ABOUT US
Body Owners has a strong ethical and moral conviction that guides all business and patient care decisions. We will always place the well being of the patient first and remain above reproach when dealing with the business of physical and occupational therapy. All of our therapists are members of their national professional association including the APTA and AOTA. These associations establish high ethical practice standards that we as a therapist use to guide us at Body Owners.
Body Owners Physical Therapy and Wellness Center is therapist-owned outpatient physical therapy clinic specializing in the rehabilitation of all orthopedic injuries and conditions. Our clinicians have many years of combined orthopedic physical therapy experience and have a personal concern for each patient. Once becoming a patient at Body Owners, it becomes evident that you have entered a friendly, comfortable and professional atmosphere where the goal is to help you return to your optimal level of health, well-being and function, whether that’s returning to a sport, a job or a way of life.
Our approach to treatment is to assess and find dysfunctions causing symptoms, then correct the cause through the use of manual (hands-on) therapy, neuromuscular reeducation, therapeutic exercise, bio mechanical corrections and state of the art modalities. We include our patients and caregivers in the design and implementation of their rehabilitation program encouraging active participation in the process. Each patient receives a home exercise program and is instructed in a self-care program with the ultimate goal of being pain free with all functional activities. Patients also receive education on maintenance and prevention to eliminate reoccurrence of their impairments. We offer flexible scheduling with convenient early morning and evening appointments. Our front office staff is highly trained and very friendly, and will verify insurance
Tel: 305.294.8866
Fax: 305.294.8898
TESTIMONIALS
“I would like to thank all the employees at Body Owners for the amazing job you have done with my therapy and helping me to get back to 100% after my surgery. You provided an enjoyable, fun, and professional environment that I looked forward to with each appointment. I would also like to thank you for the special concern that you showed for me as a patient and as friend while I was in the hospital. Every member of the staff at Body Owners has had a profound impact on my recovery and I do and will continue to recommend your services to anyone in need of physical therapy.” --RB
THERAPISTS
Heather Smith MPT, MTC – Owner
Heather was raised in Cumberland Gap Tennessee and graduated from Powell Valley High School in 1995. She went on to earn an Associate’s of Science Degree from Walter State Community College in 1998, then went on to study environmental and occupational health at East Tennessee State University until moving to Memphis Tennessee to pursue her dreams to be a Physical Therapist. Heather graduated with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center in Memphis Tennessee in 2003.
She obtained a position as a lead physical therapist at Claiborne County Hospital and Nursing Home in Harrogate Tennessee for 4 years before moving to Florida in the fall of 2007. While working as a lead therapist, she completed her Manual Therapy Certification from The University of St. Augustine in 2007, which allowed her to improve her manual skills as a therapist and open additional doors for continuing education. This certification is held by a little over 2,500 other physical therapist in the nation and is very helpful to her orthopedic practice as a PT.
Heather has been the owner of Body Owners Physical Therapy since June 2008. She has helped build Body Owners to a very reputable physical therapy practice in Key West Florida with her excitement toward the evolution of physical therapy and individualized approach with treating patients. She has now expanded her knowledge of private practice to St Augustine to Physical Intellience with Tony Varela DPT, PhDc, MTC, FAAOMPT. Heather is currently preparing for the Orhopeadic Board Certification in Physical Therapy that she will sit for in 2011.
Jane A. Tiedeman, MBA, OT
Jane graduated from Eastern Michigan University with her Bachelors Degree in Occupational Therapy in 1970 and received an MBA from Spring Arbor College in 1997. She has over 30 years experience as a therapist and has worked in public schools, early intervention programs, home health agencies, vocational rehabilitation agencies, independent living centers and therapy clinics. She specializes in treating children with learning disabilities, sensory integration problems, ADD/ADHD, Autism, Cerebral Palsy, handwriting problems, visual perceptual and visual motor deficits. Jane also works with adults to restore functioning and remediate limitations by making splints, teaching adaptive methods, fabrication adaptive equipment, teaching new skill development and work simplification strategies. Jane sees patients during the winter months and plays a special role at Body Owners with her emphasis on treating children.
Tony Varela, DPT, MHSc, MTC, FAAOMPT, BSPT
Tony is a Florida native and a graduate of the University of North Florida as a member of the last Bachelor class in the state of Florida. He continued his education at the University of St. Augustine, where he completed his Masters of Health Science and his Doctor of Physical Therapy. In addition to academic degrees, he furthered his clinical education by completing a fellowship in manual therapy at the University of St. Augustine under Stanley Paris, PT PhD and Catherine Patla, PT, DHSc. After the fellowship training, Tony remained on the faculty at the University of St. Augustine teaching within the continuum of the orthopedic curricula. Currently, he is continuing his education as a PhD candidate at NOVA Southeastern University where he is finalizating his dissertation. His doctoral studies emphasize Physical Therapy and medical behaviors. In addition to working at Body Owners, Tony remains a member of the continuing education faculty for the Manual Therapy track and as an adjunctive faculty member of the online distance education for transitional degrees through the University of St. Augustine. The emphasis of his training is on the lumbopelvic hip complex, regional integration of the extremities, clinical reasoning, diagnostic imaging, and medical behaviors.
STAFF
Denise Madden - Office Manager
Denise Madden is a resident of the Lower Keys and has extensive experience in medical billing and office management. She joined Body Owners team in July 2011.
FOTO
What is FOTO?
Using Focus on Therapeutic Outcomes “FOTO” at Body Owners has allowed us to improve our patient outcomes. Providing reliable, valid and responsive outcome measures enables us to provide the most effective rehabilitation. FOTO allows us to take patients medical history, age, gender, co-morbidities, and payor source into account when determining a patients prognosis. It assist the therapist with improving functional outcomes and improve on identify continuing education needs. FOTO gives us the ability to see what works, what works for each patient, improve outcomes, improve outcomes and balance effective treatments with efficiency.
How does FOTO work?
Upon your initial evaluation you will complete a questionnaire on the computer that includes, but is not limited to the following; past medical history, current medical problems, and identify pain levels. All of this data is added to FOTO’s national data base, that is all HIPPAA compliant and confidential. This gives your evaluating therapist a number of visits and a percentage of improvement that you and he/she should expect with Physical or Occupational Therapy. This information will be reviewed with you and measured periodically throughout your treatment. Once you have completed your treatment you will complete the questionnaire again to identify your functional outcomes.
Go to www.fotoinc.com to learn more about FOTO.