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Physical Therapy Plus is proud to offer highly trained and experienced professionals to serve you. From your first phone call or encounter with our receptionist to your therapy sessions with our clinicians, you will quickly recognize the importance we place upon treating our patients with courtesy, kindness, and understanding.

Our therapists are all licensed in New York State and regularly complete professional continuing education courses to keep their skills honed and stay abreast of the constantly evolving world of health care.

Kevin Nellis is co-owner of Physical Therapy Plus. He received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from Ithaca College in 1983. He is a member of the McKenzie Institute, USA. His practice focuses on orthopedic and industrial management. He has had extensive training in the treatment of spinal injuries.

Kevin's experience includes extensive training in ergonomics, including job site analysis and ergonomics education for both seated and non-seated work stations. He is certified to perform both the Blankenship and Key Method of functional capacity evaluation. Kevin is also an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Kevin J. Nellis, P.T.

Craig Peterson, P.T.

Craig is co-owner of Physical Therapy Plus. He received his bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy and a bachelor of Arts in Sociology from Ithaca College in 1983. He has advanced his education with course work in the McKenzie protocol for spinal disorders, ergonomic assessment/intervention, and functional capacity evaluations.

Craig has successfully treated and managed a large variety of physical disorders including patients suffering from orthopedic, neurological, and burn pathologies. He frequently provides presentations to industry which focus on strategies to identify and control risk factors that contribute to musculoskeletal injuries.

Michael “Mic” Hlywa MS., PT. ATC has been with Physical Therapy Plus since 1996 and heads our Baldwinsville clinic. He holds a B.S. in Athletic Training and Psychology from Wilmington College in Ohio (’87), a M.S. in Health and Athletic Training from Marshall University in (’89), and a B.S. in Physical Therapy from SUNY Health Science Center at Syracuse (’93).

His professional experience has allowed him to provide care for a diverse patient population that has included sport related injuries from the “weekend warrior” to high school and professional athletes, as well as personal and work related injuries. He specializes in both pre-and postoperative patient care in addition to injuries that include rotator cuff, spine, joint replacement, knee injuries, repetitive injuries, and chronic pain.

"Mic" Hlywa, M.S. PTATC

Steve Nellis, P.T., ATC

Steve Nellis is the managing Physical Therapist at the Canastota office with many years experience in the field of Sports Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has been a Certified Athletic Trainer since 1987 and became a licensed physical therapist in 1997 with a degree from Utica College of Syracuse University. Steve is also certified as an Athletic Trainer by the state of New York.

Steve's experience includes eight years as the assistant trainer for the University of San Diego and two years as an assistant trainer for the 1988 USA Olympic Volleyball Teams. He was the Head Medical Coordinator for the 1987 World Police and Fire Games. Steve has served as ATC for Utica College of Syracuse University, SUNY School of Technology at Utica-Rome, and the Mohawk Valley Community College hockey team.

Steve often provides presentations to professional organizations on a variety of Sports Medicine topics.

John received his B.S. Biology degree from Niagara University in 1976 and Physical Therapy degree from Northwestern University Medical School in 1978.

He has practiced in a variety of clinical and academic settings including the University of Washington, Seattle; SUNY Upstate Medical Center, Syracuse; and several private out-patient physical therapy offices. His experiences include spinal cord rehabilitation, multi-disciplinary pain management clinics, hospital-based orthopedic treatment, and a wide variety of out-patient orthopedic therapy.

His recent experiences include a clinical instructor position at the SUNY Physical Therapy School, development of an in-house exercise program for dialysis patients, certification in the Key Method of Functional Capacity Assessments, and treatment experience with a wide variety of industrial injuries, motor vehicle injuries, and recreational sports injuries.

John's post-professional education has included various methods of approaching spinal and extremity joint derangement and dysfunction. These include the Cyriax, Maitland, McKenzie, and Mulligan methods of management.

John Jablonka, P.T.

Beth Colbert, OTR, CHT

Beth received her B.S. in Occupational Therapy from Utica College of Syracuse University in 1983. She became a Certified Hand Therapist in 1991.

She has worked in a variety of settings including rehabilitation, pediatric, and hospital settings, but with the preferred focus in out-patient hand rehabilitation.

Beth has extensive continuing education in wound care, splint fabrication, and clinical management of orthopedic upper extremity injuries.

Chris received his Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy from Daemen College, Buffalo, NY in 1994. Chris also holds a degree in Biology from S.U.N.Y Fredonia.

Since then Chris has worked in a variety of rehab settings, including skilled nursing facilities, in-patient hospital clinics, and several private practice orthopedic specialty clinics. Chris has eight years of experience focusing on sport and spine rehabilitation in Watertown, NY. Primarily using the McKenzie Method for treatment of the spine, completing all 5 McKenzie courses, Chris has had the privilege of working in a McKenzie credentialed clinic with Diplomaed therapists. Chris has also had the opportunity to travel to Vail, Colorado to learn sports related, non-operative and operative, rehabilitation techniques from the staff at the Steadman-Hawkins Clinic, known world wide for progressive rehabilitation of injured athletes. Other post-professional education includes Mulligan and Greenman methods. He has also studied treatment techniques of injured adolescents at the Cincinnati Children’s Clinic.

Chris currently works in our Baldwinsville clinic, and is one of Baldwinsville’s own; he is a graduate of Baker High School, Class of 1981. We welcome his expertise to help continue and expand the level of excellence and knowledge you and your patients have come to expect from Physical Therapy Plus.

Christopher D. Ross, PT

All of the Physical Therapist Assistants at Physical Therapy Plus are graduates of approved educational programs and certified in New York State. Our assistants are educated and trained in therapeutic techniques and procedures and are valued members of the treatment team. The assistant is in constant communication with the supervising therapist about each patient's rehabilitation status and fulfills an essential role in the treatment process.