Your onward atlanta physical therapy team

Dr. Hana is a physical performance therapist who graduated from Texas State University with a Bachelor’s in Exercise and Sports Science. She furthered her education and received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from South College. Hana’s love for health and fitness began in high school, where she ran Track & Field and continued to evolve specifically for the fitness community while in physical therapy school when she joined a local CrossFit gym!

Hana’s treatment style includes manual therapy techniques, movement and running analysis, progressive functional exercises, and individualized programming to help clients minimize pain and maximize their fitness to reach their goals. Hana believes everybody is an athlete and has a passion for empowering patients to take control over their fitness and health journey.

Out of the clinic, you can find Hana sharpening her skills with fitness-forward continuing education, trying new coffee shops, putting some miles on her running shoes or lifting weights at a Crossfit gym.

Dr. Kara Hinegardner is a physical therapist who graduated with her Bachelors in Athletic Training and in Exercise Science from The University of Georgia. While at UGA, Dr. Kara worked as an athletic training student with the Women’s Soccer team and Swim and Dive team. She then went on to complete her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree at The University of Florida.

Kara’s love for fitness and optimizing performance stemmed from years of playing competitive basketball. Her passion for fitness and community truly blossomed after joining CrossFit in 2019. As an athletic trainer, Kara has also worked on the sidelines of a wide range of sports, including football, softball, soccer, basketball, lacrosse, and jiu-jitsu. Her treatment style is centered on meeting clients where they are in their current fitness journey, providing education, utilizing manual therapy, and developing a comprehensive exercise program to empower clients to take control of their health and fitness.

When she is not in the clinic or at a CrossFit gym, you can find Kara hanging out with her family on Lake Lanier, playing pickleball with friends, watching the Braves or Georgia football with her fiancé.

Dr. Kristen T. Humphries is a performance physical therapist who graduated with her BS in Athletic Training and her Doctor of Physical Therapy from the University of Central Florida. She completed her orthopedic residency with Upstream Rehab Institute and earned her Orthopaedic Certified Specialist in 2018. She has additional continuing education in spinal manipulation, management of the crossfit athlete, and dry needling. 

Throughout her career, she has had the opportunity to work with a variety of athletes ranging from young, competitive gymnasts and weekend warriors to college football players, professional hockey players, and CrossFit Games athletes. Her treatment approach uses a variety of manual techniques, targeted motor retraining, and progressive loading to help clients meet their goals and lead their most functional, pain free lives. Her objectives are to reduce pain fast and come up with the long term fix that will keep you doing what you love. 

In her free time you can catch her CrossFitting, wrangling a toddler, reading, or cross stitching.

Dr. Monique Jarosz is a physical therapist who is certified in dry needling and Clinical Management of the Fitness Athlete. She also serves as a teaching assistant for the Institute of Clinical Excellence (ICE), helping other clinicians around the nation better refine their physical therapy and advanced manual therapy skills, such as spinal manipulation. Her education career started at the University of Georgia and continued on at the University of St. Augustine (USA), where she graduated with honors for her doctorate in physical therapy degree. At USA, Monique completed extensive work at the post-entry level in the manual therapy certification curriculum.

Monique’s treatment style is catered to the individual’s needs through a combination of skilled hands-on techniques and a fitness forward mindset with tailored progressive exercises. Outside of the clinic, you can catch Monique enjoying time outside with her husband, two dogs, either running, hiking, or on Lake Lanier.

Dr. Taylor Baumann is a performance physical therapist who graduated from The University of Alabama with his Bachelor’s degree in Exercise Science and a Minor in Psychology. Following his time at Alabama, he completed his Doctorate in Physical Therapy at The University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Taylor’s love for sports and an active lifestyle began in high school playing Rugby and enjoying the outdoors. He has a passion for helping his patients meet their life goals by utilizing fitness as a catalyst. His treatment style includes skilled manual therapy techniques, movement analysis, and functional exercise prescription to help his patients maximize their fitness to meet their goals. He desires to help every patient see a future of fitness for themselves that they may have not known possible.

When not in the clinic or at a fitness forward continuing education course, you can find Dr. Taylor on the coast spearfishing, laughing with his wife, Elizabeth, or playing fetch with his two dogs. He also enjoys powerlifting, CrossFit, golf, hunting, and really any activity related to the outdoors.