Meet the Team
Jesse Ham
PT, CMP, PRC
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Jesse joined About You Physical Therapy in March of 2013. A native of Rapid City and graduate of Rapid City Central High School, he earned his Bachelor of Science degree from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology and his Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of South Dakota.
Jesse’s skill set is a product of training through the Postural Restoration Institute, Mulligan concept and with Selected Functional Movement Assessment, among other movement science perspectives.
Katie L. Steever
PT, MPT, FMSc, SFMAc
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Katie joined About You Physical Therapy in 2011. Katie is not new to the Black Hills area as she attended South Dakota School of Mines and Technology for her undergraduate degree. Katie's desire to become a physical therapist comes from an active lifestyle and personal experiences with physical therapy recovering from sports injuries in high school and college. Katie also has a deep passion for helping others in which she feels blessed to be able to apply these passions in her professional career. Katie and her husband are proud parents to Taylor, Leighton, and Cooper.
Clinical Interests
- Movement screening and Functional movement training
- Sports medicine rehabilitation for knee, shoulder, and ankle
- Post-surgical rehabilitation
- Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery
- Neck and low back pain
- Women’s health including pelvic pain, incontinence, and postpartum recovery
Specialized Training/Certifications
- Manual Therapy for Upper and Lower Quadrant-Mullligan Concept
- Rehabilitation of the back, SI, hip, knee and ankle dysfunction-Pelvic Rotator Cuff
- Myokinematic Restoration-Postural Restoration
- Certified Functional Movement Specialist-Functional Movement Assessment-Level 1 and 2
- SFMA: Selective Functional Movement Assessment
- PWR: Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery-PWR4life
Laura A. Bonsness
Founder of About You Physical Therapy
MPT, CMP, FMSc
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Laura graduated from California State University, Fresno with a Master’s of Physical Therapy in 1994. She moved to Rapid City in 2001. Laura and her family enjoy the many activities found in God’s beautiful landscape in the great outdoors of the Black Hills.
Laura founded About You Physical Therapy on March 1, 2011. The inspiration for About You Physical Therapy brings together the best care available in physical therapy and combines it with the “About You” caring for the love of our neighbors with a mind, body, heart and Spirit guidance.
Specialized Training/Certifications
- Certified Mulligan Practitioner (manual therapy)
- Certified Pilates Practitioner for Rehab, Polestar Education
- PWR: Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery trained
- FMS: Certified Functional Movement Specialist
- SFMA: Selective Functional Movement Assessment trained
- Certified Orthopedic Specialist, American Physical Therapy Association
- Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Maitland-Australian Physiotherapy Seminars
- Postural Restoration Institute: Myokinematic Restoration & Postural Restoration
- Neuro-Orthopaedic Institute: all levels of training and “Explain Pain” education classes
Karen Schumacher
PT, FMSc, SFMAc
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Karen joined About You Physical Therapy in 2013. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy from the University of North Dakota in 1986.
She has specialized training in the areas of Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery, Postural Restoration (PRI), manual therapy for the spine and extremities, mobilization with movement, and myofascial release techniques. She has experience in osteoporosis prevention and management. Karen is a Certified Functional Movement Specialist for the Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) and the Functional Movement Screen (FMS).
Karen enjoys teaching people of all ages about the prevention and management of pain and she provides the tools needed for the restoration of proper movement patterns for daily living.
Brad Casselman
PT
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Brad joined About You Physical Therapy in October 2013 excited to contribute to a growing practice that is dedicated and focused on providing excellent care for every client. After completing a B.S. degree in human biology at Grand Canyon University, he earned a Master of Science degree from the Arizona School of Health Sciences at A.T. Still University. His thesis included research regarding the curvature of the human spine and its measurement. The treatment of spine related maladies has continues to be his most compelling area of interest. Having 16 years of experience, Brad provides a broad range of excellent care and skilled physical therapy involving a wide range of physical issues. Since 2008 he has focused continuing education from the Postural Restoration Institute and is a Postural Restoration Trained physical therapist.
Matt Dormann
DPT, CSCS, FMSc
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Matt Dormann is a Rapid City native and a graduate of Stevens High School. He attended the University of Sioux Falls where he played football and graduated with a Biology degree. Matt received his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2004. Matt became certified as a Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the NSCA in 2005. He returned to Rapid City in 2005 to become the owner of SOAR Physical Therapy. In 2015, SOAR Physical Therapy merged with About You Physical Therapy.
