Gregory S. Johnson
His Story
Gregg Johnson is one of the founding partners of Johnson and Johnson Physical Therapy. A 1971 graduate of the physical therapy program at University of Southern California (USC). Prior to graduation he was selected to attend a one-year residency under Maggie Knott PT at Kaiser Rehabilitation Center in Vallejo, CA to be trained in the world famous PNF approach. At the completion of the training, he was asked to continue as a staff member and faculty and remained for a total of 7 years. After leaving Kaiser Vallejo, he and Vicky Saliba opened a cash based private practice in Marin County California. This successful practice is believed to be the first physical therapy cash-based clinic in the USA. In 1978, he and Vicky Saliba Johnson developed the Institute of Physical Art (IPA), through which they have trained PT’s worldwide the Functional Manual Therapy® System they developed.
Gregg is world-renowned for his contributions to the Physical Therapy profession in the areas of soft tissue mobilization and vagus nerve treatment, as well as co-founder of the Functional Manual Therapy® system of patient care utilized by over 50,000 therapists worldwide. Gregg brings the highest level of patient management and treatment to the community of Steamboat Springs. When not teaching somewhere in the US, Europe, or Japan, Gregg is doing what he loves most, educating the Fellows at JJPT and treating patients. His philosophy that all human beings have existing potential sets the standard of care at JJPT.
Education and Specializations
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (PT)
University of Southern California
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT)
Johnson & Johnson Physical Therapy – Steamboat Springs, CO
Founding Fellow of Functional Manual Therapy (FFFMT)
Institute of Physical Art
PNF Residency Graduate / Faculty (1971 – 1978)
Kaiser Vallejo PNF Residency Program
Interests and Hobbies
Hiking
Golf
The Ocean
The Hills
Cooking
Studying Human History
Traveling to Exotic Locations
Watching Movies with My Wife
Vicky Saliba Johnson
Her Story
Vicky Johnson, the other half of the founding partners of Johnson and Johnson Physical Therapy, is world renowned for her research and work to define the only valid and reliable postural classification system in the medical literature. As co-developer of Functional Manual Therapy®, her life work has been to develop systems or motor learning and exercise that allow all patients to discover the movement potential through better alignment and personalized exercise programs. As co-director of The Institute of Physical and co-developer of the Functional Manual Therapy system of patient care, she has trained over 50,000 therapists world wide. Her passion is posture and her mission is movement!
Education and Specializations
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy (PT)
Medical College of Georgia
Founding Fellow of Functional Manual Therapist (FFFMT)
Institute of Physical Art
Honorary Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT)
PNF Residency Graduate (1978)
Kaiser Vallejo PNF Residency Program
Interests and Hobbies
Hiking
Bird Watching
Reading
Watching Movies with My Husband
Exercising
Watching Sunsets in the Mountains
Traveling to Exotic Locations
Dr. Becca Mohrbacher
Her Story
Dr. Becca Mohrbacher studied Neuroscience with an Exercise Science minor at Regis University in Denver, CO. She continued on at Regis to complete her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. Becca started her career working in outpatient physical therapy in the Denver Metro area. For the past 4 years she has practiced under a CFMT at LoHi Physical Therapy in Denver. Her practice covered patients ranging through the lifespan with pathologies head to toe.
Becca is preparing for her Certification in Functional Manual Therapy (CFMT) which she will test for August 2023. She is also certified in Trigger Point Dry Needling through Myopain Seminars. When working with a patient she takes an in depth history to seek out the root cause of dysfunction while working to address acute pain along the way. Becca includes education about the rehab process in an effort to empower her patients to begin to think critically about their own bodies.
Education and Specializations
Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT)
Regis University
Trigger Point Dry Needling (TDN)
MyoPain Seminars
Interests and Hobbies
Trail Running
Fly Fishing
Skiing
Soccer
Cooking
Dog Training
Benjamin Ott
His Story
Benjamin Ott received his Masters in Kinesiology and Sports Psychology at California State University, Long Beach where he got to work with athletes both physically and mentally to help them pursue excellence in their sport. During this time he fell in love with PT and continued his education at Concorde College in Garden Grove CA and received his Physical Therapy Assistant Degree. He has experience treating a variety of orthopedic diagnoses and post-operative cases in the outpatient setting, ranging from immediately post-op to return to sport. He completed a year-long manual therapy mentoring program in CA before moving out to Steamboat Springs to continue his Functional Manual Therapy training under the direct mentorship of the developers of Functional Manual Therapy, Gregg and Vicky Johnson.
He takes a global approach to treatment to address each patient’s mechanical capacity, neuromuscular function, and motor control inefficiencies across the entire kinetic chain, utilizing soft tissue and joint mobilization, proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNF), and postural re-education. He has a passion for learning new techniques and skills to deliver the best care to his patients.
Education and Specializations
Masters in Science Kinesiology (MS)
California State University, Long Beach
Physical Therapist Assistant Degree (PTA)
Concorde Career College
Interests and Hobbies
Basketball
Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
Weightlifting
Video games
Trying new restaurants with his wife
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