Biographies

Dr. Joanna Frantz, PT, DPT

Dr. Frantz is the owner of In Motion Physical Therapy and a practicing physical therapist.  Joanna holds both a doctoral and masters degree from Washington University School of Medicine, Program in Physical Therapy, regularly ranked as the top physical therapy program in the United States.  Joanna, who has spent most of her career in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy, was initially trained in outpatient neurological rehabilitation. She brings this strong understanding of the neuromuscular pathways to orthopedics to create a comprehensive treatment philosophy, which addresses the body as a whole and uses the most relevant techniques for each patient.  She uses her training from Washington University as a diagnostician to give each patient a movement diagnosis to guide an individualized specific treatment program.  Joanna is a general member of the APTA and an active member of the orthopedic and private practice sections of the APTA.  Joanna spends her free time with her family enjoying the beach, rollerblading with her dog and teaching her daughter about the world around her.

Alisa Shearer
Alisa is the office manager of In Motion Physical Therapy.  She comes with many years experience in the medical field, marketing and customer relations.  Alisa has over 10 years of customer service and management experience.  As the office manager, Alisa is responsible for scheduling and for handling all the insurance issues from verifying benefits to filing claims. She will help you understand your benefits or any other questions.  Alisa understands that your time, as well as ours is valuable. That is why she tries to make the therapy sessions as accommodating for you as possible.  Outside of the office, Alisa is very busy in the community, loves attending her daughter’s dance performances outside of high school and walking their dogs on the beach.