Therapydia Pearl Physical Therapy

Mark is a customer service professional with a specialty and emphasis in healthcare office management and patient care coordination. He began this trajectory in a massage and holistic wellness center environment and progressed to medical management in a Naturopathic doctor medical setting. He is now bringing his honed skillsets and talents to the physical therapy realm.

Tyler recently moved to Portland from Hawaii where he has worked for Therapydia the past 8 years. He is originally from northern Ohio and went to Ohio State for his undergraduate in Athletic Training. He worked briefly for the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL, before deciding to pursue Physical Therapy at Duke University. After earning his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, he spent a year in an Orthopedic Residency to become Board Certified in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Tyler has been a physical therapist for 9 years and has been a clinic director for over 5 years. Fun fact about Tyler is that he recently got engaged and has two dogs named Rufio and Baxter. He’s excited about the transition to Oregon and eager to get to know and explore the PNW!

Born and raised in Oregon, Ryan attended the University of Oregon where he received hisB.S. in Human Physiology. He then received his doctorate in physical therapy (DPT) degreefrom Midwestern University in Glendale, AZ in 2014.After moving back to Portland in 2016, he devoted significant time to pursuing educationwith the Institute of Physical Art, learning about their treatment focus on Functional ManualTherapy®. Ryan completed their certificate program as a Certified Functional Manual Therapist(CFMT) in 2019.His clinical philosophy focuses on the whole body instead of just focusing on where it hurts andincorporates active movement patterns into his interventions. These are far more effective andgive longer lasting benefits than passive manipulations or modalities.In his free time, Ryan enjoys skiing, mountain biking, hiking with his Corgi pups, and traveling.

Rae was born in Salem, MA and raised in northern New Jersey. He received his Bachelors in Communications from University of Massachusetts - Amherst and has been in many customer service and office administrative roles. He moved out here to Portland about 4.5 years ago to pursue his love of landscape/adventure photography. When he is not working, he can be found out in nature - shooting photographs, hiking/backpacking, camping, rock climbing, etc. Rae has a 2.5 year old Australian Cattle Dog, Indi, who joins me on most of his adventures.