General Practitioners

• Stroke Rehabilitation
  Dr. Micah Strong graduated from George Fox University with a Doctorate in physical therapy in 2016. Lriginally from Oregon, Micah has since practiced in a variety of Physical therapy settings across the country working as a traveling physical therapist. Some of his past experiences include Neurological and stroke rehabilitation, Home care, vestibular rehab, Pediatrics, workers compensation, Orthopedics and sports medicine. He is passionate about medical missions, and has volunteered with teams in Uganda and Jamaica. His sports medicine experience includes being a member of the personal medical staff for the 2016 USA Olympic Trials for Track and Field held in Eugene, Oregon. He enjoys helping his patients reach their goals with a wholistic apporach to care with evidence based clinical practice and the use of manual therapy.
• Pediatric Care

Radiologist

• Ultrasound
  At Wailuku & Paia Physical Therapy, one of our board certified and licensed therapists will evaluate your ailment, its effects on your body, and determine a course of treatment utilizing a diverse range of interventions including: expert prescription of therapeutic exercise, massage, ultrasound, aquatic rehabilitation, electrical stimulation, iontophoresis, joint mobilizations, traction, myofascial release, muscle energy techniques, and kinesiotaping.
• Iontophoresis

Surgeons

• Orthopedics
  Prajna Acharya, was born and brought up in Mumbai, India and moved to Chicago, USA in 2013 to get her Master's in Rehabilitation sciences from the University of Illinois at Chicago. After graduating in 2015, she started working in a Skilled nursing facility while also pursuing a Doctorate degree. She graduated from her Post Professional Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Touro college in Bayshore, NY in 2018. During her doctorate courses, Prajna took courses in functional mobilization, lumbo pelvic manipulation, soft tissue mobilization and grew to be interested in manual therapy and started working as a Physical therapist in an outpatient setting. Prajna has 6 years of experience during which she has treated patients of all ages in a variety of clinical areas including pre/post-operative, orthopedics, work comp, auto accidents, recreational and collegiate athletes, geriatrics, sports injuries, vestibular disorders, chronic pain, whiplash, cva, performance enhancement, wellness training and injury prevention. She practices an evidence-based, patient-centered approach to treatment, with a strong emphasis on therapeutic exercise, postural/core stability, functional manual therapy and movement training, and patient education to get the best possible outcome for her patients.
• Whiplash

Physical Therapists

• Sports Medicine
  As a wellness advocate, Physical Therapist, and registered Yoga teacher, Ascena has acquired over 13 years of experience in the evaluation, diagnosis, and treatment of various health conditions and sports injuries. Ascena completed her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy at Queen’s University in Canada in 2014, and has post-graduate training and specialization in the treatment of Neurological disorders such as spinal cord injury, stroke, MS, Parkinson's, and Traumatic Brain Injury. Ascena enjoys leading an active lifestyle and is passionate about empowering her clients along their own journey towards recovery, wellbeing and optimized health.
• Physical Therapy
  Wailuku & Paia Physical Therapy enhance and restore physical health, fitness, and quality of life by treating and educating individuals with comprehensive and personalized physical therapy services.
• Aquatic Therapy
  Amber has been a physical therapist over 20 years,18 of those years on Maui. Her master of physical therapy and bachelor of exercise science are from Northern AZ University, both magna cum laude. A certified Pilates instructor, yoga practitioner, functional anatomy course instructor, and aquatic therapist she addresses injury and the effect on the body as a whole. She has advanced education in manual therapy for the cervical, thoracic, and lumbar spine, shoulder, hip, knee, foot, and ankle, also in closed kinetic chain rehabilitation and trigger point release.
• Manual Therapy
  Cathy attended Kapiolani Community College where she acquired her Physical Therapist Assistant license. Cathy has her passion for improving the quality of life for her patients with therapeutic exercise and manual therapy. She strives to provide a positive and energetic therapeutic experience for her patients with her team. Outside of work she enjoys traveling and spending time with family and friends.
• Geriatrics