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Therapists - Northwest on La Cholla

Physical Therapy is an intricate part of recovery for all orthopaedic injuries. With this in mind, Tucson Orthopaedic Institute has hand-picked a team of expertly trained and caring professionals comprised of licensed physical therapists as well as physical therapy assistants. The following therapists are located within our Northwest on La Cholla therapy centers.

Nancy Contreras, PT

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Nancy graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center in 1978 and has practiced physical therapy in the Tucson area for 32 years. Practice situations have included inpatient hospital therapy, outpatient, home health physical therapy,

Diane Kiel, OTR/L, CHT

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Diane graduated with a B.S. in Occupational Therapy in 1977 from the University of North Dakota.  Diane has specialized in Hand Therapy since 1993 and has been a certified hand therapist since 1995.  She has been part of the TOI PT department as a hand therapist since 2007.  She is a

Chris McCain, PT, CSCS, MCMT

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Chris earned his Master's of Physical Therapy degree from University of Texas Medical Branch in 2006.  Since graduation he has focused on working in orthopaedics and sports medicine.  He has obtained extra training earning a Mastery Certification in Manual Therapy.  He is also a

Casey Parr, PT

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Casey earned his Master of Physical Therapy from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 1999.  He has worked in multiple physical therapy settings throughout his career, but especially enjoys outpatient orthopaedics and sports medicine.  In addition, Casey is an experienced

Erin Wadleigh, PT, DPT

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Erin graduated with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Northern Arizona University in 2005.  Her therapy background began when she pursued and graduated with an Associates degree in Occupational Therapy and simultaneously completed her Bachelors degree.  She enjoys tying the knowledge

Emory "Rocky" Wright, PTA

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Rocky graduated from the U of A in 1969 with a BA degree in History and Spanish. Since then he has pursued many different career paths including mining, teaching, fire fighting, and managing restaurants and bars, to name a few. Before enrolling in the PTA program at San Juan Community College in

Richard Zipse, PTA

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Rich graduated with an Associates degree in Physical Therapy from Paducah Community College in 1995.  He is currently enrolled in massage therapy school at Cortiva Institute here in Tucson, and is scheduled to graduate in September of 2010.  He has a specific interest in the wellness and

Jennifer Zoucha, PT, DPT, CSCS

Therapists:
Northwest on La Cholla

Jennifer graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2003 with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She has been part of the TOI PT department for over 4 years. Jennifer has an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science and is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist. She belongs to the American