Karen Ryan, PTA, Administrator

Areas of special interest:

  • Neurological Problems

  • Specialty Exercise

  • Muscle Pain and Deep Tissue Work

  • Back and Neck Pain

Karen joined Back To Motion Physical Therapy in February 2005 and has 25+ years of experience as a physical therapist assistant. She is a graduate of St. Catherine’s College-St. Mary’s Campus, Minneapolis , Minnesota. Her experience spans a variety of clinical settings from acute care, to inpatient and outpatient neurological rehabilitation, to outpatient orthopedics. In addition to clinical experience, Karen has extensive experience in the academic setting as both instructor and clinical director.

Professionally she is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association. She is past president and treasurer of the National Assembly and is currently the President of the Colorado PT Assistant Special Interest Group. In her spare time Karen travels the US teaching licensure preparation courses as well as writes and edits physical therapy education texts. She is editor of TherapyEd’s Physical Therapist Assistant Review and Study Guide. In addition to all of this Karen is pursuing her Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Management and Adult Public Education at Metro State College in Denver.

Right now you will likely find Karen spending her spare time studying and editing. She also enjoys snowshoeing, hiking, gardening, and spending as much time as she can with her niece and nephew.

Email: Karen Ryan PTA

To Contact a Physical Therapist in our Denver Office:

Downtown Denver Physical Therapy Clinic

616 Washington St.
No. 100
Denver, CO 80203
303.832.5577
Fax 303.996.0390

We are located on the east side of Washington Street just 1/2 block north of East 6th Avenue.
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Email Us

If this is not an emergency and you would like to contact us to schedule an appointment or make a general inquiry:
info@backtomotion.net

Testimonials

"Karen has really helped to relieve the back pain that has hindered me from standing up straight. I would highly recommend Karen and the team at Back to Motion".

"Karen and Patty work miracles!" They "took turns working on me, giving me exercises and manipulating my vertebrae. In no time the pain was gone. The time I spent in physical therapy was good for my body and mind. They were such fun to be with, always treating me professionally, but not being stuffy. I will truly miss seeing them on a regular basis but they do such good work I am no longer in need of their services."