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WalkWell Rehabilitation was established by Chris Dukarski, PT.  He has over two decades of experience treating all spinal and extremity orthopedic dysfunctions.  He graduated from Wayne State University in 1990.  He completed a one year residency program in Orthopedic Manual Therapy in 1996 with emphasis in the mobilization and manipulation of the spine and extremities.  He founded WalkWell Foot Orthotics in Beverly,MA in 1997.  He has been providing private biomechanical evaluations and fabricating custom foot orthotics for the past 12 years.  He trained directly with David Graston, the inventor of the Graston Technique for soft tissue mobilization, in his Indiana clinic and continues to use Graston’s latest instruments of assisted soft tissue mobilization.  After years of experimenting with tissue release techniques, he became certified in ART (Active Release Technique) for the Lower Extremity in 2009.  In 2008, Chris performed a comprehensive review of the literature on the conservative treatment of plantar fasciitis/plantar fasciosis.  His intention is to perform clinical research to validate his physical therapy treatment protocol for plantar fasciosis.  He has attended several of the nation’s premier orthotic and biomechanical seminars thru the Prescription Foot and Orthotic Lab Association (PFOLA), When the Foot Hits the Ground courses, and he continues to investigate orthotic, biomechanical, and treatment challenges through self-study.  His  passion, enthusiasm, and expert knowledge will maximize your outcomes in minimal time.   Choose an expert with the knowledge your body deserves.

Cara Puglia graduated from Boston University in 2000 with a Master’s Degree in Physical Therapy.  She is licensed in both physical therapy and massage therapy, and owned her own private massage therapy practice for four years.  Post-grad, Cara completed a one-year residency program with the Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy, which emphasizes mobilization and manipulation of the spine and lower extremities.  After working in an inpatient setting for one year at UMASS Memorial Hospital, she has worked for the last nine years in outpatient orthopedics.  She has joined WalkWell Rehabilitation to focus on biomechanical evaluation and specialized treatment  She has trained directly with the owner of WalkWell, Chris Dukarski,PT, in the evaluation/treatment of the foot and lower extremity, in orthotic fabrication, and in the specialized soft tissue techniques offered at WalkWell.  We are very excited to have Cara as part of our team!