Staff Profiles

♦ Michele ♦ Lindsay ♦ LaShonde ♦

Dr. Michele Kehrer, PT, DPT, ATC

Dr. Kehrer, PT, DPT, ATC, President of LifeStyle Physical Therapy & Balance Center, is a pioneer in neurological dizziness and balance disorders.

 

   Michele played a key role in developing the protocols and equipment used by the few specialists working with neurological dizziness and balance disorders today. Her success rates, contributions and ongoing innovations to this emerging field have built her reputation throughout the medical community.
    As an athlete herself, Michele discovered her calling and began on her career path as a result of sustaining a serious sports-related injury in high school. After working in a variety of settings with numerous sports teams while earning her undergraduate degree, she served as athletic trainer for Highland Park High School's LaCrosse team while simultaneously treating patients at Peak Therapeutics, a clinic specializing in sports rehabilitation.
    It was during this time Michele's attention was first drawn to dizziness and balance issues by the high number of students sustaining concussions and patients presenting with dizziness disorders at the clinic. Never one to shy away from a challenge, Michele worked with Peak's neurology specialists to develop protocols to get their patients back to normal activities as soon as possible. These early successes were later acknowledged by the United States government when she was asked to assist in research conducted by NASA and the Department of Defense.
    While laying the groundwork for her exemplary career, Michele also studied extensively in other areas of specialization. She worked in several clinical rotations in the acute and sub-acute inpatient and outpatient settings. Her clinical focus also included prosthetics fittings, gait training and pediatric high-risk physical therapy.
    While Michele still works in a consultative capacity from time to time, her primary focus is her own clinic, LifeStyle Physical Therapy & Balance Center. She is happy to provide a resource for patients who previously had nowhere to turn, and to help them reclaim their daily routines in comfort. She also sees patients with difficult-to-diagnose issues, and enjoys the challenge of investigating until she finds a solution.
    If you have been struggling with a dizziness, balance or orthopedic issue that has defied resolution, Michele would like to help.

Timeline: (place mouse over year to view highlight)

1995: Graduated Cum Laude in Sports Medicine, Physical Education with emphasis in Athletic Training from Western Illinois University 1998-2002: Collaborated with the Balance Therapy and Research Foundation to develop groundbreaking protocols and equipment used today in head injury and vestibular research throughout the country 2000-02: Assisted NASA and the Department of Defense with a number of balance and dizziness research projects as Director of Research at Balance Therapy Research Foundation 2004: Earned Doctorate in Physical Therapy from University of Illinois at Chicago 2005: Earned National Certifications in Vestibular Rehabilitation and Cervicogenic Dizziness 2006: Opened LifeStyle Physical Therapy & Balance Center 2005-08: Lectured Northwestern University Athletic Training students 2008-present: Lecturing Northwestern University Audiology Department students

 

Dr. Lindsay Ternes, PT, DPT

    Lindsay began working at Lifestyle Physical Therapy in May of 2008.  She holds a doctorate of physical therapy from Northwestern University, graduating in 2006.  Lindsay has practiced physical therapy in a variety of settings including vestibular, orthopedic, and neurological patient populations.  A 2002 graduate from the University of Illinois in Champaign Urbana, Lindsay received her Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology.

 

LaShonde Brown

  LaShonde began her studies at Xavier University with plans on becoming a pediatrician.  In 2005, hurricane Katrina modified her plans and she transferred to the University of Houston. While in Houston, she spent time with her cousin, a physical therapist assistant. Those experiences led her to decide on a career course change.  LaShonde graduated in May 2008 with a Bachelor of Science in biology and a minor in health. She plans on applying to Physical Therapy school in the fall.

 

 

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