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 Dan Zelch, a licensed
physical therapist, is the owner of AIR Physical Therapy on Lawrence
Avenue in Ellwood City. He has been a resident of the Ellwood City
Area for 11 years, originally from the south hills of Pittsburgh.
Dan received his Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Penn State
University in 1990 with emphasis on physiology, he then received his
masters degree in physical therapy from Duquesne University in 1993.
Since then Dan has been practicing physical therapy as an inpatient
and outpatient physical therapist treating primarily neurological
and orthopedic diseases and injuries for rehabilitation . He is a
member of the American Physical Therapy Association, Pennsylvania
Physical Therapy Association, the U.S Department of Health and Human
Services’s “Campaign of steps to a Healthier US”, APTA’s Geriatric
section member, APTA’s Orthopedic section member. He has been
appointed Adjunct Clinical Instructor in the Duquesne University
Department of Physical Therapy’s Rangos School of Health Sciences.
He has clinical special interest and developed programs in fall
prevention program for the elderly and treatment of peripheral
neuropathy. He has certificates of completion in “Integrating
Pilates into Physical Therapy”, “Improving Balance and Decreasing
Fall Risk Using T’ai Chi”, “ Job Analysis and Ergonomic Assessment”,
“Examination and Intervention: Balance Disorders in the Elderly”,
“Anatomical Perspective of Management of Common Shoulder
Pathologies” and “Manipulation/Manual Therapy of the Spine”.
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 Nathalie
Kuffer, founder and owner, is an inter-nationally experienced Fitness
Expert with the ability to motivate, educate and help you reach your
fitness goals. She is a dynamic and energetic professional with a
versatile combination of experience and qualifications, which
surpasses those of other personal trainers. This Canadian born
former gymnast graduated in 1995 with a Bachelor of Social Sciences,
majoring in both Sociology and Leisure Studies from the University
of Ottawa, Canada's capital city. Shortly after graduating college,
she pursued her dream of traveling and embarked on a journey to
study various forms of massage therapy. Her voyage began in Japan,
where she taught English to fund her education in the ancient form
of massage therapy called Shiatsu. She continued her travels to
Thailand to further expand her knowledge of health and wellness.
There, she studied another form of message therapy called Thai
massage. She went on to Australia where she began exploring a
variety of forms of other holistic health practices. Her travels
continued another two years when she was employed with Club Med in
Mexico, aboard a Cruise Ship and lastly, in the Bahamas. It was in
the resort city of Cancun that she began attending and then teaching
aerobic classes to visiting tourists. Upon her return to Canada, she
went back to school for yet another year and became a Certified
Personal Trainer Specialist (PTS), Fitness Instructor Specialist (FIS)
and Pilates Matwork Instructor. A few years later, she added the
certification of Nutritional & Wellness Specialist (NWS).
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