Quinnipiac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, P.C.

Quinnipiac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, P.C. was originally established in 1996 and has been providing the North Haven and Hamden communities with the highest quality outpatient orthopedic physical therapy services. We have participation in a large list of insurance carriers which continues to change and grow to service the communities’ needs.

Quinnipiac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, P.C. provides athletic training services, through the employment of Certified Athletic Trainers, to the North Haven and Hamden High Schools.

We are currently accepting new patients for both surgical and non-surgical rehabilitation. Quinnipiac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, P.C. is committed to providing quality services to our communities including the:

student athletes, High School and Collegiate
weekend warriors
seniors
children of all ages

If you have any questions, or need an appointment, please feel free to give one of our offices a call.

KEITH D. STEIGBIGEL, BA, PT, CSCS

Keith, co-owner of Quinnipiac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, graduated from The College of Wooster, Ohio, in 1992 with a Bachelors Degree in The Physiology of Exercise and Sport. He then came to Connecticut in 1992 to work in the field of Physical Therapy as an Exercise Physiologist. In 1994, Keith pursued a degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Hartford in West Hartford, Connecticut, graduating in 1997 with honors. Keith is currently pursuing a Clinical Doctorate degree in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy from Northeastern University, in Boston MA.

Keith has been practicing orthopedic manual medicine in the southern Connecticut and New Haven area since his graduation in 1997. During that time, he has been pursing a certification in the manual Mulligan Concept technique, which emphasizes a non- thrust joint mobilization technique used on the spine and extremities. This has been found to be extremely effective with the arthritic population.

Keith has a specialization certification in the training of athletes and sport-specific training, as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist.

DAVID MIKOS, DC, PT, MCTA

David, co-owner of Quinnipiac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine, graduated from Northeastern University in 1990 with a Bachelors Degree in Physical Therapy. He has been practicing primarily orthopedic manual therapy in the New Haven area since that time. In 1996, David completed a postgraduate Doctorate in Chiropractic from the University of Bridgeport. Combining both of these
disciplines, David has offered the community the most comprehensive approach to manual therapy.

In 1998, David became an accredited teacher in the Mulligan Concept Teachers Association, which teaches a non-thrust joint mobilization technique emphasizing pain-free treatment. He teaches this concept nationally. David has also been an adjunct faculty member at Quinnipiac University for the past five years.

MARIE G. NIERENBERG, PT

Marie joined Quinnipiac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in 2006. Marie received her Bachelors of Science in Physical Therapy from Quinnipiac College in January 1999.

She completed her post-college training with a focus on acute care, trauma, and wound healing.

Prior to joining Quinnipiac Physical Therapy, Marie’s work experience has been in the acute hospital and short term rehab settings. By working in acute care Marie has advanced training in wound healing, wound care and injury prevention. She also has experience with complex medical patients, post-surgical orthopedic patients, and patients requiring intensive care unit level of care.

Through working in short term rehab, Marie has developed her skills working with the geriatric population. She has developed a fall prevention program used with the short term and long term care population. She has also participated in a variety of fall risk screening programs in the geriatric population.

Marie hopes to continue to add to her manual orthopedic clinical skills, by pursuing her doctorate. She is in the process of reviewing programs with an orthopedic specialty area. She hopes to begin her doctorate within the year.

ELIZABETH A. CROUTHAMEL, PTA

Beth graduated from Naugatuck Valley Community College in 2008 with an Associate’s degree in physical therapy. Beth was also a member of Phi Kappa International Honor Society.

Beth spent a year in short term rehab working with various orthopedic conditions such as status post and pre-joint replacements, status post fractures, CVA recovery, Parkinsonian syndrome, cardio-pulmonary dysfunction and prosthetic training. Some of Beth’s strengths she bring with her from the Short Term Rehabilitation setting include assisting patients with gait and mobility training, balance training, and posture and strength re-education.

Beth joined Quinnipiac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in February of 2009 with plans to further broaden her orthopedic clinical and manually therapy skills. Along with her orthopedic development she plans to continue to work with her specialty and love of the neurologically challenged patient.

During Beth’s time away from the clinic she loves to continue her pursuit of competing in Triathlons.

Frank Raccio, ATC

Frank completed his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training while graduating Magna Cum Laude from the University of Tampa, Tampa, Florida in August 2007. In
August 2008, Frank joined Quinnipiac Physical Therapy and Sports Medicine, P.C. to become the Athletic Trainer at North Haven High School. Frank’s specialty and knowledge of athletics allows him to provide injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services to student athletes. Frank is working towards certification in concussion testing.

Jerzy Iskra, ATC

Jerzy Iskra, ATC. graduated from the College of Physiotherapy in Lublin, Poland. While living in Poland, Jerzy worked in a physical therapy and sports medicine clinic. While living in the United States, Jerzy received an associates degree at Middlesex Community College and later graduated with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science and nutrition from Southern Connecticut State University.

Jerzy joined Quinnipiac Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine in August 2006 as an athletic trainer at Hamden High School. His knowledge of athletics allows him to provide injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services to student athletes.