Kristi Brown
Physical Therapist, PT
Kristi received her BS in Physical Therapy from the Medical University of South Carolina, in Charleston, SC. She began her practice of PT with an emphasis on pediatrics and has worked primarily with pediatric population since graduating 20 years ago. Soon after graduation, she worked in school and home settings with pediatric caseload in small towns surrounding Vancouver, WA. After returning to NC in 1991, she began working with pediatrics exclusively in outpatient, in-home and center-based settings. She has treated patients with wide variety of diagnoses including cerebral palsy, traumatic brain injury, in-utero itra-cranial hemorrhage, spinal muscular atrophy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury, spina bifida, Down Syndrome, pre- and post- selective dorsal rhizotomy and traumatic brain injury. She spent several years specializing in treating children who have motor impairments as related to their visual impairment. She was certified in Nuerodevelopmental Therapy (NDT) in 1993 in St. Louis, MO with Linda Caldwell, PT. She has also been trained in using myofascial release and PNF patterns in restoring/gaining gross motor function. Kristi believes in having fun and feels it is best for her patients to enjoy their time in PT. Gross motor skills are best learned and retained through functional play. Having families and caregivers involved with follow-through from therapy sessions is imperative to achieving targeted gross motor goals. Therefore communication with families/caregivers is essential for helping each child achieve his greatest success. Kristi has two school-age children. When not working, she volunteers her time at their school with her certified therapy dog, Wingo.