About Us

We are a team of independent business owners sharing an office space. Our “micro practice” model allows us to enjoy the benefits of collegial support while maintaining the autonomy that will guarantee the highest quality of personalized care and integrity that solo practice provides.

Sarah Meeker PTMSATC

Sarah's interest in movement and body mechanics began while she was a college student studying dance and kinesiology at San Francisco State University. After graduating from SFSU in 1978, she continued on to study biomechanics, anatomy and exercise physiology in the Graduate Athletic Training Program at the University of Oregon. She became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1979 and earned an MS degree from the U of O in 1980. She spent the next seven years working at the Center for Sports Medicine and Running Injuries of Eugene and at the U of O, where she treated the sports injuries of recreational adult and adolescent athletes, elite runners and gymnasts. A desire to broaden her scope of practice to include non-sport related problems sent her back to school to become a Physical Therapist. Since graduating from University of Washington's PT program in 1989, she worked at U of W Hall Health Center until starting Physical Therapy Works in 2000.

Sarah is pleased to have found a career that blends her interest in biomechanics with her love for problem solving. She derives great satisfaction from empowering people with the knowledge to understand and self- correct the faulty alignment and movement patterns that can contribute to their pain.

 

Susanne MichaudDPT

Susanne’s passion for anatomy, alignment and movement is rooted in her lifelong participation in fitness, sports and outdoor activities. After graduating with a BA degree in political science from the University of Washington, she chose to follow her interest in health and body mechanics by pursuing careers in massage therapy and yoga. In addition to becoming a licensed massage practitioner in 1993, Susanne became a certified yoga instructor in 2002 through the Pacific Yoga Teacher Training and earned certification in manual lymphatic drainage and combined decongestive therapy from the Vodder School in 1996. She ran her own massage therapy practice for 12 years before a hunger to deepen her knowledge and effectiveness, drove her to obtain a doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) from the University of Washington in 2007. Following PT school she worked at the UW Sports Medicine Clinic where she specialized in treatment of orthopedic problems and sports injuries. Susanne has a special interest in teaching that developed while she was lead instructor at the Brain Utting (now Cortiva) School of Massage from 1994 – 1999. She continues to share her expertise in soft tissue mobilization techniques as an instructor in the UW School of Medicine Physical Therapy program.

Susanne is committed to providing the best care for her patients with the aim of optimizing healing, function and performance. She enjoys the process of uncovering the underlying movement inefficiencies, perpetuating postures and repetitive stresses responsible for pain or injury and tailoring a sensible plan of care that specifically addresses each persons’ unique issues.