Meet Our
Dedicated & Well
Qualified Staff
At Spring Ridge and
Glade Valley
Physical Therapy, we
consistently earn
the highest possible
ratings in patient
satisfaction
surveys.
Our patients
routinely comment
about how much they
appreciate our
staff's ability to
communicate well and
how impressed they
are with our
therapist's
expertise. We
do everything we can
to make sure our
patients are
comfortable at our
facilities so they
leave having had a
great experience.
We pride ourselves
on providing the
best possible care,
and we strive
continually to stay
abreast of the
latest and best
physical therapy
techniques.
Physical Therapy
Earl Cox, Owner
M.S., P.T., CSCS
Earl has a Masters
Degree in Physical
Therapy and has over 11
years of clinical orthopaedic
and rehabilitation
experience. He
has mastered
advanced skills in myofascial
techniques, soft
tissue manipulation,
and sports therapy.
He also excels in
the treatment of
numerous types of
musculo-skeletal
disorders, pre and
post-surgical care,
and body
impairments.
Earl holds a
Certificate of
Proficiency in
Clinical
Electrophysiologic
Evaluation from the
New York
Chiropractic
College. He
formerly
chaired the Western
District of the
American Physical
Therapy Association
of Maryland.
Earl was a
collegiate level
hockey player and
has coached youth
hockey for many
years. He
enjoys spending time
with his wife and 3 daughters.
Nichole Delisio, D.P.T.
Nikki earned her
Masters and
Doctorate degree the
University of
Maryland, Department
of Physical Therapy
and Rehabilitation
Science. Nikki
enjoys spending her
down time with her
husband
and daughter.
Nikki plans to
continue her
education by
specializing in
women's heath
issues, particularly
in the field of
obstetrics.
Lucas McCollum,
P.T.A.
Lucas has a B.S.
degree in Exercise
Physiology with a
minor in Nutrition
from Jacksonville State
University. He
earned his PTA
degree from Carroll
Community College.
Lucas
is also an ACSM
(American College of
Sports Medicine)
Certified Personal
Trainer. In
his spare time,
Lucas enjoys
training for and
participating in
marathons and
triathlons.
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information about
Lucas's triathlon
activities.
Alan
Kinsler, PTA
Alan
Kinsler received his
Physical Therapy
Assistant degree
from Carroll
Community College
after a 20 year
career as an
Information Systems
Project Manager. He
is a competitive
tri-athlete who
participates in both
half and full iron
man distances in
races throughout the
country.
Laura
Gray
Laura
Gray received her
phlebotomy
certification at
Hagerstown Community
College in 2003 and
has applied those
skills working for
the American Red
Cross Blood
Services. She
worked in a family
practice setting for
a local doctor in
Walkersville, and
has managed a weight
loss center
specializing in
nutritional
counseling. Laura
LOVES to cook, so
along with the
nutritional
counseling, she
often gave patients
recipes to prove
that eating healthy
doesn't have to
leave a bad taste in
your mouth! Laura
was a gymnast for
many years retiring
in 1999. She
continues to apply
good nutrition and
exercise practices
and enjoys inspiring
others to develop
healthy habits.
Laura has been an
active member of a
Frederick County
fire company for
almost 10 years.
She is currently an
Advanced Life
Support student in
Washington County.
Jennifer Overeem,
BS, PTA
Jennifer Overeem is
a graduate of
Radford University
with degrees in
Sports Medicine,
Physical Education,
and Heath. She
received her
Physical Therapist
Assistant Degree
from Carroll
Community College in
2004. Jennifer has
a strong interest in
sports therapy and
agility training.
In her spare time
she enjoys playing
tennis and
volleyball and
spending time with
her husband and
daughter.
Pyramid Wellness
Center
Personal Trainer
Beth Kostens, BS,
CSCS, CPT
Beth
is certified through
the National
Strength &
Conditioning
Association as a
Certified Strength &
Conditioning
Specialist (CSCS)
and also through
American Council of
Exercise as a
Certified Personal
Trainer. She has
been training
clients for over 6
years, 4 of which
she was the Director
of Personal Training
at Gold’s Gym
located at Marley
Station in Anne
Arundel County. She
has worked with a
wide variety of
clients from those
who were finished
with their physical
therapy to “healthy”
individuals.
Everyone has their
individual
motivation whether
it is to improve
their strength,
endurance, tone,
lose weight or just
get “healthy”. Beth
has also done
specialized training
focusing on balance,
agility and sports
(golf, tennis,
lacrosse).
What got Beth
started back to the
gym? A drunk
driver rear ended
her car and she too
ended up at the
Physical Therapist
office just like
you! Thanks to the
physical therapist
and acupuncturist!
She took it from
that point forward,
determined to regain
her strength and
endurance. After a
year that goal was
met and she set her
sights on a more
challenging goal….
