Physical Therapy

Meet Our Team

Faith Regional Health Services has a fully equipped physical therapy clinic that specializes in the rehabilitation of a variety of orthopedic and neurological conditions, including but not limited to:

• Spine
• Sports medicine
• Post-surgical
• Repetitive stress injuries
• Pain management
• Work related injuries
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Amputations
• Spinal cord injuries
• Balance impairments

Outpatient Physical Therapy

We simulate “real life” conditions throughout the rehabilitative process ensuring our patients have regained the skills necessary to return to their daily activities, both recreationally and at work.

Facility
We have over 5,000 square feet of space with state-of-the-art equipment for all aspects of treament.

Aquatic Therapy
Our heated pool is on-site and accessible to patients by stairs or hydraulic lift. Our aquatic therapy program helps improve outcomes in patients with arthritis, SCI and other orthopedic and neurological conditions.

Pediatric Therapy
Outpatient pediatric therapy is performed in a private non-distracting child-friendly environment.

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Additional Services
Occupational Health and Wellness
Occupational Therapy
Sports Medicine
Speech/Language Pathology

Who performs physical therapy (PT)?

What kinds of patients and problems can PT help treat?

What are different PT treatments?

Find out more about PT and your body, visit the American Physical Therapy Association website.

Erin Baumert, PT, DPT

Erin is a 2005 graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center where she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She has been practicing at Faith Regional since 2008 in the outpatient therapy department. During her time at Faith Regional, Erin has developed programs for patients with vestibular dysfunction as well as industrial rehabilitation within job sites and for patients in the clinic. Her professional interests include balance and vestibular rehabilitation, industrial rehabilitation, general orthopedics and working with a wide variety of age groups. In her free time, she enjoys spending time with her family, exercising and golfing.

Russ Baumert, PT, DPT

Russ is a 2005 graduate from the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  Russ has been practicing at Faith Regional Health Services since 2008 as an outpatient physical therapist. Russ introduced Sportsmetrics™, an ACL injury prevention program for female athletes, to the area and to the Faith Regional Sports Medicine team. Russ is a member of the FRHS Sports Medicine Advisory Board. He has developed and presented an advanced total hip replacement rehab program. He currently treats patients with sports related injuries and post-operative orthopedic conditions, neurological patients, geriatrics, and performs industrial rehabilitation. In his spare time, Russ enjoys spending time with his family and outdoor activities including hunting, fishing, and golfing.

Marvin Hall, PT

Marvin is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center. He has 25 years experience in physical therapy and has lived in Norfolk for 19 years. He has extensive experience in geriatrics, orthopedics, education, and administration. Marvin recently joined the Acute Rehab/Transitional Care therapy team. He enjoys spending time with family, caring for his acreage, reading and gardening.

Doris Krueger, PT

Doris is a graduate of University of Nebraska Medical Center and has worked in the Norfolk area for over 20 years. She has worked in all areas of the rehab team, but most recently works with Faith Regional Home Health patient visits, and skilled therapy services at Saint Joseph’s Rehabilitation and Care Center. Krueger enjoys working one on one with her patients and especially enjoys the elderly.

Sheri Sheriff, PT, DPT

Sheri is the Outpatient Therapy Manager at Faith Regional Health Services.  She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska Medical Center with a Masters in Physical Therapy, and Des Moines University with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy.  She specialized in pediatrics the first three years after graduation, and then expanded her focus to encompass all ages of patients. Sheri has helped to develop several specialized programs at Faith Regional including programs involving vestibular dysfunction, occupational medicine, osteoporosis, office ergonomics, and pre- and post-natal rehabilitation. Sheri focuses on complete rehabilitation, prevention of future problems and patient education. Sheri enjoys spending time with her family and loves to run, ski, fish and travel.

Kelly Kelley, PTA

Kelly graduated from the Northeast Community College Physical Therapy Assistant Program in 1999. She began her career at Faith Regional as a Rehabilitation Tech and has now worked in Rehabilitation Services for over ten years. She has furthered her training by completing many educational courses that emphasized aquatic therapy. Kelly enjoys the patients that she works with in both Transitional Care and Acute Rehabilitation. Her personal interests include skiing, exercising, dirt track racing, watching Nascar and being with her boys.

Lan Lin Pu, MS, PT
Lin is a graduate of the University of South Dakota. She has been practicing since 1996.  Lin is certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) technique and is specialized in treating mechanical spine problems. Lin also has extensive experience in treating headaches that are mechanical in nature. Lin has a great passion for running and loves to play racquetball. She has two daughters and her husband works for Faith Regional Physician Services.

Danielle Reich, PT, DPT

Shelley Smith, PTA

Shelley graduated from the Northeast Community College Physical Therapist Assistant program. She has experience in many areas of physical therapy such as: orthopedics, geriatrics, acute, swing bed/transitional care, skilled care, home health and aquatics. Shelley has completed continuing education in geriatrics/skilled care, neuro re-education, aquatics and orthopedics. She has worked at St. Francis Memorial Hospital, West Point and Columbus Community Hospital, Columbus. Shelley joined Faith Regional in 2008 to be closer to family. Shelley has been a PTA since 2005. She enjoys spending time at home with her husband and daughter, fishing and spending time in the outdoors.

Wendi Bennett, PTA

Wendi graduated from the Northeast Community College Physical Therapy Assistant program. She has extensive experience in Orthopedic Geriatrics and Acute Rehabilitation. Wendi enjoys volleyball, hunting and playing with her boys.

Katie Schultz, DPT

Lee Hahn, DPT

Emily Afrank, DPT

Kyle Thompson, PTA