Therapists Bios
Brian Halloran, MPT
CA license #22091
A northern California native, Brian grew up in the Bay Area, and moved to Sacramento to attend C.S.U.S. After receiving a B.S. in Physical Education (pre-physical therapy concentration), he traveled to southern California and earned a Master's degree in Physical Therapy from Chapman University with concentrations in orthopedics and geriatric rehabilitation.
Brian has practiced orthopedic physical therapy in Auburn for most of his career. He has worked with athletes of all levels from a variety of sports to include baseball throwers, dancers and football players. When not spending time with his wife Tracy and children Connor and Brenna, Brian can often be found riding his motorcycles through the back roads and trails of the Sierra foothills.
Laura Snow, M.S.P.T.
​​Laura received her Bachelor's degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology and a minor in Human Nutrition from CSU, Chico. During her undergraduate years, she played NCAA basketball and was a member of the Wildcats 1987 championship team.
Laura completed her Master's degree in Physical Therapy at the University of the Pacific in 1992, where she received an academic scholarship from the Veteran's Administration and thus accepted a position at the VAMC in Salem, Virginia. Laura moved to Auburn in 1995 and began working in an outpatient clinic where she would remain prior to opening American River Rehabilitation in August of 2003.
Laura has completed advanced education to include the Australian Manual Therapy Course June-November, 1996 and the Chris Power's Advanced Functional Biomechanics of the Lower Quarter July- December 2012.
Laura enjoys outdoor recreation to include running, biking and backpacking on the trails of the Sierra Nevada, as well as the American River Canyon. She has completed numerous ultramarathons including the prestigious Western States 100-mile Endurance Run across the Sierra from Squaw Valley to Auburn, and hiked to the summit of Mount Shasta, Mount Whitney and Africa's highest peak, 19,341 feet, Mount Kilimanjaro.
Laurie Meadows, OTR,CHT
CA license #1632
A graduate of Loma Linda University in Occupational Therapy, Laurie worked in a variety of settings, eventually finding her niche in rehabilitation of the hand. She began working at the Downey Community Hand Rehabilitation Center were she became chief therapist. Her love for the mountains drew her to Auburn in 1983 where she worked at Auburn Faith Community Hospital where she helped create the acute rehabilitation unit.
In 1990 Laurie opened Sierra Therapy and Hand Rehabilitation (STAR Therapy) in Auburn with Joanne Walder, PT, and became one of the first to earn a Certification in Hand Therapy. STHR was sold to NovaCare in 1997 and Laurie continued to treat hand therapy patients there until she joined American River Rehabilitation in November of 2004. Laurie loves to be outdoors, run in the canyon with her dogs, and sing in the Placer Pops Chorale.
Cheryl Cox, PT
Cheryl joined American River Rehabilitation in September 2007, after working as a consultant at the clinic for two years. Cheryl received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from CSU Chico, then continued at Fresno to complete her B.S. in the Physical Therapy program.
She began her career in the northern Bay Area, including a postgraduate program in neurological rehab at Kaiser Vallejo. She then combined her neurological and orthopedic skills to continue working in a variety of settings, including hospital, home health and outpatient.
Cheryl developed a great passion and dedication for the special needs of women: prenatal and postpartum fitness, as well as male and female incontinence, and pelvic floor pain. She has advanced training in biofeedback and pelvic health dysfunction in women, men and children which is now her emphasis in practice. Cheryl is an active member of the Sacramento Valley Pelvic Health Society.
Cheryl has been a consultant in the Sierra Foothills for a variety of physical therapy clinics to address this special patient population. Cheryl and Dennis, her husband of 35 years, have two children, Erin and Wes, both living out of the area with their own careers. When not working, you will find Cheryl enjoying hiking, yoga, quilting or traveling.
Brittany Kirby, PTA
Brittany was born and raised in Nevada City and is a Nevada Union High School Graduate. She went on to Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo and graduated in 2010 with a BS in Kinesiology. After deciding to go the PT Assistant route, she went on and graduated in 2013 as the valedictorian from Concorde College in Southern California as a licensed Physical Therapy Assistant.
Since being a gymnast for 15 years, Brittany's heart has always been in sports medicine and outpatient physical therapy. She enjoys working with all levels of patients, especially post-op and student athletes. She is compassionate about helping others and doing what she can to help others. In her free time, Brittany enjoys spending time outdoors with her family and friends camping, fishing, hunting, and hiking.
Becky Klug, MPT
Becky, an Auburn native, graduated from Colfax High School and then attended C.S.U. Sacramento. During her time at Sac State she competed on the gymnastics team and earned a Bachelor's degree in Physical Education (pre-physical therapy concentration). She then attended Chapman University/Children's Hospital of Los Angeles and received her Master's degree in Physical Therapy in 1991.
Becky has worked in outpatient orthopedics for most of her career and has practiced in Auburn for the past 10 years. Becky joined American River Rehabilitation in April of 2012 where she works part-time. Becky has been coaching youth recreational and competitive soccer with her husband Russ for 12 years and is a coach in the local competitive soccer club, 49'er United.
Becky uses her skills and knowledge as a physical therapist to create and implement preventative training programs for these young athletes. Becky enjoys outdoor activities and spending time with her husband and two daughters, Emilee and Lauren. She especially enjoys attending all of her girls various activities and sporting events.
Chris Lynch, MPT
Chris graduated from Humboldt State University with a BA in Human Biology. She obtained her MPT from Children's Hospital of Los Angeles/Chapman University PT school. After working in the Pasadena area for two years, Chris and her husband moved to Santa Rosa where she worked in private practices until her kids went off to college. She has had varied clinical experiences from young children to young at heart. Chris treated youth athletes up through baseball players working their way through the farms system. An avid sports fan, this always gave her great pleasure to help these young men back to their potential.
Chris's treatment is eclectic and utilizes manual therapy and exercise with encouragement, a caring attitude, and a sense of humor. Looking for new adventures and challenges, she and her husband moved to Auburn to get away from the crowds and buy some land, going back to her roots growing up on a ranch in Livermore. If not keeping tabs on their kids, the two of them can now be found spending most of their free time caring for their sheep, cows, and other critters.
Anna Tortosa, MPT
Anna grew up in a home where medicine was common language as her Father is an Orthopedic surgeon and her mother is an Internal Medicine MD. Anna received her Bachelor's degree in Genetics from UC Davis and a Master's in Physical Therapy from CSU, Sacramento in 2009.
Anna enjoys taking advanced continuing education courses and is always trying to learn new manual therapy techniques to help her patients. Anna just completed an Orthopedic multiple weekend series through USC focusing on the neck and shoulder.
Anna has practiced Orthopedic Physical therapy in northern CA for 8 years. She has worked with a variety of different patients including post surgical, orthopedic injuries, high school athletes, geriatrics, patients suffering from neurological conditions such as stroke and M.S. , and vertigo. Anna has a special passion for pediatrics and has extra training in pediatric conditions. Anna uses manual therapy and exercise prescription to help every patient reach their full potential.
Anna has always enjoyed sports and being active. Anna played competitive soccer in high school and enjoyed competitive rock climbing in college while she worked at a local rock climbing gym. Anna currently loves trail running, skiing, hiking, and yoga and is trying to share all of these adventures with her 6 year old daughter.
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