Integrated Physical Therapy
Rehab that works with your care plan.
Hands-on, one-on-one physical therapy with Dr. Christie Smith, PT, DPT, KEOMPT, an orthopaedic manual therapist focused on sports rehab, post-op recovery, and return to performance.
One-on-one sessions. No double-booking. Coordinated with your surgeon.
The whole session is yours.
At many clinics, a therapist runs three or four patients at once and hands you off to an aide. Here it is just you and your doctor of physical therapy, start to finish.
Truly one-on-one
Your therapist is with you for the whole session. No double-booking, no handing you to an aide between sets. The time you book is the time you get.
Hands-on every visit
Skilled manual therapy paired with active, sport-specific rehab. We treat the way you actually move, not a one-size-fits-all sheet of exercises.
One coordinated plan
Surgeon and physical therapist work from the same plan, so nothing falls through the cracks between the clinic, the operating room, and the gym floor.
Built around your goals
Return to a sport, a job, or simply pain-free daily life. Your program is built around your timeline and what you want to get back to.
Built for active people who want back in the game.
From the first weeks after surgery to the final push back to performance, physical therapy meets you where you are.
Post-operative recovery
Structured rehabilitation after ACL, meniscus, rotator cuff, shoulder, and hand procedures, coordinated with the surgeon who did the work.
Sports and overuse injuries
Tendon, ligament, and muscle issues from training and play. We rebuild strength, control, and confidence so you can get back to your sport.
Nagging joint and back pain
Knee, shoulder, hip, neck, and low-back pain that has not settled with rest. Hands-on manual therapy and targeted loading to calm it down and build it back.
Return to performance
The final stretch from cleared to truly ready. Sport-specific testing and conditioning to close the gap before you go full speed.
We assess how you move, not just where it hurts.
Every plan starts with a focused musculoskeletal evaluation of your form and function. We look past the painful spot to the core drivers behind it, the restrictions, weak links, and faulty mechanics that cause pain, limit function, and cap your athletic potential.
Then we treat the cause and retrain the pattern, so relief lasts. Injury prevention is not a separate program here. It is the natural result of moving better: the same work that resolves today’s problem raises your ceiling for sport, for training, and for life.
Form and movement
How you actually move under load, not just a static exam on a table.
Function and capacity
What your joints and tissues tolerate today, and where they fall short.
The core drivers
The why behind the pain: the restrictions, weak links, and faulty mechanics causing it.
Your athletic ceiling
The limitations capping your next level of play, and a plan to raise it for sport and for life.
Manual therapy method
The Kaltenborn-Evjenth approach (KEOMT)
Dr. Christie Smith practices in the Kaltenborn-Evjenth Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (KEOMT) tradition, an internationally recognized system built on a thorough biomechanical evaluation of how your joints, nerves, and muscles work together.
Rather than chase the sore spot, the approach pinpoints the specific restriction or movement fault driving it, treats it with precise, graded hands-on technique, and pairs that with targeted exercise so the change holds. Her KEOMPT certification reflects advanced training in this method, offered at only a handful of programs in the United States.
- A comprehensive biomechanical exam of your joints, nerves, and muscles
- Precise, graded hands-on joint mobilization and soft-tissue technique
- Targeted exercise that retrains the movement, so the gains hold
- KEOMPT certification, a rigorous and rare manual-therapy credential
Surgeon and therapist, working from the same plan.
The fastest way back to what you love is a surgeon and a therapist in sync. At JOI, your rehabilitation is connected to the rest of your care from day one.
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Shared evaluation
Your therapy starts from the same diagnosis and imaging your surgeon used. Dr. Christie Smith builds your plan directly off your care plan, not a generic protocol.
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Coordinated through your procedure
When biologics, StemWave shockwave, or surgery are part of the plan, rehab is timed around them so your tissue is protected and your progress is steady.
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Hands-on progression
Each session blends manual therapy with active loading, advancing as you do. Your surgeon stays in the loop, so milestones are reviewed together.
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Return to what you love
Sport-specific conditioning and testing carry you from early recovery to full return, with a clear picture of where you stand at every step.
Your rehab partner
Meet Dr. Christie Smith, PT, DPT, KEOMPT
Dr. Christie Smith is a doctor of physical therapy and certified orthopaedic manual therapist (KEOMPT) who leads rehabilitation across the practice. She and Dr. Justin T. Smith met on a medical mission trip in Costa Rica and now coordinate every recovery plan as one team, so nothing falls through the cracks between the operating room and the gym floor.
Hands-on manual therapy, sport-specific rehab, and post-operative recovery, all one-on-one and built around your goals and your timeline. She is licensed in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Michigan.
- One coordinated plan shared between surgeon and physical therapist
- Manual therapy and sport-specific rehabilitation
- Post-operative recovery and return-to-performance programming
- StemWave shockwave therapy available alongside rehab
The fastest way back to what you love is a surgeon and a therapist working from the same plan. That is exactly how we built it.
Simple, transparent physical therapy pricing
One-on-one sessions with Dr. Christie Smith, DPT. No double-booking, no aides, the whole session is yours.
Annual Injury-Prevention + Movement Screen
A yearly objective movement and strength screen, sold on its own.
Return-to-Sport / Performance Testing
Objective strength and movement testing to confirm you are truly ready to return.
Evaluation + 11 Follow-Ups
A twelve-visit bundle for post-op and longer recoveries.
4-Visit Maintenance Package
For established patients who completed an initial evaluation within the last 6 to 12 months.
6-Visit Maintenance Package
For established patients who completed an initial evaluation within the last 6 to 12 months.
The Evaluation plus 5 bundle costs less than booking the same six visits singly. Multi-visit and return-to-performance packages can be tailored to your plan, just ask. We are a cash-based Direct Specialty Care practice and do not bill insurance. We provide an itemized superbill and out-of-network claims assistance, though reimbursement is not guaranteed.
Out of network, with claims assistance: if your plan has out-of-network benefits we can file the claim on your behalf. Reimbursement is not guaranteed.Check your benefits
Physical therapy FAQ
Return to performance
The goal is not just pain-free. It is back to full.
- Sport-specific and goal-specific progressions
- Strength, mobility, and control, not just symptom relief
- A clear picture of where you stand at every milestone
Want the clinical detail? Browse Dr. Smith’s physical therapy protocols and rehab webinars.
Ready to get moving
Start your rehab plan with a doctor of physical therapy.
One-on-one, hands-on, and coordinated with your surgeon. Book directly, no referral needed.