Meet Your Therapy Team

“We have envisioned owning and developing a rehabilitation facility which incorporates all the values we hold sacred as practitioners- timeliness of services, specialist-level care, a team environment with a “people-first” attitude, and customized programs based upon sound evidence. We seek to develop life-long relationships with the members of the community by providing a service which allows for continuity of the healthy lifestyles acquired by our clients during skilled rehabilitation.”

Teresa M. Van Aacken
PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS

Teresa has over 14 years of clinical experience as an orthopaedic physical therapist. She received her certification as Industrial Rehabilitation Specialist in 2005. A 1991 graduate of Marquette University, Teresa dedicated the first six years of her career to providing physical therapy to active duty personnel and eligible beneficiaries as an officer in the United States Navy. Currently ranked as a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Naval Reserves, she continues to provide contributory support to Naval medical treatment facilities in Florida, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Illinois.

Fostering her interest in the area of differential diagnosis, Teresa received her certification as a Neuromusculoskeletal Screener through National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland in 1992, completed her didactic and practical requirements for credentialing as an electroneuromyographer in 1994, received board specialist certification in orthopaedic physical therapy by the American Physical Therapy Association in 2003, and graduated with her Clinical Doctorate in physical therapy in 2004.

In addition, she received her credentials as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist through the National Strength and Conditioning Association in 2002. Teresa received her certificate of competency in evaluation & treatment of Vestibular disorders in 2006. Her expertise has allowed her to not only treat patients, but to mentor students from UW-LaCrosse, UW-Madison, and Carroll College as well as serve as adjunct faculty at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.

Success has always been the result of Teresa's hard work. Teresa was awarded the Navy Achievement Medal for her versatility in directing the seamless transition of a hospital-based clinic to an outpatient-based physical therapy clinic while providing remarkable cost-savings to the federal government. Teresa believes in a "team" approach and an "evidence-based" methodology to patient care.

Teresa resides in Oshkosh with her husband, William, and her three children, Gabrielle, Anthony, and Evan

Lori J. Schaetz
OTR, CLT

Lori graduated from Fox Valley Technical College-Appleton in 1989 with an Associates Degree in Science. She continued her education at Mount Mary College in Milwaukee, WI where she graduated in 1994 with an emphasis in Upper Extremity Dysfunction. As an OTR, she has experience in a variety of treatment settings and has vast experience including:

Twelve years ago she started to specialize in Edema Management. She attended Mount Mary College to obtain her Masters when she met her mentor and has practiced Lymphatic Techniques since. In June of 2005 she became certified in Lymphatic Drainage techniques and has provided lectures throughout the state of Wisconsin for therapists to better understand how it impacts their treatments. In February 2007, she was selected to work with the staff at a Bariatric Center in Ohio for the treatment and management of the Bariatric Lymphedema patient. She continues this quest for knowledge and treatment and provides it to her patients in a variety of settings so they too may increase their quality of life.

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