Shana Blackman, DPT is the owner of MyPT. Shana graduated with a Bachelors of Science degree from the University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse. Upon graduation, her plan to pursue Physical Therapy was delayed as she began a family and pursued a career in the business world. After 10 years, she could not deny her passion for helping people and her growing interest in Physical Therapy. Shana enrolled in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2011. Her career in Physical Therapy, began working for Aurora Sports Physical Therapy in Downtown, Milwaukee and has recently completed education to allow her to practice as a Sports Specialist in that setting. She completed additional education in Manual therapy, foot and ankle treatment, and Custom orthotic fitting and evaluation. In 2016, Shana became certified in Trigger Point Dry needling through IAOM (International Association of Orthopedic Medicine), and incorporates this as an adjunctive treatment to her techniques as a Physical Therapist.
Over the last 10 years, Shana has utilized a diverse approach to treating youth, high school, college and aging athletes alike. Through ergonomic training, hands on techniques, functional strengthening, stretching, dry needling, education, and neuromuscular retraining, Shana believes in addressing the complete patient. Shana treats pain and dysfunction of all areas of the body. Special interests include assessment and treatment of jumping, throwing, and running athletes for improving pain, but also for injury prevention and preparing the body for performance improvement.
The philosophy of MyPT comes from the belief that just as we establish a Medical Doctor, Chiropractor and Dentist, we should also know who our Physical Therapist is! Instead of waiting for “aches and pains” to require a visit to the Doctor, Shana believes in preventing the onset or progression of injury. By establishing your Physical Therapist, you lay the foundation for creating healthy and pain free activity throughout your life. This approach saves time away from activities, money, and decreases limitations to reaching your goals.
Cathy Walls, MPT, DPT
Dr. Cathy Walls has been a physical therapist since 2006. After finishing her Master’s of Physical Therapy degree in 2005 from St. Louis University, she moved to Milwaukee and began her career in outpatient sports medicine orthopedics. While practicing full time, Cathy completed her Doctorate degree from St. Louis University in 2012. Throughout her career, Cathy has focused her skills on manual therapy, functional mobility and strength training, and injury prevention. Cathy applies her background as an athletic trainer as well to assist with sport-specific biomechanical training.
As an avid runner herself, Cathy’s passion to help runners perform their best led to the development and implementation of the Aurora Sports Medicine Performance Running Program, which she oversaw for 8 years. She is excited to be joining MyPT because of the values the company has established. Great care is received when a patient and therapist can collaborate as a team. MyPT allows for a comprehensive and holistic approach, giving each patient an individualized, one-on-one approach. She is excited to utilize her expert knowledge in the field of physical therapy to bring health and happiness to her patients and be able to become YOUR PT.
Cathy lives in Wauwatosa with her husband, Nick and three sons, Ethan, Isaac, and Bennett. When she is not working, you can find her on the sidelines of MANY soccer games or coaching her son’s basketball team. Cathy continues to enjoy running and exploring all the beautiful terrain Wisconsin has to offer.
