Courtney Crouch

Currently on a leave of absence (LOA) from the Doctor of Physical Therapy Program at St. Catherine University. Current employment as a Personal Trainer and Stretch Specialist at Life Time Fitness, seeking a full-time position in a rehabilitation setting. Experience as a Physical Therapy Technician in the outpatient setting at Twin Cities Orthopedics. Achieved a Bachelor of Science degree in Rehabilitation Science (2023), as well as a Master of Science degree in Strength and Conditioning (2024). Exploring a plethora of career opportunities during my LOA within the medical, health/wellness, and sports performance fields to assess where my expertise and education best fit and the setting that I believe I will make the largest impact in. I am an extremely driven, passionate, and hard-working person with the ability to think quickly on my feet, problem solve, and have adopted excellent communication and time management skills through prior work, school, and extracurricular experiences. I believe strongly in preventative care, building professional relationships, as well as the concept of exercise is medicine.

Exercise Leader: UWEC Community Fitness Program (Fall/Winter 2022-23) 

Exercise Leader: UWEC Cancer Recovery and Fitness Program (Spring 2023)

Exercise Leader: UWEC Youth P.R.I.D.E. Program (Physical Activity and Recreation for Individuals with Disabilities) 

Practicum: Summit Orthopedics Physical Therapy undergraduate practicum experience - Vadnais Heights, MN (Summer 2022, 100 hours completed) 

Intern: TRIA Orthopedics Physical Therapy undergraduate internship -Woodbury, MN (Fall 2021, 50 hours completed)

Intern: Training HAUS Sports Performance Internship under Coach Bill Welle - Eagan, MN (Fall 2023, 150 hours completed) 

Intern: ETS (North Metro) Sports Performance Internship under Coach Michael Walker (Winter 2023-24, 150 hours completed)

Coach: UWEC Women's Basketball skills and leadership development camp (3 years) 

Assistant Women's Basketball Coach: MN Stars AAU girls basketball volunteer assistant coach (spring-summer 2025)

• AHA CPR/AED Certification (8/2/2024)
• AHA BLS Certification (8/2/2024)

As a Pre-Physical Therapy undergraduate student I  participated in the following volunteer and shadowing opportunities outside of school to aid in my knowledge and experience in the rehabilitation clinical setting:
Summer 2021: 40 observation hours
• Summit Orthopedics -Vadnais Heights & Woodbury, MN. Student Shadowing Experience: Completed 20 hours of shadowing 2 different Physical Therapists. Here I saw a variety of patients and had the opportunity to learn from practicing Physical Therapists as well as engage with patients.
• MN Health Fairview -Hugo, MN. Student Shadowing Experience: I completed 20 hours of shadowing a practicing Physical Therapist at the MN Health Fairview clinic in Hugo, MN. Here I saw a primarily older population of patients and was exposed to the treatment of more chronic conditions.
Fall 2021: 50 observation/volunteer hours
• TRIA Orthopedics -Woodbury, MN. Student Volunteer: 10 week program consisting of working alongside Rehab Aides and assisting them in their duties as well as shadowing a variety of different Physical and Occupational Therapists. Completed 50 hours of shadowing experience through volunteering and was exposed to a diverse population of patients, therapists, and modalities/treatments.
Summer 2022: 120 observation/volunteer hours
• Summit Orthopedics -Vadnais Heights, MN. Completed 80 hours at Summit Orthopedics in Vadnais Heights, MN mainly observing Dr. Rachel Hedden, DPT. These 80 hours contributed heavily to my Practicum in Rehabilitation Science through UWEC. I gained a lot of hands on experience, significantly improved my patient-provider interaction skills, as well as adopted a ton of new techniques and treatment modalities from observing Rachel and the other therapists at this location.
• MN Health Fairview Pediatric Specialty Clinic (Pediatric PT) -Woodbury, MN. Completed 20 volunteer hours and had the opportunity to observe physical and occupational therapists working with a diverse population of children in a rehab setting.
• Twin Cities Orthopedics -Vadnais Heights, MN. Completed 20 observation hours at TCO in
Vadnais Heights, MN. I mainly observed Dr. Carli Wacker, DPT, and had the opportunity to spend one on one time with her discussing a variety rehab, sports-related, and healthcare topics.

Undergraduate - Rehabilitation Science:

• Anatomical Kinesiology
• Biomechanics
• Clinical Exercise Physiology
• Essentials of Strength and Conditioning
• Rehabilitation Science Seminar
• Research Methods in Kinesiology
• Human Motor Development
• Exercise Physiology
• Exercise Physiology Lab Assessment
• Foundations of Rehabilitation Science
• Fitness Assessment and Exercise Prescription + Lab
• Adapted Physical Activity
• Medical Terminology
• Human Nutrition
• Overview of the U.S. Healthcare System
• Anatomy and Physiology I & II + Lab
• Physics I & II + Lab
• Chemistry I & II + Lab
• Human Developmental Psychology

Master of Science - Strength and Conditioning 

• Functional Anatomy
• Sports Nutrition
• Organization and Administration of Strength and Conditioning Programs
• Muscle Physiology
• Sport Movement Analysis
• Research Methods in Health and Human Performance
• Advanced Physiology of Exercise
• Advanced Strength, Speed, and Power Design
• Sports Performance Program Design

With my training and education within the Eau Claire Rehabilitation Science program the River Falls Master of Science in Strength & Conditioning program, my time as a Physical Therapy Technician at Training HAUS, my my time as a sports performance intern at ETS and Training HAUS, my time as a Personal Trainer, as well as my time in the DPT program at St. Catherine University, I have adopted skills that pertain to the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of clinical populations, as well as skills pertaining to programming and implementation of strength and conditioning programs.

Undergrad & Masters (Including undergrad internships)
• Functional Fitness testing
• Manual Blood Pressure
• Hydrostatic Weigh-in
• Skinfold measurements
• Obtain Residual Lung Volume (RV)
• VO2 max test & submaximal testing (Field and Lab)
• Manual Muscle Testing (MMT)
• Goniometer ROM assessment
• Testing and assessing muscular endurance, muscular strength, balance, flexibility, and aerobic capacity on the older adult population through the UWEC Community Fitness
Program.
• Formulating and developing individualized exercise programs. 

PT-Tech Training HAUS:
• Blood Flow Restriction (BFR)
• Gameready & Therm-X
• Normatec
• Estim (ISO kicks)
• TRAC Testing reports
• Familiar with dry needling, laser therapy, and many other treatment methods and modalities used in the PT profession.

Internships (ETS and Training HAUS): 

• Programming
• Implementation of programs to a diverse range of athletes
• Coaching warm up
• Assisting in speed and agility programming/implementation

Life Time Fitness Personal Trainer:

• Extensive hands on experience with a wide range of clients creating and implementing individualized programs that include resistance training, aerobic training, nutrition guidance and recommendations, as well as stability, mobility, flexibility, balance, and rehabilitation exercises as needed.
• Individual sales experience, charging my own rates, running payments, being in constant communication with clients regarding finances, while maintaining excellent professional relationships and making progress within their programs.
• Individual schedule management and organization.

DPT Program: 

• Integrated Clinical Experiences (ICE) rotations: inpatient PT and outpatient PT.
• Extensive hands on experience in class pertaining to DPT coursework.