12/01/2025
🌟 Staff Highlight: Bettina, the Founder & Owner of Columbia Gorge PT & Sports Medicine 🌟
Meet Bettina, the visionary who founded our clinic in 1997 and continues to lead with a patient-first philosophy. With a Bachelor’s in Kinesiology/Exercise Physiology, massage therapy training, and a Master’s in Physical Therapy (with distinction), Bettina has built a career grounded in advanced education, specialization, and compassionate care.
Her expertise spans sports injury rehabilitation, upper and lower extremity dysfunction, biomechanical assessments, Pilates-based core stabilization, BFR training using the KAATSU method, and postural retraining. She’s worked with athletes at every level—from youth sports to Olympic and professional competitors—and is passionate about educating both kids and adults on whole-body health.
Over the past decade, Bettina has also focused intensely on treating persistent pain linked to lifestyle, metabolic, and autoimmune conditions. Her research into medical cannabis reflects her commitment to helping patients better understand and manage pain, inflammation, and the anxiety that often comes with it.
Originally from Colorado, Bettina’s love for small towns and outdoor adventure brought her to Hood River, where she continues to enjoy road and mountain biking, skiing, kiting, strength training, fly fishing, and spending quality time with her three dogs.
We’re incredibly grateful for her leadership, dedication, and the exceptional care she brings to the Columbia River Gorge community. 💚🌲