Physical Therapy Solutions

Staff

Alan Pietruszkiewicz is a native of Scranton, Pennsylvania.  Active in every sport imaginable in high school, he came to Virginia Commonwealth University in 1990 on a track scholarship.  He graduated in 1996 from the Medical College of Virginia with a Masters of Physical Therapy. 

Practicing for 10 years in Richmond for Health South, Alan has fostered relationships throughout the Richmond area treating patients from 200 different physicians.  His clinical interests have led him to continuing education lectures throughout the United States on shoulder, ankle, and knee rehabilitation. 

Additionally, Alan has served as the team Physical Therapist for the Richmond Renegades.  He has also worked with Olympic figure skaters along a number of professional baseball players.  A long-time supporter of Hanover and Henrico County Athletics, he enjoys working with high school athletes along with his general orthopedic patients.

 

Linda Welch is the friendly face you will see as soon as you walk through the front door of Physical Therapy Solutions.  Linda is a native of Richmond, Virginia and has worked in health care for six years.  In her words, “The best aspect of my job is helping and meeting new people.”

Linda has two children; her son is in Matthews County, Virginia, and her daughter lives in the local area.  She also has two grandchildren that she is just “crazy over.” 

In her free time, Linda enjoys spending time with her grandchildren and being their ever-spoiling “Go-Go” (Grandma).  She also enjoys dancing and spending time outdoors, especially on the beach. “Go Go” as her grandchildren like to call her. Linda is the organization behind the scenes as our office manager as well as the smiling face that greets you at the door. A family friend of Alan’s for more than fifteen years, Linda keeps us true to our mission.

 

 

Ashley Harwood joined PTS in June 2006 having worked with Alan for the past 5 years as a tech, student, then physical therapist. Ashley earned a B.S. in psychology from VCU in 2002 before receiving her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from VCU/MCV in 2005. She enjoys working with a variety of orthopedic patients, but especially with the performing arts population.  Ashley was studio trained in ballet, tap, and jazz for 18 years and was a member of the VCU Dance Team while in college. She was also a member of the Richmond Speed and Richmond Bandits Arena Football Dance Teams. To gain more knowledge in the area of dance medicine, Ashley is currently completing a continuing education course at the Harkness Center for Dance Injuries in New York City. Guest lecturers include physicians and physical therapists from the New York City Ballet and Boston Ballet. Ashley is excited to incorporate her personal experience and information gained from this course into the treatment of the performing arts patient.

 

 

Julie Kostan wears many hats for PTS. She is entering her second year as head Athletic Trainer for Hanover High School. A graduate from St. Francis College; she also is a licensed physical therapist. Julie provides the spark to our clinic to stay current with the latest trends. In the past two years Julie has attended courses on shoulder mechanics with Dr. Ben Kibler, women’s health, and a ten-month manual therapy course at the University of Virginia. Julie heads our women’s health practice treating a range of conditions from low back pain during pregnancy, postpartum, to incontinence.

 

 

 

Dani Joslin joined our clinic in September of 2006. She also earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the Medical College of Virginia (MCV). As an undergraduate, Dani swam competitively at the Division I level for the University of Pennsylvania swim team. Consequently, she has a particular interest in working with overhead athletes and shoulders.  Dani has also attended knee and shoulder courses with Kevin Wilk,PT and is a Certified Clinical Instructor.

 

 

 

Rob Welch serves as the Head Athletic Trainer at King William High School. A graduate of Roanoke College, he later earned his Masters at the University of Florida. Rob served as an Athletic Trainer in the Boston Red Sox organization with the Class A Lowell Spinners. He has participated in a research study with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on anterior shoulder laxity in pitchers. His interest in the throwing shoulder fits nicely with his role in coordinating our “Ask the Expert” section on our website for adolescent throwers and assisting in our slow motion video analysis.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Alan Pietruszkiewicz, MSPT

Owner / Physical Therapist

Julie Kostan, MPT, ATC

Ashley Harwood, DPT

Danielle Joslin, DPT

Robert Welch, MS, ATC

Linda Welch