CoreBalance Therapy LLC started as Frontier Therapy Services in 1999 by Amy Flory, PT.
Previously, Amy had been working for a large rehabilitation corporation. She became frustrated and discouraged by the limitations put on her practice by executives who knew nothing about good physical therapy practice and her patients.
She went on her own, not knowing if it was possible to provide truly individualized and meaningful treatment within the confines of the current healthcare system.
Sarah Hudelson, PT, began her practice with Amy in 2002 and became a partner in 2005.
The clinic name was changed also at this time to better reflect our treatment philosophy. We believe in finding a balance in our own lives between professional, emotional, physical and familial needs. We believe, and research supports, that muscle and joint IM-balance is the root of many types of pain. We aim to guide the patient into a place of balance in their body and in their responses to stresses placed on the body. We do this through a highly individualized treatment plan including exercise, manual techniques and instruction in self-management of symptoms.
Meet Our Providers:
Amy Flory, PT, MPT, is a physical therapist and co-owner of CoreBalance Therapy. She has lived in the Flagstaff area for 13 years; she received her master’s degree in physical therapy in 1996 from NAU. Amy is experienced in physical therapy for people with chronic pain, incontinence and dizziness, and for women during and following
pregnancy. She serves as the Southwest Representative for the Women’s Health Section of the American Physical Therapy Association. Outside of work, Amy enjoys photography, painting, mountain biking and camping with her husband and children.
Sarah Hudelson, PT, DPT, has lived in Flagstaff since 1997 and holds her doctorate in physical therapy from NAU . She is co-owner of CoreBalance Therapy and is experienced in physical therapy for incontinence, chronic pain and dizziness. She also enjoys working with women during and following pregnancy, as well as pediatric patients. She is married, with two young sons and enjoys all types of outdoor recreation.
Thomas Gardner, PT, DPT, AT-L, is a physical therapist and athletic trainer recently relocated from New Jersey with a doctorate in physical therapy from Arcadia University in Pennsylvania. He has experience in sports medicine, athletic training and physical therapy for chronic orthopaedic conditions.
Kyndall Boyle, PT, PhD, OCS, earned her bachelors of science in Physical Therapy from the
University of New Mexico in 1989, her advanced masters of science in
Physical Therapy from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill in
1996 and her PhD from Nova Southeastern University in Florida in 2006.
She received her board certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
(OCS) in 1999. Kyndall teaches clinical musculoskeletal courses to Doctor
of Physical Therapy (DPT) students in the Physical Therapy program
at NAU. Research interests include a broad area of physical therapy
management for chronic musculoskeletal disorders. Kyndall’s specialty is Postural Restoration.
Lesley Lutes, PhD, is a clinical health psychologist who is originally from Canada, and recently relocated to Flagstaff in 2004. She has her Master’s degree in exercise physiology and her Ph.D. in clinical psychology, specializing in health-related issues, particularly obesity and diabetes. She is on faculty at Northern Arizona University and consults for several grants at the University of Florida relating to weight management for adults and children. Notably, her work has been cited in Health Magazine in May of 2005 and she won a national scientific award for outstanding research in the area of obesity in 2003. Outside of work she enjoys hiking and biking around Northern Arizona with her dog.
Andrew W. Gardner, PhD, is a behavior analyst who specializes in providing applied behavior analysis services (ABA) to children and families. Andrew is initially from Tucson, Arizona and earned his masters degree in School Psychology from Utah State University with an internship (focused in applied behavior analysis and autism spectrum disorders) at the Fred S. Keller School in Yonkers, NY. He earned his PhD in School Psychology from the University of Iowa specializing in the functional analysis/assessment of problem behavior. After a pre-doctoral internship and a post-doctoral fellowship in Pediatrics at the Kennedy Krieger Institute and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, he was hired as an assistant professor in the department of psychology at Northern Arizona University. Andrew specializes in outpatient evaluation and intervention (behavioral and educational) of problem behavior displayed by children with and without disabilities. He has published in the Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis and International Pediatrics. Outside of work, Andrew enjoys hiking and traveling with his wife and three boys.
Meet Our Staff:
Jean Marie Loverich is a Flagstaff native and an avid hiker and backpacker. Between trips into the Grand Canyon, she provides administrative and billing assistance for our clinic.
Dana Denton provides administrative and accounting assistance. We appreciate her gracious manner--a result of her southern upbringing?
