Dr. Kirsten Burwell

Pelvic Floor Team Lead at Direct Performance Physical Therapy.

Portrait of Dr. Kirsten Burwell, PT, DPT, OMTC, CMTPT

About Dr. Kirsten Burwell

PT, DPT, OMTC, CMTPT. Pelvic Floor Team Lead.

Dr. Burwell earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree with highest honors from Emory University in 2012. She completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Virginia in 2009 with high honors, earning a B.S. in Education with a major in Kinesiology and a minor in Spanish.

She holds advanced certifications in Orthopedic Manual Therapy through the Medical University of South Carolina and in therapeutic dry needling through Myopain Seminars, along with additional training in pregnancy and postpartum exercise and vestibular rehabilitation.

Kirsten grew up a swimmer and has since become a distance runner, completing races from 5Ks to marathons, along with triathlons up to the half-ironman distance. As a mom of two boys, she is especially passionate about helping pregnant and postpartum women get back to running, lifting, or simply keeping up with their kids without pain.

  • Orthopedic Manual Therapy Certification (OMTC)
  • Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist (dry needling)
  • Pregnancy and postpartum exercise training
  • Vestibular rehabilitation training

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