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May 2008

Chris Davis and her husband Tim scored again!! 

Chris and Tim have a National title to add to their list of accomplishments.  In the first week of May this year in Redding California Chris and Tim entered a 3D Safari shoot.  These were life size safari animal moving targets.  Only armed with their trusty bow and arrows, Chris and Tim came out on top and took the National Championship.  Here is a picture of the happy two with their belt buckle trophies.

March 2008

Chris Davis started shooting archery 17 years ago with her husband and his brother in their backyard.  It was just a summer thing, with the guys getting ready for hunting season.  After having her daughter Claire, Chris and her husband joined KBH Archers and started shooting year round.  It progressed from local fun shoots to state competitions.  She usually watched Claire while her husband Tim was shooting, but in the last couple of years has been able to spend more time shooting since Claire was getting bigger and needing less one on one time.  Chris has placed in several state, regional, and national tournament for her division, but this last winter set her 1st state record on the blue face target.  We are so proud of her accomplishment!  Congrats Chris!

November 2007

Taryn King gets her MTC!! Congratulations!!

Taryn joined KPT in April of 2007 after graduating from the University of St. Augustine in Florida with a doctorate in Physical Therapy ("DPT").  Taryn has continued to advance her education and recently received her Manual Therapy Certification ("MTC") from the University of St. Augustine.  This is an advanced post-graduate level certification that requires a great deal of additional study and preparation.  It required her to pass an advanced-level written test, answer advanced-level oral questions from a faculty panel, and demonstrate advanced skills to the faculty panel on a spectrum of advanced skill treatment techniques for spine and extremity problems.  This is a big accomplishment involving high standards that most physical therapists have difficulty passing even after many years of experience.  We are proud of her accomplishment and we are glad to have her as part of our team at our North Kitsap Medical Center office.

September 2007

Nina Bockholdt, LMP joins the staff at KPT in Bremerton

Kitsap Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that Nina Bockholdt LMP, Licensed Massage Practitioner, has joined our Bremerton office.  Nina is originally from Sioux City, Iowa.  After high school she attended the University of New Mexico where she earned her degree in Exercise Science in 2002.  The summer after her sophomore year she met her husband Erik while living in San Diego, where he was stationed in the U.S. Navy.  They were stationed in Hawaii until 2005 before moving to the Kitsap peninsula.  Once back on the mainland Nina decided to finally pursue her goal of becoming a Massage Therapist.  She is a recent graduate of the Port Townsend School of Massage.  In her spare time, Nina enjoys spending time with friends and family, running, biking, soccer, hiking and staying active, reading, traveling and exploring the beautiful Pacific Northwest. 

April 2007

Taryn King , PT DPT Joins the NKMC office on Bond Road in Poulsbo

Kitsap Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that Taryn King DPT, physical therapist, has joined our staff in our North Kitsap Bond Road clinic. Taryn is originally from Keene, New Hampshire. After high school she attended Arizona State University and received a degree in Exercise Science 2002. Taryn moved to Oregon in 2002 where she worked for 2 years in an outpatient physical therapy clinic which sparked her interest in becoming a PT. Taryn went back to graduate school in Florida at the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences to receive her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2006 . She enjoys working with all patients, but has additional interest in manual therapy, sports and orthopedic rehab.
In her free time Taryn enjoys being outdoors and doing anything active. Specifically her pastimes are playing basketball, running, biking, hiking, camping, skiing, yoga, reading, traveling and watching live music.
While at ASU she met her fiancé and they have been moving together around the country ever since. After graduating she moved with friends to live in Portland, OR and fell in love with the Pacific Northwest.

April 2007

Victoria Mosco, LMP Joins the Poulsbo Village office on 7th Ave

Kitsap Physical Therapy is pleased to announce that Victoria Mosco LMP, Licensed Massage Practitioner, has joined our Poulsbo Village office on 7th Ave.  Victoria is a recent 2006 graduate of Port Townsend School of Massage. After receiving her High School diploma at North Kitsap in 2003, Victoria continued on her education at Edmonds Community College before deciding her true desire in the profession of massage. In February 2004 Victoria was married to her husband Ricky Mosco and has lived in Poulsbo Washington in the last three years with their two year old daughter Grace.
Victoria followed her passion for massage by enrolling in Port Townsend School of Massage in March 2006. After completing her schooling in December 2006, Victoria continued on to get her license and nationally certified in February 2007.
 

January 2007
Kitsap Physical Therapy & Sports Clinics celebrates 28 years

28 years ago Mike Danford, PT, and Barb Ellis-Danford, PT, opened the first Kitsap Physical Therapy clinic in Poulsbo. Since then, Kitsap Physical Therapy & Sports Clinics has grown to serve Kitsap and the surrounding communities with nine locally owned offices from Kingston to Belfair.

Co-owners Dave Damon, PT, Rick Meade, PT, Kelly Campo, PT, Ron Mimaki, PT, Jeff Day, PT, Rob Sprague, PT, Rich McDowell, PT, Jim Trostad PT, Claudette Wheeler PT, Linne Stringer PT & Dana Jackson PT and independent owners John Carlson, PT, and Mark Dutton, PT, continue to place the highest priority on excellent staff and patient care. Kitsap Physical Therapy & Sports Clinic therapists are highly trained (most with a Masters or Doctorates in Physical Therapy), with a wide range of specialties including orthopedics, sports injuries, and job related injury prevention/rehabilitation

September 2006
KPT welcomes Kirsten Bakke, DPT who has become part of the staff at our Poulsbo office on 7th Ave.

Kirsten was born in Newport Beach California, but moved to the northwest when she was 9. She was very active in fast pitch, volleyball, basketball, track, and orchestra during high school and continued playing fast pitch and running while at Pacific Lutheran University. Kirsten first became interested in physical therapy when she got hurt during a high school softball game and experienced the profession as a patient. She liked the idea of helping people recover from their injuries, and began pursuing a career in sports medicine.

Kirsten graduated from PLU with a B.S. Physical Education, pre-therapy concentration, and went on to graduate school at the University of Washington. While studying for her Doctorate of Physical Therapy, Kirsten met, fell in love, and became engaged to a fellow classmate and now fellow PT, Jarel Bakke. Kirsten and Jarel were married August 5, 2006 in Sammamish, WA and moved to Poulsbo shortly after.

Kirsten enjoys Starbucks coffee (she used to be a barista for them), church, Young Life, running, hiking, skiing, volleyball, fast pitch, chocolate, and spending time with her new husband.
 

Summer 2006

Suzanne Brassel, PT Joins the NKMC office on Bond Road in Poulsbo

Suzanne Brassel, formerly from the foothills of the Adirondack Mountains in New York, received her BS degree in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College in 1985. Since that time, her work experience has spanned the east and west coasts, encompassing a variety of patient populations including neurology, spinal pain and disorders, sports medicine, orthopedics, and aquatic therapy.

A former competitive athlete at the scholastic and collegiate levels, Ms. Brassel also brings 13 years experience as a certified Kripalu Yoga Instructor, certified Integrative Yoga Therapist, and a Certified Chair Yoga Instructor to her practice. A former Assistant Director of the Yoga Teacher Training Program at the Kripalu Yoga Center in Lenox, MA, she was most recently the sole proprietor of The Sukha Yoga Center on Bainbridge Island where she combined the art of yoga with the science of physical rehabilitation in all her classes.