Professional Physical Therapy Staff in Kihei, HI

Naomi is a graduate of Ithaca College for both her Bachelor’s and Doctorate of Physical Therapy degrees and practiced in Southern Oregon before moving to Maui. She has worked with a wide range of injuries and patients, from infancy to geriatrics and enjoys integrating movement and hands-on treatment for optimizing performance. She is a passionate learner and enjoys taking a variety of continuing education courses each year to widen her knowledge base so that she can better serve each unique patient. She is a certified Graston provider and also has experience in RockTape, Pain Neuroscience Education, Sahrmann Movement System Impairment, Mulligan Technique, and Muscle Energy Technique. 

Elsie is a graduate of the University of California San Francisco with a Master of Science in Physical Therapy. She has been working in outpatient orthopedics for over 20 years, including experience at significant institutions such as Stanford University. She has taken multiple continuing education courses every year since her graduation. These courses have helped broaden her scope of practice and better serve her patients. Her course work included specialized McKenzie, Mulligan, and Sahrmann techniques. Elsie is NDT-certified to treat neurological impairments such as strokes. Her other specialties include treatment of foot and ankle dysfunction and orthotics fabrication

Patricia is a graduate of the University of Texas Medical Branch, SAHS at Galveston. She opened Back in Shape, the first physical therapy clinic here in Kihei. Having partially retired, we are fortunate to have her here at Bodies in Motion. With over 30 yrs. of Orthopedic experience in Out-Patient and Industrial Medicine Clinics, Patricia uses a broad array of exercise and manual therapy skills (joint, soft-tissue and neural mobilization) to help give you the best care that she can provide. She is Certified in SFMA, Selective Functional Movement Assessment, and is a Graston Provider. Her 3-D focus of your body’s posture and movement patterns helps to target and correct the root causes of your pain.

Joy is a graduate of the University of Oregon with a Bachelor’s in Human Anatomy and Physiology. After discovering a passion for healing through movement while attaining her Bachelor's in Human Anatomy and Physiology at the University of Oregon, Joy went on to get her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Pacific University. Joy is inspired to treat the whole person, not just the injury, with a clinical emphasis in return to sport athletes, pre and post surgical rehabilitation, along with specialized training in temporal mandibular joint (TMJ) dysfunction through the American Academy of Orofacial pain. She treats a wide range of musculoskeletal conditions with supplemental use of Graston, Cupping, Kinesiotape, Mulligan Techniques, and aquatic therapy.

Elizabeth graduated from Azusa Pacific University with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree in 2018. She found her passion for cancer rehab while practicing at City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center in Southern California, where she completed a residency program and achieved board-certification as a specialist in oncologic physical therapy. 

Gabby is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she completed a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology and a Bachelor of Science in Physical Education with additional emphasis on Adapted physical education and global health studies. Gabby received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Duke University where she gained experience in treating all ages of the life span as well as specific techniques such as the McKenzie Method and muscle energy technique. Gabby is passionate about improving the quality of life of her patients.