Consultants
At Dallmeyer & Thomas, we recognize the importance
of having direct access to the advice of top research professionals
in the practice of physical therapy and rehabilitation. Happily, over
the years, David Dallmeyer has had access to top therapist in physical
therapy and has also provided instruction, inspiration and encouragement
to interns and employees who have gone on to become leaders in their
fields of expertise.
Evelyn Lehner, the physical therapist Dave Dallmeyer
calls his mentor , was originally an escrow officer who turned to Rolfing,
when her son suffered severe neurological damage from being hit in the
head by a discus. She studied first with Ida Rolf in Boulder, Colorado,
and later worked with Judith Aston who later developed a “gentler”
form of the famous training. She received an M.S. in Physical Therapy
from Ohio State University. She studied cranial-sacro therapy with Dr.
John Upledger D. O., in West Palm Beach. Evelyn spent six months in
France working with Francoise Meziere author of “The Body Has
Its Reasons”. While in France she also learned the “tennis
ball technique” from Mme. Erenfreund of Germany, which is incorporated
into patients’ home exercise routine. Her studies and teaching
have taken her all over the world including teaching in hospitals for
the French Red Cross and conducting private workshops in Italy, Spain
and Amsterdam. She had a private practice in Glendale and Santa Monica
for twenty years, and was a physical therapist for the dance segment
of the 1984 Olympics in los Angeles. Her lifelong philosophy has been
to “take the work and make it your own!
John Rosecrance, originally a physical therapist, who
worked with Dave Dallmeyer, received his B.S. in Physical therapy from
California State University, Fresno, his M.S. from the University of
North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and went on to earn a P.H.D. at the University
of Iowa. An internationally recognized expert, Dr. Rosecrance is one
of the few researchers in the world devoted to the study of the epidemiology
and treatment of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. His teaching assignments at
the University of Iowa include Occupational Biomechanics and Ergonomics
and he serves as an advisor to numerous corporations to establish ergonomic
standards in compliance with OSHA and government regulations. He is
widely published develops course materials and advises students. His
current projects includes “The Natural History of Carpal Tunnel
Syndrome: Occupational, Psychosocial, and Personal Factors”. He
advises Dallmeyer & Thomas on the administration of ergonomic standards
as well as resistant cases.
Chris Powers, was also a staff physical therapist at Dallmeyer Physical
Therapy. Christopher M. Powers, Ph.D., P.T. is an Assistant Professor
in the Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy and Director
of the Musculoskeletal Biomechanics Laboratory at the University of
Southern California. His primary research interests are concerned with
the kinematic, kinetic and muscular actions associated with human movement,
the pathomechanics of orthopedic disabilities, and issues related to
rehabilitation of the musculoskeletal system. Dr. Powers is an active
researcher, and has published 34 peer-reviewed articles and over 60
abstracts. He frequently lectures both nationally and internationally
on topics related to lower limb biomechanics and the pathomechanics
of orthopaedic disorders. He periodically reviews treatment protocols
for Dallmeyer & Thomas and keeps us abreast of new research, as
well as consulting on difficult cases, particularly focusing on the
knee.
John Harris is an internationally recognized therapist
and trainer in myofascial therapies. Active in the field since the early
eighties, he helped create and promote what is recognized as modern
sports massage. He has presented workshops in Canada, Australia, India
and Bali. He worked as a therapist for the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles
and has appeared on television, radio and in print in the U.S.
and overseas promoting sports massage
Fred Kenyon is a former airline and Air Force instructor
pilot, who learned soft tissue manipulation from his father an ex-welterweight
boxer and developed his early theories in massage by working as a groom
on the New England thoroughbred circuit. Cross-fiber friction was his
primary tool which worked as
well on humans as it did on horses!
Together, John and Fred train Dallmeyer & Thomas staff as well
as consulting on difficult cases. They have recently co-authored their
first book, aptly titled “Fix Pain”.
Scott Wenz, a consulting staff member, has partnered
with Dave Dallmeyer on videotapes and booklets for at-home rehabilitation
exercise programs. Scott Wenz, M.A., is a graduate of California State
University, Long Beach, CA, and completed his graduate work at University
of California, Santa Barbara, in Exercise Physiology. Continuing education
includes seminars in sports skills and strength training, research methods,
and advanced topics in fitness and body composition analysis. His teaching
background includes instruction from preschool to the four-year college
level and his coaching experience includes football, tennis, and swimming.
He was one of the first personal trainers working in the Santa Barbara
area. He is presently developing and marketing health and fitness related
software, and has done research in body composition analysis using nuclear
magnetic resonance and bio-impedance technology. Mr. Wenz is listed
in Who's Who in American Education, is a member of the American College
of Sports Medicine.
