About Us
| Point Forward Physical Therapy Ltd 3217 John Joanis Drive Stevens Point, WI 54482 ph: 715-254-3978 john@pointforwardphysicaltherapy.com |
John is the owner of Point Forward Physical Therapy. John graduated
from Stevens Point Area Senior High in 1990. After finishing a bachelors
degree in biology at Marquette University he enrolled in the Masters in
physical therapy program. Upon graduating from school in 1997 he
began his career as a traveling physical therapist working in settings
including outpatient orthopedics, inpatient hospital care, inpatient rehab,
and long term care. After taking time off to tour Europe he returned to
Wisconsin and worked rural outpatient clinic in southeast Wisconsin. He
returned to the central Wisconsin area in 1999 when he began working as
a staff physical therapist at Saint Michaels Hospital. In 2001 John was
the primary Physical Therapist for the Satellite clinic in the Plover Family
Practice building. John was later promoted and became the Coordinator
of Rehab services for the Plover Clinic.
Over the past 10 years John has had many great experiences that he
feels have influenced him and directly benefit his patients. He has
attended continuing education course including treatment techniques for
the foot and ankle, knee, hip, low back, thoracic spine, shoulder and
elbow. His treatment of patients is heavily based in the most current
research. John also has served as adjunct faculty at UW-Stevens Point.
In the spring of 2007, John founded Point Forward Physical Therapy Ltd.
He is excited that this new endeavour will allow him to focus on patient
care and treat without any barriers. By caring for his patients in the
Adventure 212 facility he is now able to care for their needs in a facility
which has no equal in the central Wisconsin area.
John Jaeger MPT
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Sheila Banovetz is an Outpatient Physical Therapist at Point Forward
Physical Therapy and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University
of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. She obtained a degree in Physical
Therapy from Washington University in St Louis in 1985. She has
practiced as a physical therapist for 23 years in Chicago, Columbia,
MO and served on the Physical Therapy faculty at the University of
Iowa from 1995-1996 before she moved to Stevens Point. She works
primarily with clients with muscle and movement impairment syndromes.
Physical Therapy and an Adjunct Associate Professor at the University
of Wisconsin, Stevens Point. She obtained a degree in Physical
Therapy from Washington University in St Louis in 1985. She has
practiced as a physical therapist for 23 years in Chicago, Columbia,
MO and served on the Physical Therapy faculty at the University of
Iowa from 1995-1996 before she moved to Stevens Point. She works
primarily with clients with muscle and movement impairment syndromes.
Sheila Banovetz MSPT
Damon grew up in Port Edwards, WI and graduated from Assumption
High School (Wisconsin Rapids) in 1990. He attended Marquette
University’s program in Physical Therapy and earned a Bachelor’s
degree of Science in Physical Therapy in 1994. After graduation
from Marquette, he accepted his first position as a staff physical
therapist at St. Michael’s Hospital, where he worked for 14 years.
During his time at St. Michael’s Hospital, Damon developed a
specialization in rehabilitation of the foot/ankle. Because of his work
to develop a program to treat the foot/ankle, Damon received Ministry
Health Care’s Circle of Excellence Award and was nominated for this
award a second time.
Damon has accumulated a significant resume of continuing education
courses since graduation. Besides the foot/ankle, he has attended
courses in the following: gait studies, neck, shoulder, thoracic spine,
lumbar spine, pelvis/sacrum, hip, knee, elbow, manual therapy
techniques, surface EMG, modalities, ethics in healthcare, clinical
diagnostic imaging, neuromuscular re-education, and updates on
surgical techniques. He has performed lectures for the University of
Wisconsin Stevens Point in the areas of gait and foot/ankle
evaluation and treatment.
High School (Wisconsin Rapids) in 1990. He attended Marquette
University’s program in Physical Therapy and earned a Bachelor’s
degree of Science in Physical Therapy in 1994. After graduation
from Marquette, he accepted his first position as a staff physical
therapist at St. Michael’s Hospital, where he worked for 14 years.
During his time at St. Michael’s Hospital, Damon developed a
specialization in rehabilitation of the foot/ankle. Because of his work
to develop a program to treat the foot/ankle, Damon received Ministry
Health Care’s Circle of Excellence Award and was nominated for this
award a second time.
Damon has accumulated a significant resume of continuing education
courses since graduation. Besides the foot/ankle, he has attended
courses in the following: gait studies, neck, shoulder, thoracic spine,
lumbar spine, pelvis/sacrum, hip, knee, elbow, manual therapy
techniques, surface EMG, modalities, ethics in healthcare, clinical
diagnostic imaging, neuromuscular re-education, and updates on
surgical techniques. He has performed lectures for the University of
Wisconsin Stevens Point in the areas of gait and foot/ankle
evaluation and treatment.
Damon Kozicki PT
