“Dr. Betsy” is a native of the Chicago area, where she received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy in 1986 from the University of Illinois Health Sciences Center. After graduating she left the Windy City to follow her then fiancé, Jeff, to Washington, DC, and where they settled down to start their lives, careers, and family.
Betsy has practiced in Virginia in a number of different capacities over her 25 year career, including hospital-based acute care, outpatient orthopedics and sports, and most recently as a school-based pediatric therapist. She has had the opportunity to travel and live overseas, in Rabat, Morocco; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; and in Pretoria, South Africa. She volunteered in an orphanage in Morocco, working with disabled children, and received an Honorary Physiotherapy license in South Africa, under which she volunteered in a public hospital rehabilitation clinic.
In 2001, after focusing her attentions on orthopedic and sports practice back in the U.S., Betsy pursued an advanced certification in the McKenzie Method of Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy. Following two years of course work and study, she passed the rigorous certification examination in March 2003 to receive the ”Cert. MDT” title from the McKenzie Institute USA.
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Betsy continues to enjoy an active lifestyle of volleyball playing, running, yoga and Pilates. In her quiet moments she enjoys spending time at home with her husband and youngest daughter, gardening, and cheering for both the Nats and the Cubs.
