President's Profile

Jennifer M. Gamboa, DPT, OCS, MTC, Founder and President of Body Dynamics, Inc., is recognized as a leader in the field of orthopaedic, performing-arts, and pilates-evolved rehabilitation and fitness. Jennifer is committed to developing a comprehensive center for orthopaedic and manual physical therapy that is at the forefront of the rehabilitation, fitness, and human performance industries. She has redefined physical therapy as The Rehab-Fitness Continuum, where the musculoskeletal and movement analysis expertise of therapists are combined with a “whole-istic”, proactive approach to functional fitness, core control, and human performance. Jennifer continues to work actively with clients needing both rehabilitation and fitness programming, and to mentor other therapists in the field.

Accomplishments

• Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
• Master’s in Physical Therapy (MPT)
  
• Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS), American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  
• Manual Therapy Certification (MTC)
  
• Certified Clinical Instructor, American Physical Therapy Association
  
• Certified Polestar® Pilates Practitioner
  
• President, Performing Arts Special Interest Group, Orthopaedic Section, APTA
  
• Principle Investigator, “Description of Specialized Clinical Practice for Physical Therapy for
• Performing Artists”, Performing Arts Special Interest Group, Orthopaedic Section, APTA
  
• Chair, Member Relations Committee, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science
  
• Adjunct Professor, American University, College of Arts and Sciences
  
• Guest Lecturer, University of Delaware, 2006
  
• Guest Lecturer, Marymount University, 2000, 2001
  
• Guest Lecturer, Shenandoah University, 2000, 2001
  
• Speaker, APTA Combined Sections Meeting 1995, 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002
  
• Speaker, APTA Private Practice Section Conference, 2006
  
• Speaker, International Association for Dance Medicine and Science, 2000, 2002, 2006
  
• Speaker, Performing Arts Medicine Association, 1999
  
• Speaker, Maryland Council for Dance, 1999
  
• Speaker, American Alliance for Health Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1998
  
• Speaker, Royal Academy of Dance Council, 1997
  
• Speaker, Peabody Preparatory Institute for Fine Arts, 1996
  
• Director, Physical Therapy and Pilates Program, Universal Ballet Academy of Classical Dance, Washington, D.C.
  
• Coordinator, Cross-training and Pilates Program, Arlington Center for Dance, Arlington, VA
  
• Coordinator, Cross-training and Pilates Program, Fairfax Ice Arena, Fairfax, VA
  
• Coordinator/Provider Backstage Physical Therapy Services for Major Dance, Theater, and Broadway Companies on Tour in the Washington-Metropolitan Area
  
• Developed and implemented Stretch and Conditioning Certification Program, American Dance Institute, Rockville, MD
  
• Developed and implemented Lecture Series on Correcting Problems in Classical Dance, Regional Dance Instructors, Arlington, VA
  
• Instructor, Creative Movement , Modern Dance, and Conditioning, Arlington Center for Dance, Arlington, VA
  
• Dancer, Center Dance Company, Keith Lee Ballet, Freefall Dance Theater
  
• Outstanding Young Alum Award, Shenandoah University, 1999
  
• Outstanding PT Student Award, American Physical Therapy Association 1995
  
• Best Seminar Presentation of Original Research, Shenandoah University Program in Physical Therapy, 1995
  
• Published Author in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Clinics of North America