Dr. Kathryn Meeks is the founder and owner of Optimizing Motion, providing physical therapy and ergonomic services in Northern California. She received her Physical Therapy degree from Indiana University and her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of New England. Dr. Meeks holds a Certification in Ergonomics from the Oxford Institute and has spent 20+ years providing ergonomic services to many companies in Silicon Valley. Her area of most interest in the clinic is mitigating risks by educating her patients in the application of basic ergonomic principles. Kathryn has had extensive McKenzie training and specializes in the quick recovery of cervical and lumbar issues. She enjoys all aspects of industrial ergonomics, from the manufacturing setting to the office setting. She loves to help small businesses in her community with simple cost effective ergonomic solutions. Kathryn is also passionate about assuring the next generation will not be plagued with the repetitive type motion injuries of her generation, due to technology, and strives to find ways to accomplish this. She believes it is important for an individual to understand how their body moves in order to attain effective and purposeful movement without risk of injury. She is passionate about helping people and businesses help themselves prevent and recover from injury/discomfort, as well as enriching and improving the health of the community for which she lives and works.