Jayden Burnett

Hailing from near Broken Bow, Jayden joined OrthoNebraska in 2024 after completing her physical therapy training. Her experiences as a student at OrthoNebraska helped cultivate her passion for helping athletes achieve peak performance, whether preventative or after an injury.

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Jordan Ealey

A Wyoming transplant, Jordan works with a wide variety of patients on their rehab journey. He enjoys the opportunity to build relationships with patients and develop individually tailored therapy programs to help each patient reach their specific goals while going through the rehab process, whether that’s climbing a mountain, throwing a baseball, or exploring a […]

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Zach Specht

Zach is passionate about helping all athletes recover to their full potential. With experience in various sports, he has collaborated with local club teams and schools to develop proactive injury prevention strategies. He has always focused on orthopedic and sports-related rehabilitation and is passionate about treating athletic injuries of all shapes and sizes. His training […]

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Corey McChesney

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Corey is an experienced hand therapist who has spent time in both Lincoln and Omaha. He is an expert in the use of Kinesiotape for the treatment of hand, wrist and elbow injuries and conditions.

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Tanner Sand

A recent graduate, Tanner specializes in treating athletes from all walks of life and all kinds of orthopedic problems. He believes in meeting each patient where they are on their care journey and helping them analyze what it will take to get them where they want to go.

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Travis Manners

Travis grew up playing football and hockey, but when football injuries in college halted his playing career, he found his passion in helping athletes of all ages overcome injuries so they can be successful in sports and fitness again. Travis continues to help numerous professional, collegiate, and high school athletes while also serving as a […]

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Hemisha Kanji

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Hemisha worked alongside Division 1 athletes during her time as an undergraduate athletic training student, including softball, football, track and field, men’s gymnastics and women’s swim and dive teams. She also taught strength and conditioning at the University of Nebraska, focusing on the biomechanics of proper weight training. She has […]

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Nick Wegener

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Nick grew up an avid athlete and found physical therapy aligned with a passion for helping athletes perform at peak levels. He has years of experience working with professional, collegiate, and high school athletes in multiple disciplines including football, baseball, track and field, as well as Ironman tri-athletes. He has […]

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Brandon Marker

A Nebraska native who joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Brandon has a passion for helping athletes build functional strength and learn how to apply it to improve performance on the field, in the arena or wherever they might play.

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Addison Thonen

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Addison was a multisport athlete growing up, focusing on volleyball in high school. In college, she quickly identified a passion for working with athletes of all kinds, supporting them in reaching their full potential and overcoming adversity. She enjoys helping people return to the sports or hobbies they love and […]

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Amanda Rickabaugh

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Amanda always wanted to combine her passion for sports, fitness and understanding of the human body, which led her to pursue physical therapy and work in a collaborative care setting alongside chiropractors, physicians and physician assistants before relocating to Omaha. She has additional experience and training in orthopedics, manual techniques […]

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Sami Richardson

A Columbus native who joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Sami played volleyball, basketball, soccer, and track, earning a combined three state titles. She excelled in the pentatholon/heptathlon at UNO, winning numerous awards, and qualified for the 2016 Olympic trials. Her experience as a high level athlete helps her understand how to provide physical, mental and emotional […]

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Sarah Merandi

Sarah is a Michigan native who joined OrthoNebraska in 2024. After 3 knee surgeries in high school for ACL and meniscus tears, she gained interest in orthopedics and decided to pursue a career in physical therapy. While passionate about ACL recovery, she enjoys working with patients of all ages and diagnoses, aiming to optimize mobility […]

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Sarah Ver Schuur

Sarah grew up playing multiple sports, including softball, volleyball, and basketball, eventually focusing her passion on softball where she was a highly decorated player in high school. She continued to play in college and then obtained her physical therapy assistant degree. She has worked in a variety of settings, including outpatient and home health, and […]

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Matthew Grimm

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Matt was a three-sport athlete in high school when a hand injury during his senior season of basketball that required physical therapy kindled his passion for helping people recover from injuries. At UNO, he worked alongside the physical therapy and sports medicines teams, helping high level athletes. He also has […]

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Ethan Schlueter

Having joined OrthoNebraska in 2024, Ethan has been an athlete all his life, playing football, basketball, track and men’s club volleyball. He has worked in both Nebraska and Iowa with a wide variety of individuals. He has special training and certifications in identifying and correcting movement dysfunctions, the use of blood flow restriction and dry […]

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Michael Witte

Michael joined OrthoNebraska in 2024 after years in private practice focusing on orthopedics and sports medicine as well as teaching students at Clarkson College’s PTA program. He worked with patients and athletes of various ages and settings in a wide variety of sports, including experience with Olympic power lifting, football, volleyball, speed training camps, and […]

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Celia Kuhfahl

A Nebraska native and experienced orthopedic physical therapy assistant, Celia loves working with orthopedic patients of all ages and abilities to help them get back to the activities they enjoy.

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