Physical Therapy Month

October is Physical Therapy month. Have you ever wondered what kind of educational background Physical Therapists have? Check out this article on the basics of Physical Therapists.

Have a question about becoming a Physical Therapist, or about the background or specialties of your specific Physical Therapist? Leave us a post!

Introducing Minnetonka Athletic Trainer Kristin Kutch

I’m new to the Twin Cities and am very glad to have found a home with OSR Physical Therapy. I moved to Twin Cities in July from Kansas City due to a work move for my husband. 

Back in Kansas City I worked two years as the Head Athletic Trainer for a high school in Independence, Missouri. I was solely responsible for care of all athletes involved with the school’s 13 different sports. In addition to working at the high school I also worked as an Athletic Trainer with a youth hockey league, summer soccer league, and was part of the medical staff for the 2013 NAIA Division I Basketball Tournament. I was also fortunate enough to work as part of the stretcher crew for several professional soccer games at Sporting Kansas City Stadium.

I look forward to learning a lot in my new position at OSR as well as offering my knowledge and experience of sport performance enhancement. It is very rewarding as a clinician to see your patients return to their sport or activity at their full capacity, something I look forward to working towards every day at OSR. 

Kristin is located at our Minnetonka office and works as a team with Physical Therapist, Matt Gannott.

Introducing Eden Prairie Physical Therapist Meaghan Cox

Meet one of OSR's new providers: Meaghan Cox!




"I am very excited to be a new member of OSR working at the Eden Prairie clinic. I am originally from Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada where I grew up very involved in sports such as swimming, track and field, figure skating, Ukrainian dancing and watching a lot of hockey. However, artistic gymnastics was always my passion and I was grateful to be able to travel all over the country to compete at the Elite and National level. When I was 18, I moved to Illinois to attend college on a full gymnastics scholarship at Illinois State University. I also spent 1 year involved in my school’s acrobatic circus. After graduating with my Bachelor’s degree, I moved to Kentucky where I graduated with my Doctorate in Physical Therapy from The University of Kentucky.

While spending many hours in the gym, I sustained multiple injuries and spent my fair share of time in physical therapy. It was through this personal experience that I fell in love with the profession of physical therapy and knew that I wanted to spend my career helping athletes and active individuals get back to their respected sports and activities just as someone had done for me for so many years.

I plan to be active in the gymnastics population as well as high school and community events as I become settled into the Eden Prairie clinic. I also have a great interest in all sport and orthopedic injuries and look forward to working with all people to help them achieve their PT goals."

Focus on Women's Health: ACL and knee injury prevention exercises

Interested in understanding why females are more susceptible to knee injury? Would you like some exercises to include in your workouts that can help as part of your injury prevention plan?

See this National Academy of Sports Medicine article, written by Meredith Butulis, DPT. Meredith works out of our Eden Prairie office. Here is one of the sets of exercises you will find in the article: