Ashley Sapien, PT, DPT, Schroth Certified
Physical Therapist
Ashley was raised in the greater Seattle area before moving to Missoula, Montana to get her degree in Exercise Science. Ashley traveled down to Glendale to study physical therapy at Midwestern University. She stayed in the valley after school and started working at an outpatient pediatric clinic and now works in pediatric home health. She was first introduced to the Schroth method while on rotation in physical therapy school and later did continuing education on the method. She completed her BSPTS C1 certification in October of 2023. Ashley is excited to bring her experience with pediatrics to assist with scoliosis.
In her free time, Ashley enjoys spending time with her husband and daughter.
Please note: Dr. Karen Pettine, DPT and Dr. Susan Halbig, DPT are not currently seeing patients at the Scottsdale clinic location.
Karen Pettine, PT, DPT, Schroth Certified
Physical Therapist
Karen Pettine is a New Mexico native, University of New Mexico alumna, and bilingual in Spanish and English. She earned her doctorate degree in physical therapy from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine in 2016. Following the completion of her degree, Karen trained at Phoenix Children’s Hospital and Camelback Sports Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona. She completed her BSPTS C1 and C2 Schroth certification with Dr. Hagit Berdishevsky at Hunter College in New York. She was first exposed to Schroth as a patient herself learning to manage her own scoliosis. This experience led to a passion for assisting others with the management of scoliosis. As a complement to Schroth, Karen is also dry needle certified. She enjoys working closely with each client to help promote life long spinal health.
In 2018, Karen and her husband Dominic introduced their daughter, Talia Grace, into the world. Just like her parents, Talia is already becoming a traveler. She has visited 7 states and traveled internationally all before turning two!