therapy, real-time ultrasound, neurodynamics and advanced problem solving for physical therapists. Jessica’s serious interest in Pilates as an adjunct to her physical therapy practice began after attending a Pilates course for healthcare professionals in 2002. After using the new exercises with her patients in an outpatient orthopedic practice and seeing fantastic results, she pursued her STOTT PILATES® certification. She also became a STOTT PILATES® Rehab Instructor Trainer in April 2009, one of only seven in the United States. She now is able to train and certify other physical therapists in the field for Pilates in rehabilitation. Jessica specializes in the treatment of a variety of spine and extremity conditions, and is a credentialed McKenzie Institute® therapist as well as a Board Certified (Physical Therapy) Specialist in Orthopedics. She is also certified in Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN), Core Barre ™ and Piloxing®.

Jessica is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Physical Therapy Association of Georgia, and the Pilates Method Alliance. She has contributed frequently to the Better Health section of the Atlanta Journal Constitution as a freelance writer and is pleased to be on the editorial panel of the Best Self Atlanta magazine.

Jessica has always enjoyed personally connecting with her clients. She has the technical knowledge and training as well as the concerned and encouraging attitude that best contribute to a client’s meeting their rehabilitation and fitness goals. Opening Stability Pilates and Physical Therapy is the realization of a dream for her, both personally and professionally. She knows that offering a wide range of services in a one-on-one setting like that offered at Stability is the best possible way to both assist her patients and to practice her profession.

 

Megan Hunter – DPT, CSCS, PMA-CPT

Megan is experienced in treating orthopedic and sports injuries, as well as women’s health conditions. She has a special love for the evaluation and treatment of the running athlete. Megan’s passion is to provide runners and athletes with the knowledge and skills to revolutionize their own fitness and stay injury free.

Megan holds a doctorate degree from Emory University. She is a Polestar trained Pilates Rehab instructor certified with the Pilates Method Alliance, as well as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. Megan is trained and certified in performing the Functional Movement Screen (FMS) used to identify and correct dysfunctional movement patterns that predispose athletes to injury. She has taken numerous continuing education courses on topics including kinesiotaping, running medicine, and women’s health. Megan is currently pursuing certification in osteopathic manual medicine through Michigan State University, as well as certification in trigger point dry needling through Myopain Seminars.

Outside of the office you can find Megan running along the Chattahoochee River, practicing yoga, and coaching the Marist War Eagles cross country and track and field teams.

 

Jenna Hagen – DPT

Jenna graduated from the University of Michigan in 2012 with a Bachelors of Science in Kinesiology and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy with honors from the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine. During her education at the University of Miami, Jenna completed advanced courses in sport-specific training, strength and conditioning, and Pilates-based rehabilitation. She furthered her interest in Pilates by earning her Pilates certification for rehabilitation specialists through Polestar Pilates. Jenna is passionate about integrating Pilates with physical therapy and believes that despite one’s age or level of fitness, Pilates can help to improve body awareness, habitual movement patterns and posture, and enhance one’s overall quality of life.

Jenna has furthered her education through numerous courses including vestibular rehabilitation, treatment of the TMJ, and is trained and certified in Functional Dry Needling through Kinetacore.

Jenna was born and raised in Atlanta and in her free time enjoys running, Pilates, tennis, and spending time with her family and friends.

 

Claire Velten – DPT, OCS 

Originally from Raleigh NC, Claire graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a B.A. in Exercise and Sport Science with Honors with a second major in Spanish. She came to Atlanta for physical therapy school as she graduated with as a Doctor of Physical Therapy with Highest Honors from Emory University in 2015. Claire is comprehensively trained in Pilates for Rehabilitation through Polestar Pilates. Claire is also a certified manual trigger point therapist (CMTPT) through Myopain Seminars having completed trigger point dry needling training to an advanced level. Claire’s first experiences with Pilates were in her clinical rotations and electives at Emory as she completed Balanced Body Mat training Levels 1 and 2 while in school. She immediately saw how beneficial Pilates is in a rehabilitation setting and became interested in incorporating Pilates into her physical therapy practice. Claire is looking forward to utilizing Pilates based techniques to treat the whole body as a system. Claire truly believes that movement is the key to a healthy life. When Claire is not working, she can be found running/cycling/walking on the Beltline, at a Braves game, or traveling with her husband.

 

Autumn Dawson Mathis – PTA, STOTT Pilates Trained Rehab Instructor, TPI Certified

Autumn is a Georgia native, born and raised right here in Atlanta. She is a Physical Therapist Assistant, graduating from an esteemed PTA program in 1999. Autumn is a STOTT PILATESⓇ trained rehab instructor. She has many years’ experience in busy outpatient orthopedic practices. Autumn’s expertise includes spine and sacroiliac dysfunction, a manual hands-on approach with all orthopedic diagnoses, improving balance and mobility in clients with these limitations. Autumn feels that Pilates should be incorporated into everyone’s rehabilitation program and weekly exercise routine. Autumn is Titleist Performance Institute Certified. She helps golfers recover from injuries and provides golf specific programs to improve power, strength, balance, and flexibilit

 

Daniela Malkowski – STOTT Pilates Certified Instructor 

Daniela has a strong passion for fitness, educating and child care. Daniela advocates that anyone can and should do Pilates, irrespective of their age and fitness level.

Born and raised in South Africa, she initially moved to Atlanta as an Au Pair after graduating from high school, later earning an Associate’s degree in Early Childhood Education from Chattahoochee Technical College.

In addition to being Stott certified, Daniela is also an ACE certified personal trainer who can help you reach your fitness goals from a holistic perspective. Daniela loves working with clients of all ages, in particular children to keep them healthy, fit and happy through regular exercise.

 

Lia Jordan- STOTT Pilates Certified Instructor 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hideko Suzuki- STOTT Pilates Certified Instructor         

Hideko practices fitness for the body, both internally and externally. As a professional ballet dancer, she believes that proper diet and core exercise has an essential role in optimizing the body for dance.
Born and raised in Japan, Hideko was recruited to dance professionally in America. In the early stages of her professional career, she was introduced to Pilates, and her passion for Pilates continues to grow even now.
Hideko is STOTT certified and loves to work with clients of all ages to achieve the optimal wellness of the body to overcome anything.

 

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