Matt’s clinical areas of interest include orthopedic and sports rehab, post-surgical rehab, and running injuries. He has specialized training in the areas of Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA), manual therapy, prevention and treatment of running injuries, golf fitness, and postural dysfunction and restoration. Matt is also certified in the Functional Movement Screen (FMSc).
Ashley Pfeiffer
PT, DPT, FMSc, SFMAc
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Ashley joined About You Physical Therapy in June 2015. Ashley is a native of Rapid City where she attended Rapid City Central High School. She went on to the University of Mary in Bismarck, ND where she played volleyball and received her Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science prior to earning a Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the University of Minnesota.
Ashley was drawn to Physical Therapy by her passion for human anatomy, movement patterns, evidence-based practice, and teaching others; and chose to join the About You Physical Therapy family for the emphasis that is placed on skilled compassionate care. The all encompassing approach of mind, body, spirit, and well-being drives Ashley in her quest to provide amazing service to clients. In her free time she enjoys playing recreational sports, running, and enjoying the outdoors with her husband Garrett and little girl Charlie.
Garrett Pfeiffer
DPT, SFMAc
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Garrett joined About You Physical Therapy in November of 2015, excited about the emphasis on and opportunity to provide skilled, compassionate care. After all, he was drawn to Physical Therapy by a passion for improving the human condition and a desire to combine the academic and research with practical, applicable, empathetic care, with the idea that it is for YOU and to match YOUR desired lifestyle and circumstance. As he grew into the profession, he became increasingly interested in facing health rather than reacting to injury and disease and thus built an on-site service for employers and employees geared at just that.
Beyond that, he spends as much time as possible with his beautiful wife, Ashley Pfeiffer, and daughter while also engaging in several recreational sports and home improvement projects.
Erin Fiedler
PT, DPT
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Erin joined About You Physical Therapy in 2017. She earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science at Black Hills State University, where she was a member of the cross country and track teams. She then received her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2016.
Erin's desire to become a physical therapist began at a young age. She has specialized training in the area of Postural Restoration and enjoys treating individuals of all ages and walks of life, with a special interest in rehabilitating runners. Erin is a compassionate individual who is driven to aid patients in regaining their prior level of function and reaching their full potential. When not working in the clinic, Erin enjoys running, biking, hiking, and spending time with her husband, Trev.
Jed Mazion
PT, DPT, CSCS
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Jed Mazion was born in the great state of Arizona. He attended undergraduate school at Arizona State University. During school, Jed studied independently to take and pass the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist examination (CSCS). After graduating from Arizona State, Jed decided to further his education by attending Physical Therapy school at the University of North Dakota. While enrolled in grad school, Jed was able to attend 75 hours of continuing education with a focus on Postural Restoration where he met Jesse Ham.
Both Jed and Jesse have a passion for Postural Restoration, which led to Jed joining the About You Physical Therapy team in 2017. In his free time, Jed enjoys continuing his education in all aspects of life, snowboarding, watching and officiating football, and spending time with his baby, Phoenix, and his girlfriend, Lindsey. Jed's dream is to one day buy a sail boat and travel the globe, keeping the temperature at a constant 80 degrees.
Sonya Anderson
PT
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Sonya Anderson joined About You Physical Therapy in 2018. She earned her Bachelors in Human Biology at Chadron State College in 1994 and then went on to obtain her Masters in Physical Therapy at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 1997.
Sonya has over 20 years of experience treating patients and her professional area of interest is the result of training through the Postural Restoration Institute. When not working she enjoys outdoor activities of golf, hiking, biking and working with her dogs.
Jamie McMurtrey
PT
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Jamie McMurtrey joined About You Physical Therapy in 2019. Jamie grew up in Rapid City and graduated from Rapid City Central High School. Becoming a physical therapist was her calling that she felt as a junior in high school. She then spent 10 years in Arizona where she obtained her Bachelors of Science, and then obtained her Masters of Physical Therapy from Northern Arizona University in 1995. She spent 20 years in Cheyenne, Wyoming before returning home to Rapid City 3 years ago. Jamie has 3 sons, Austin, Nathan and the youngest Joshua and enjoys spending time with her family.
Jamie has over 20 years of experience and has been blessed to work with patients of all ages and a variety of needs and environments. Jamie's clinical areas of interest include: orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, and post-surgical rehabilitation.
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