Lisa Klein, PT, IMT.C 

Total Health Physical Therapy is the newest practice to be opened and operated by Lisa Klein, PT, IMT.,C. Lisa graduated with her degree in physical therapy from The University of Maryland at Baltimore in 1991. Lisa was always interested in holistic medicine and was exposed to chiropractic care, osteopathic care, craniosacral therapy, and massage therapy throughout her undergraduate and PT education. Once she began working in the traditional field, Lisa realized how much holistic manual medicine could add to functional PT practice, and she began looking for the manual practitioners who offered the best technology and training.

Lisa began her manual training by taking several classes through the Upledger Institute in Florida in 1992, where she was very pleased to learn several levels of Upledger craniosacral therapy and Barral visceral manipulation. In 1997, she took a class on the Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) model of manual medicine and was extremely impressed with the tremendous results she was seeing. From 1995 to 2001, Lisa took over 25 IMT classes and founded an outpatient PT clinic in Athens, GA that specialized in bridging the gap between traditional PT and the world of holistic manual medicine. In 2001, Lisa was recruited to open the CenterIMT office in Washington DC.

In 2002, Lisa became a certified IMT practitioner teaching for DCR, Northeast Seminars, and The CT School of IMT. Lisa has become a sought-after IMT instructor and has taught classes throughout the US, Israel, Hong Kong, and Chile. Lisa was also the founding President of the Board of The Integrative Manual Therapy Association, the international association of IMT therapists.

Prior to specializing in IMT, Lisa worked in virtually all traditional PT practice settings, and she brings that experience to her IMT training. Lisa has also had extensive exposure to (and professional use of) Pilates, Integral Hatha Yoga, neuro feedback, and Sensory Integration.  Over the last several years Lisa has developed a specialization in integrating Functional Medicine into IMT based practice, with excellent results.  She continues to expand her knowledge of health and nutrition and she is a May 2015 graduate of the Institute of Integrative Nutrition, earning a certificate as a Health Coach.

Lisa practices in the DC office on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. She practices in the VA office 3 Saturdays a month.

Angela Venerable-Joyner MHS, DPT

Angela joined the staff at Total Health Physical Therapy in August of 2011. She is a twenty-five-year veteran in physical therapy. Angela has practiced physical therapy in a variety of traditional PT practice settings, such as outpatient orthopedics, acute care hospitals, school-based practice, special-care nursery, and pediatrics. Angela received her PT degree from Mayo School of Health Related Sciences in Rochester, Minnesota in 1986. In 2000 she completed her Masters of Health Science degree from the University of Indianapolis with a focus on neuroscience, pediatric physical therapy, and manual therapy. Angela has a passion for teaching and sharing her knowledge, and in 1993 she became an APTA Certified Clinical Instructor. In 2004 Angela became a Certified Infant Massage Instructor through the International Infant Massage Association. She has taught continuing education classes in Pediatric Measurement Tools, and in adapting manual therapy to the pediatric client between 1999 and 2003.

Angela has always had a passion for practicing various techniques related to manual therapy and massage. Between the years of 1993 and 2000, Angela studied with several organizations that taught manual therapy classes. She learned about craniosacral therapy through the Upledger Institute and took several levels of craniosacral therapy, including pediatrics. Angela has taken several mobilization and manual therapy classes from Stanley Paris’s organization and The Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy. In addition to her strong interests in manual therapy and clinical education, Angela has had formal instruction in kinesiotaping and Pilates techniques. Her favorite hobby is reading literature in physical therapy, osteopathic medicine, and manual therapy. Angela’s personal and professional goal is to continue to treat patients across the lifespan, using a holistic philosophy and Integrative Manual Therapy approaches.

Angela practices in the DC office on Tuesday and Thursday and she often adds hours on Wednesday, Friday, Saturday and some Sundays.

Anne Suazo MSPT

Anne has been treating patients using manual therapy for 15 years.  She has a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy from Simmons College in Boston, MA. Anne has training in many orthopedic manual techniques but gravitated toward IMT due to its unique method of assessment and treatment and holistic nature. Anne also has a background in personal training and Pilates which she incorporates into the treatment plan. Anne began training with Lisa Klein in 2006 and has been treating patients with her since early 2012.  She enjoys working with collaboratively with the patient to find the source of the dysfunction to achieve maximum health.

Anne practices in our VA office Monday through Thursday.

Zoë Cooprider Randol, PT, DPT 

Zoë joined Total Health Physical Therapy in 2017. She holds a Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree from Marymount University in Arlington, VA and has continued study through Integrative Manual Therapy (IMT) courses, Jones Institute Strain-Counterstrain and Posture Restoration Institute (PRI). She is a certified Pilates Mat and Apparatus Instructor through Quantum Pilates’ teacher training program. Zoë joined Total Health because of her personal commitment to treating patients holistically and empowering patients to achieve optimal function. She lives in Silver Spring, MD with her husband and two children.

Zoe practices in our DC office Monday and Saturday. She practices in our Takoma Park office on Thursday.

Kate Halon, PT

Kate graduated from the University of Sydney in 1992 with her degree in physical therapy. She moved to the US in 1993 and worked in Texas at an acute care hospital for two years. Once she had heard enough country music for a lifetime she moved to northern Virginia. She has worked in outpatient orthopedic clinics ever since. She enjoys working with clients who have complex problems and helping them to achieve their goals. In 2004 she received the Orthopedic Clinical Specialist certification from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties.

Her continuing education has been heavy on Integrative Manual Therapy and other manual therapy techniques including myofascial release and joint manipulation. She is a Certified Manual Trigger Point Therapist and utilizes dry needling when appropriate.

Kate practices in the Herndon office Monday to Friday.

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Bill Amos, PT (Currently on temporary leave)

After graduating from the University of Maryland in Baltimore with a Physical Therapy degree, Bill Amos has spent over 30 years in post graduate studies learning a wide variety of hands-on techniques. Since the early 1990’s he has also taken numerous classes from the Integrative Manual Therapy team. Bill has worked in almost every type of Physical Therapy setting: home care, nursing homes, hospitals, shock-trauma, in-patient, as well as out-patient settings. He prefers an eclectic approach, always addressing the cause of the condition, not the symptom. Beyond working on Musculo-skeletal problems, Bill successfully addresses headaches, foot problems, TMJ, dizziness, neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy and Parkinsonism, among others.
In manual therapy, he sees his hands as his primary tools. Those techniques allow the release of the key problem of muscles in spasm, followed by realignment of the body.

Bill practices in the Washington, DC office Monday and Friday.

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