Meet QMG's Physical Therapy Team

At QMG, we have an amaz­ing group of phys­i­cal ther­a­pists who are all about help­ing you feel your best. Each mem­ber brings spe­cial­ized exper­tise, ensur­ing patients receive the right treat­ment for their needs. We offer phys­i­cal ther­a­py ser­vices in Quin­cy, Canton/​Lewistown, Mt. Ster­ling, and Pitts­field for all ages. 

QMG Ortho­pe­dic Sur­geon Dr. George Crickard, III, shared, ​“Med­i­cine is a team sport. The physi­cian may be seen as the quar­ter­back, but we are one of many who take care of our patients through­out their course of care. As a joint replace­ment spe­cial­ist, phys­i­cal ther­a­py is a vital com­po­nent of our patients’ recov­ery. Every patient sees a phys­i­cal ther­a­pist. My part of a joint replace­ment takes one hour. Our ther­a­pists are with my patients for six weeks. Our patients’ suc­cess depends on phys­i­cal therapy.”

Here’s a look at the spe­cial cer­ti­fi­ca­tions our team mem­bers hold:

Adult Phys­i­cal Therapy:

Alaina Gri­bler – Vestibu­lar and Con­cus­sion Certification

Kel­ly Gronewold – Lym­phede­ma Certification

Kristin Thomp­son – Pelvic Floor Ther­a­py, Func­tion­al Capac­i­ty Eval­u­a­tions (FCE), Impair­ment Rat­ing Certifications

Eann Diller – Blood Flow Restric­tion Ther­a­py Certification

Yvonne Robi­son, Sarah Hibbs, and Martha Blake­ly – LSVT BIG Cer­ti­fi­ca­tion for neu­ro­log­i­cal conditions

Martha Blake­ly – Blood Flow Restrict­ed Ther­a­py Certification

Leah Whip­ple – Spe­cial­izes in Chron­ic Pain Management 

Duane Har­ris – Post-oper­a­tive Care

Patrick Kist­ner & Lori Vogel – Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py Assistants

Pedi­atric Phys­i­cal Therapy: 

Our Pedi­atric Ther­a­py team spe­cial­izes in care of the youngest mem­bers of our com­mu­ni­ty. Our team includes Julia Whitak­er, Saman­tha Wil­son, and Nik­ki Klauser.

“Our Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py team is excep­tion­al! I con­sis­tent­ly hear fan­tas­tic feed­back from shared patients who are very appre­cia­tive of the care they receive. It is great to have a team that can treat our patients with­out med­ica­tion or inva­sive inter­ven­tion. They are very good at com­mu­ni­cat­ing with our office staff. We feel blessed to col­lab­o­rate with such skilled, com­pe­tent, com­pas­sion­ate providers. It tru­ly feels like a health­care team work­ing to pro­vide the best pos­si­ble care for our patients,” said Dr. Matthew Brink, Fam­i­ly Prac­tice Physician. 

Whether it’s recov­ery from surgery, man­ag­ing chron­ic con­di­tions, or improv­ing mobil­i­ty, our Phys­i­cal Ther­a­py team is here to guide patients. Learn more about our care and services.