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Mary Massery, PT, DPT, DSc• Dr. Massery has been a practicing physical therapist for 40+ years. Her doctoral research pioneered the concept of managing trunk pressures as a new way to visualize core stabilization. She has presented over 1,000 lectures and courses linking motor behaviors to breathing and postural mechanics in all 50 US states and in 18 countries.• Dr. Massery has received the American Physical Therapy Association’s highest clinical award, The Florence Kendall Practice Award, for "outstanding and enduring contributions to the practice of physical therapy,” and she was named Outstanding Alumnus of the Year by each of her 3 universities. She continues to maintain a private practice in Chicago, specializing in breathing and postural dysfunction.Margie Gutrich Mizera, PT, DPT, PCS• Dr. Mizera received her B.S.in Physical Therapy from University of Illinois in 1978, and her DPT from Governors State University in 2019. She was Co-Director of a private pediatric practice for 27 years, and has worked in hospitals, schools and in Early Intervention (EI). She is currently working at La Rabida Children’s Hospital in Chicago. Margie has advanced training in NDT, manual therapy, and myofascial release.• Her studies have centered around treatment of the infant/young child, emphasizing routines-based handling in the treatment of torticollis and reflux. Dr. Mizera is a member of the APTA Pediatric Task Force on Reflux, which is working to develop clinical practice guidelines.
