National Physical Therapy Leadership
James currently serves as Vice President of the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy (AOPT) - the largest component of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) serving 16,000 orthopaedic Physical Therapist Members. He has previously served in many other roles as well as being the main individual consulting on practice, policy, and legislation affecting orthopaedic physical therapy.
James consults as an expert-witness on legal cases and other proceedings where expert opinion is needed.
In this picture, James is testifying before Colorado State Representatives advocating for improved patient access to Physical Therapists.
Kate has also served nationally in a number of roles within APTA. In this photo, she is moderating an educational session at the largest Physical Therapist meeting in the world - APTA's Combined Sections Meeting (CSM) which gathers over 15,000 Physical Therapists, Assistants, and Students annually. She currently serves as a Chair of APTA Private Practice's CSM Programming Workgroup and has previously served on APTA Colorado's Board of Directors.
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Together, since college , James and Kate have worked together to make big projects a reality. In this photo we are at the national conference for Physical Therapist Students giving a presentation on our unique career path when we worked during winters physical therapists in Aspen and spent our summers working as PTs in Hawaii, Alaska, and throughout New England.
In 2023, we published a continuing education course for PTs on downhill skiing injuries now available through the Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy.
We will continue to work together developing Ajax Physical Therapy to provide the very best physical therapy in Aspen, Snowmass, and Basalt.