Collectively, the therapists at West Park Rehab have 110 years of experience in the physical therapy profession! Missy Crocker is celebrating her 22 year contribution this month, and reflected on her career in physical therapy with us:

What do you do at West Park Rehab?
Upon starting here, I worked at the YMCA office, mainly in aquatics and continued with aquatics when we built the pool in the Franklin office. I also worked in Pediatrics with the IU6 physical therapist. After my own kids were school aged, I became full time in the clinic with my primary focus in orthopedics and pediatrics.

I am also an ACCE (Academic Coordinator of Clinical Education) and have trained many new physical therapy professionals. I have primarily teamed with Eddie St. Clair, DPT as the upper extremity team focusing on the hand, elbow and shoulder. I have completed an upper extremity orthopedic excellence certification. This past October, I began MSKUS training for the upper extremity and I am excited to now assist in bringing this diagnostic testing to our community.

What brought you to the physical therapy profession?
Years of athletics as a child and teenager drew me towards physical therapy due to my own injuries and how physical therapy helped me.

What do you enjoy most about working in physical therapy?
Physical therapy is rewarding. Helping people get better after injuries or surgeries as well as teaching them how to prevent injuries is rewarding.

What future professional plans or goals do you have?
My future plans are to continue my career here at West Park Rehab, helping our patients in an orthopedic setting.

Thanks for sharing, Missy, and congrats on your anniversary!

This article was published in the Venango Chamber’s August 2020 VenangoWorks! Newsletter.