Physical Therapy at CORE
Our team is dedicated to helping you achieve the best physical therapy outcomes. Whether you are recovering from surgery, injury or dealing with persistent pain, we want to help you return to your active lifestyle.
Our three experienced physical therapists will work one-on-one with you to treat a wide range of orthopedic and sports injuries. We collaborate with CORE physicians or work independently with other referral sources.
Physical Therapy Services
We specialize in a wide range of physical therapy care including treatment for:
- Post-surgical needs
- Neck and back pain and injuries
- Upper and lower extremity injuries
- Arthritis care
- Headaches
- Whiplash
- Balance and BPPV treatment
- Sports injuries with return to activity
- TMJ “jaw joint” stiffness and pain
- Custom orthotics fitting
Runners Treating Runners
“Runners Treating Runners” is our comprehensive physical therapy program that focuses on meeting the specific needs of injured runners. We evaluate the entire runner—not just their localized problem—to give them every opportunity to achieve their running goals.
We can create custom orthotics, deal with muscle tightness and imbalances, assess and treat joint restrictions, test for nerve tightness and referred pain, evaluate long-standing issues and complications, assess running gait dynamics and help with safely returning to training and long-term maintenance to avoid future problems.
You will work one-on-one with one of our three physical therapists who were all collegiate runners and went through their own fair share of running-related injuries and surgeries
Physical Therapy Hours
Monday
8:00am to 8:00pm
Tuesday
8:00am to 8:00pm
Wednesday
8:00am to 6:00pm
Thursday
8:00am to 8:00pm
Friday
8:00am to 6:00pm
Saturday
10:00am to 2:00pm
Call Now: 605-275-1437
Our Therapists
Jill Johannsen
Jill graduated with highest honors from South Dakota State in 1995 with a bachelor’s degree in H.P.E.R. She graduated cumma sum laude from Creighton University in 1998 with a doctoral degree in physical therapy. She has experience in women’s health and likes to treat a wide variety of sports injuries. She has a a special interest in evaluation and fitting for custom orthotics and is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Sports and Orthopedic sections.
Jill is a married mother of two who loves to follow her children’s sports activities. She was a collegiate runner and still enjoys running, lifting weights, paddleboarding and living on the lake.
Shannon L. Van Zee
Shannon received a bachelor’s degree in arts and science with highest honors from South Dakota State University in 1996 and a master’s degree in physical therapy from Kansas University Medical Center 1998. He has experience in orthopedic and sports physical therapy in six states and more than 12 years of clinical work involving patients of all different ages, cultural backgrounds, and a large diversity of injuries and needs.
Born and raised in South Dakota, Shannon has interests in neurodynamics in orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, muscle specific functional strength training. He enjoys traveling, experiencing different cultures and foods, and anything to do with sports. He is a member of American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists and has contributed to Men’s Fitness magazine.
Kristin Ripperda
Kristin was born and raised in Sioux Falls. She attended University of Nebraska-Lincoln for her undergraduate studies, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in biology, and then attended the University of South Dakota for physical therapy. She enjoys helping people of all ages stay as active as possible. She and her husband Tom have five children. When not at work, she enjoys spending time with her family, running and watching her children compete in their sporting activities.
Call us at 605-275-1437
