The mission of The Back Clinic is to empower people to recover from musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunction and promote positive ideas about wellness through thorough and individualized physical therapy evaluation and treatment with emphasis on education for prevention. The Back Clinic Inc. is a private physical therapy center offering comprehensive treatment programs for people of all ages with pain and disability related to the back, neck, jaw, shoulders, hips and extremities. We have played an important role in the field of preventative orthopedic physical therapy since 1981. We are a therapist owned and operated outpatient physical therapy center. We are a Medicare certified rehabilitation agency. Over 250 physicians refer to us from throughout the Delaware Valley. We have private treatment rooms. We do not overbook. We deliver one on-one-care. Therapists routinely exceed required continued education with post graduate coursework. Their individual attention and level of expertise helped me focus on my recovery and get back to my life! ~ Lorie M Although a key component of our therapy focuses on care of the spine, we also provide exceptional treatment for many orthopedic conditions, including shoulder, knee, hip and jaw problems.
Mary Kate completed her Bachelors of Science in Biology in 2018 and went on to earn her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Scranton in 2021. She then completed a 13-month residency in Orthopedics with Luminis Health where she worked weekly with the orthopedic surgical teams learning about management of routine and complex conditions. In 2022, she sat for the exam and became a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. She has pursued continuing education in the specialty regions of the cervical spine, thoracic spine, and ribs as well as rehabilitation of the injured runner. She currently treats a wide variety of diagnoses in the back clinic, and has loved getting to know her patients and seeing them get stronger over time!
The mission of The Back Clinic is to empower people to recover from musculoskeletal injuries and dysfunction. We promote positive ideas about wellness using thorough and individualized physical therapy evaluation and treatment with emphasis on education for prevention.
Manual Therapy
Mellissa has continued her education concentrating on functional manual therapy and back education through The Institute of Physical Art completing courses in Functional Mobilization, Core First Strategies, and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation. Most recently, Mellissa earned her Advanced Functional Dry Needling Certification in November 2019.