Shift Therapy & Wellness

DR. RICHARD TRAVERS

Dr. Richard Travers

Physical Therapist, PT, BS, MPT, DPT

I was born and raised in a suburb of Miami, Florida. It was a great place to grow up, as there were 365 days a year to play outside. My family moved to Marietta, Georgia, when I attended college. I graduated from Kennesaw State University, the Medical College of Georgia, and The University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. I worked in restaurants as a cook during my teenage years and later worked as a deckhand/cook on a deep-sea tugboat, towing barges to the East Coast, Gulf Coast, West Coast, the Caribbean, Panama, and Mexico. Prior to becoming a physical therapist, I worked as a licensed massage therapist, which inspired me to become a physical therapist.

Experience

Orthopedic Physical Therapy, Manual Therapy, Vestibular Therapy, Graston Technique, and Janda Muscle Balancing

Core Values: “I want to be even better than I am now.”

What is Dr. Richard Reading, Watching, or listening to?

Books:
(1) To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee;
(2) Iron John by Robert Bly;
(3) Powers of Mind by Adam Smith.

Movies:
(1) You Can’t Take It With You;
(2) Avalon;
(3) The Accidental Tourist

TV/Cable:
Mad Men

Favorite Quote: Mark Twain: “The secret of getting ahead is getting started. The secret of getting started is breaking your complex, overwhelming tasks into small, manageable tasks, and starting on the first one.”

Here at Shift Therapy & Wellness, I provide patient education and hands-on therapy that increases joint flexibility, decreases muscle tightness, and increases balance and function.

Something patients have to deal with is that I want to help them realize that physical therapy does not have to be a painful process to regain mobility and function.

I enjoy treating orthopedic conditions, especially low back pain.

When I’m not working, I like get-togethers with family and friends, reading, exercising, and movies.

Shift Therapy & Wellness

DR. RICHARD TRAVERS