Health Blog Category: Multidisciplinary Team

Dr. Kassidy Davis

Oct 12^th  2023 

Daniel Huelsenkamp

Jul 26^th  2023 

Dr. Alex Hoop

Jun 15^th  2023 

Dr. Hoop obtained his Bachelor of Science of Athletic Training from Aquinas College where he
ran cross country/track collegiately. He then went on to acquire his Doctor of Physical Therapy
from Grand Valley State University in 2022. Dr. Hoop has been a licensed athletic trainer since
2019 and enjoys working with local youth/high school athletic programs. He is excited to begin
his career as a physical therapist and to serve the Freeland/Midland areas.

Noah Dehmel

Jun 15^th  2023 

Dr. Tim Sala

May 19^th  2022 

Dr. Tim has been a licensed chiropractor for the past 13 years following his graduation from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Davenport, Iowa.  Before grad school he played one year of baseball on scholarship at Wayne State University before transferring to Michigan State University to obtain his bachelors degree. He was raised in the chiropractic lifestyle being that his father, grandfather, uncle and sister were all chiropractors as well and all graduated from Palmer College.

Liz Fries

Oct 27^th  2021 

Elizabeth grew up in Hemlock. After graduating high school, she attended college for a year and then found a passion for massage therapy while attending the Flint Institute of Massage Therapy. Elizabeth graduated as a Certified Massage Therapist in December of 2003. She always knew she wanted to be helping people and has been able to do so through massage therapy. In 2016 she started working for Midland Sports Rehab where she has been able to apply her love for massage not only on athletes but anyone dealing with muscular issues.

Samantha Kukla

Oct 27^th  2021 

Sam grew up in Bay City, shortly after graduating from high school she moved to Colorado. After working and attending school for a little over a year, she returned to the tri-city area to pursue a career in massage therapy. She graduated as a Certified Medical Massage Therapist from the Flint Institute of Massage Therapy in December 2009. She became licensed through the state of Michigan in 2014 and continues to expand her knowledge and education in the massage therapy field, recently receiving her certification in Manual Lymphatic Drain Massage.

Mary Miller

Oct 27^th  2021 

Wellness Coordinator, Running Technique Specialist, Lead Stretch Specialist and Athletic Trainer

Mary grew up in West Branch, MI and is a graduate of Central Michigan University’s Athletic Training/Sports Medicine Program.  She brings 10+ years of professional clinical experience as an Athletic Trainer to Midland Sports Rehab and has been working in the chiropractic and outpatient rehabilitation setting with us since 2016.  Mary spent several years as the Head Athletic Trainer in the secondary school setting in the Chicagoland area while also assisting orthopedic physicians in the clinical setting.  She specializes in working with all types of athletes but has focused her training the last several years on preventing and treating running injuries.  Mary earned her certification as a Running Technique Specialist and enjoys running herself.  Since coming to work at Midland Sports Rehab, Mary has successfully implemented outreach athletic training services to community athletic programs and continues to bring awareness to the need for injury prevention and early intervention with sports-related injuries in our community.

Dr. Shane Meyers

Oct 27^th  2021 

Dr. Shane graduated from Logan University in 2019. He is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic and also received his Masters degree in Sports Science and Rehabilitation. He studied biomedical science at Grand Valley State University before heading to Logan for chiropractic school. Dr. Shane has a passion for working with active Individuals and athletes of all ages. He has worked alongside a variety of different athletes allowing him to better understand their movement patterns and mechanisms of injury.

Dr. Eric Fridline

Oct 27^th  2021 

Dr. Fridline attained his undergraduate degree in health science from University of Michigan. He then received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Michigan in 2017. Dr. Fridline has been working in the physical therapy field since 2007 and has a strong passion for helping people achieve their goals. He is the highest medical certified Titleist Performance Institute provider in the state of Michigan! He specializes in running technique analysis.

Kristin Berard

Oct 27^th  2021 

Kristin co-owns Midland and Freeland Sports Rehab with her husband Dr. Jeff. Kristin is the CEO of Midland and Freeland Sports Rehab and works with clients as a Certified Nutrition Specialist.

Kristin can design a customized Personal Training Program you can complete anywhere. All customized programs are designed with your goals, abilities and availability of equipment in mind. As a retired Natural Pro Figure and Physique Competitor, placing Second in World’s in 2012 and 2016, she has helped 100’s of people get A Better Body as Prescribed(previously known as ABBRx) through In Person and Online Nutrition Coaching, Personal Training, Online Fitness Programming for Fat Loss, Muscle Building, Metabolic Recovery and Pre/Post Natal, as well as competition prep and posing.

Dr. Jeffrey Berard

Oct 27^th  2021 

Dr. Jeff Berard, is a licensed Doctor of Chiropractic with over 20 years of experience in private practice. He has a unique skill set that has been developed through working with athletes from all over the globe, allowing him to help the average person suffering from chronic pain. Dr. Berard is a Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician(CCSP) which is one of the highest certifications a Chiropractic Physician can obtain. 

He set out to the Great Lakes Bay area centered his practice in Midland.