National Physique
Committee Figure
Competition. So, at
the mature age of
44, she stepped on
stage and won the
OCB Baltimore’s
Charm City Classic,
Masters Figure
division and later
that year placed
third at the NPC
Maryland State. The
next year, age 45,
she won 5th
at NPC Maryland
State and 14th
at NPC Body Rock.
The Body Rock was
the top amateur
competition on the
East Coast. Just a
note, NPC does not
divide out the 20
year olds from the
40+ year olds,
everyone stands side
by side. In 2004
she was written up
in Natural Muscle
Magazine and because
of her, they started
an “over 40 club”
column.
Her motto says it
all….. Be Your
Personal Best!
Beth also enjoys
gardening, hiking,
lacrosse (Go Terps
–MD Alumni) and
squats rule!
Acupuncture
Fred Wolfson,
L.Ac.
Fred Wolfson is a
licensed and board
certified
acupuncturist who
treats a
wide range of
conditions,
injuries, and
chronic pain by
integrating
acupuncture, natural
medicine, herbal,
and nutrition
therapies. Fred is
dedicated to
supporting all those
who take an active
and committed role
in their own
healing.
Before practicing
acupuncture, Fred
received a Master of
Arts in
Rehabilitation
Counseling and
worked for 11 years
in the field of
counseling and
advocacy for
individuals with
physical,
psychiatric, and
developmental
disabilities. Those
experiences and
skills enhance his
current acupuncture
treatment of
depression, anxiety,
stress disorders,
alcohol, and drug
addictions.
Additionally, he has
15 years experience
as a massage
therapist
specializing in
trigger point
therapies, sports
injuries, and deep
tissue massage.
In 2005, Fred
received specialized
acupuncture training
in infertility
treatment with
acupuncturist Yaron
Seidman, founder of
The Hunyuan Method
of Fertility
Treatment. Dr
Seidman is a
nationally
recognized leader in
the field of
fertility treatment
and treats patients
from around the
country.
In 2006, Fred
completed a 6 month
animal acupuncture
training at
Tai Sophia
Acupuncture College
and received
Maryland State
Certification as an
Animal
Acupuncturist. He
enjoys treating all
breeds of dogs and
cats for a variety
of conditions and
diseases.
Healing Touch &
Reiki
Krista L. Hall, RN,
CHTP, HTI, RMT
Krista Hall has 30
years of nursing in
maternal-child,
elder / long term
care, orthopedics,
and med-surgical
areas. Krista
brings many rich and
varied experiences
to the table with
the energy-based
concepts of Healing
Touch and Reiki. In
the early 1990’s,
she began her study
of the importance of
human touch with the
study of newborn and
infant massage,
becoming certified
and teaching many
families the
techniques and
benefits of infant
massage. Her
interest then
broadened to the
study of the energy
bio-field therapies
of Healing Touch and
Reiki to enhance her
nursing practice.
Krista became a
Certified Healing
Touch Practitioner
in 2002. She is
co-coordinator of
the Energy Therapies
program at Frederick
Memorial Healthcare
System in Frederick,
MD, which provides
Healing Touch and
Reiki to patients at
the Regional Cancer
Therapy Center and
the hospital on the
Oncology unit. She
is a member of
Healing Touch
International. She
is currently in the
training process to
become a Certified
Healing Touch
Instructor. Krista
maintains a private
practice of Healing
Touch and Reiki
where she brings
holistic nursing and
energy based
concepts and
education to
patients.
These therapies can
be used as self-care
to reduce stress and
anxiety, promote
focus and attention,
and complement other
healthy lifestyle
strategies.
Dr. Pamela Heath
Dr. Pamela Heath was
born in
Fayetteville, NC,
and moved to Clark
Air Base in the
Philippines at age
12. She returned to
the US when Mt.
Pinatubo erupted in
1991, and completed
her HS Cum Laude at
St. Andrew’s School
in Middletown, DE in
1992. She earned a
B.A. in biology from
Hood College in
Frederick, MD in
1996. She attended
Philadelphia College
of Osteopathic
Medicine, where she
reverted to Islam in
1997 and graduated
with a Doctor of
Osteopathy degree in
2000. Her
internship was with
George Washington
University/Holy
Cross Hospital
Family Practice
Residency Program
based in Rockville,
MD (now defunct).
She completed her
training in 2003 at
VCU/MCV-Shenandoah
Valley Family
Practice Residency
Program in Front
Royal, VA. She is
Board Certified by
the ABFM, and plans
to sit for the AOBFP
and ABHM exams in
sha’ Allah.
Dr. Heath’s family
medicine practice
combines the primary
care specialties of
general internal
medicine, general
pediatrics, and
non-surgical
gynecology. As
such, she does some
prescribing and
counseling for
mental health
issues. She
performs
dermatologic
procedures such as
cryotherapy for
warts,
biopsy/removal of
moles and skin tags,
and drainage of
boils and
abscesses. She
incorporates
elements of
orthopedics,
physical therapy,
and sports medicine
as well as
performing
osteopathic
manipulation—the
easiest way to
describe this is to
imagine your
physician,
chiropractor,
physical therapist,
and massage
therapist were the
same person. She
strives to continue
her study of, and
increasingly
incorporate
Qur’an/Islam, herbs,
homeopathy, foot
reflexology, and
other treatment
modalities as
appropriate to each
individual patient.
Dietician/Nutritionist
Irene Czapary, RD,
LDN
Irene Czapary is a
Registered Dietitian
(RD) and Licensed
Dietitian and
Nutritionist (LDN).
She completed a
Bachelor’s of
Science in Dietetics
at the University of
Maryland and is
currently completing
a Master’s of
Science in Herbal
Medicine at the Tai
Sophia Institute in
Laurel, Maryland.
Irene believes in
the importance of
nourishing the body
with delicious,
wholesome foods. She
works with her
clients to create
balance in their
diets and overall
lifestyle by setting
realistic,
sustainable goals.
Irene has a private
practice located in
Rockville, Maryland
and also works as a
clinical dietitian
at Montgomery
General Hospital in
Olney, Maryland. In
her free time Irene
enjoys hiking,
mountain biking,
gardening, cooking
and eating
Mediterranean
cuisine, and
perusing ethnic
grocery stores.
“A smiling face is
half the meal”
–Latvian Proverb
Tricia McCauley,
Certified Health
Counselor
Tricia McCauley is a
Certified Health
Counselor and
graduate of the
Institute for
Integrative
Nutrition.
She is certified by
the
American Association
of Drugless
Practitioners
and is currently
pursuing a Masters
of Science degree in
Herbal Medicine at
the
Tai Sophia Institute.
Tricia's exploratory
journey with food
and cooking began
almost 20 years ago
when she was
experiencing
problems with severe
food allergies..
Allergy tests and
medicine did not
affect the itchy red
hives that attacked
her body for hours
at a time. Finding
alternate foods,
learning to cook
with brand-new
staples, and
eventually cutting
all gluten, corn,
soy, garlic, and
canola oil out of
her diet, taught
Tricia a great deal
about self-care and
patience, and made
her a self-taught
expert on dietary
transitions.
Besides nutrition
counseling, Tricia
has worked in the
Washington, DC
theatre community
since 1992 as a
performer, producer,
and teacher. Her
integrative
nutrition education,
background of
dietary exploration,
and her theatrical
experience give her
a unique toolkit.
She brings
creativity,
compassion, humor,
and personal
understanding to her
clients, whether
they are undertaking
their own dietary
transitions,
learning to breathe
from the diaphragm,
or learning their
way around the
kitchen.
Tricia also enjoys
gardening, organic
farming, traveling,
yoga, hanging about
with her cat, and
playing the mandolin
very badly.
EMG / NCS Center
Dr. David
Heydrick, M.D., M.S.
Dr. David Heydrick,
M.D., M.S. is a
Board Certified
Neurologist. He
completed his
medical training at
the University of
Maryland School of
Medicine in
Baltimore where he
was Chief Resident
in Neurology and
where he also
completed a
Neuromuscular/Electrophysiology
fellowship.
Dr. Heydrick is a
Science Advisor for
the Parkinson’s
Action Network
(PAN). He is
currently writing a
book called “The
Parkinson’s
Pyramid®” which
offers a multi-focal
strategy for health
in recovery and
maintenance of
neurodegenerative
disease.
Dr. Heydrick was
honored in 2005 as a
“Health Care Hero in
Advancement in
Health Care” from
“The Daily Record”
in a state-wide
campaign to
recognize the
contributions of
exceptional
physicians and
health care
organizations. He is
a member of the
American Medical
Association,
Maryland
Neurological
Society, American
Academy of
Neurology, American
Neurological
Association, Alpha
Omega Honor Society,
Movement Disorders
Society, and the New
York Academy of
Sciences.
For more information
about Dr. Heydrick,
click here, and
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will open to his
website.
Earl Cox, Owner
M.S., P.T., CSCS
Earl has a Masters
Degree in Physical
Therapy and has over 11
years of clinical orthopaedic
and rehabilitation
experience. He
has mastered
advanced skills in myofascial
techniques, soft
tissue manipulation,
and sports therapy.
He also excels in
the treatment of
numerous types of
musculo-skeletal
disorders, pre and
post-surgical care,
and body
impairments.
Earl holds a
Certificate of
Proficiency in
Clinical
Electrophysiologic
Evaluation from the
New York
Chiropractic
College. He
formerly
chaired the Western
District of the
American Physical
Therapy Association
of Maryland.
Earl was a
collegiate level
hockey player and
has coached youth
hockey for many
years. He
enjoys spending time
with his wife and 3 daughters.
