Mountain Land Physical Therapy Santaquin

The Mountain Land Physical Therapy Santaquin clinic serves the city of Santaquin and surrounding towns such as Payson, Genola, Goshen, Elberta, Eureka, Mona and Nephi. Nestled in the quiet town of Santaquin, this clinic has the same feel as the “Cheers” television show. Here “everybody knows your name.” The therapists and staff at the Santaquin clinic are as kind and caring as they come. They will take an active part to not only getting to know you, but getting you better and back out the door to a bright sunshiny day!

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Santaquin Physical Therapy Staff

Brad Horrocks, MPT, OCS

Clinic Director, Physical Therapist, Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist

Brad received his Bachelor’s degree from Brigham Young University in 2001 and his Master’s degree in physical therapy from Eastern Washington University in 2003. Brad believes in staying current with the latest techniques and has been a certified ASTYM provider since 2008. He became a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association in 2014.

Brad believes in a hands on approach to therapy with an emphasis on manual therapy, exercise and patient education. He also thinks that physical therapy should be fun and focused on goals that are meaningful to each patient. Brad loves the personal interactions with each patient and ensures that treatment sessions are as enjoyable as possible while delivering necessary care in a kind and compassionate manner. Brad is fluent in Spanish and enjoys being able to treat Spanish speaking patients in their native language.

Esther Racz, PT, DPT

Physical Therapist

Esther received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from Des Moines University in 2006. Esther focused heavily on manual therapy during her education, and she has additional training in women’s health, Myofascial release, Pilates, Yoga, neurological issues (ALS, CVA, Dementia, Alzheimer’s, and TBI) and working with patients with Down syndrome. Each year, Esther participates in a medical mission to Vietnam to treat patients ranging in age from infants to seniors.

Esther truly believes in using hands-on Physical Therapy to help improve each patient’s quality of life. Her two sons with Down syndrome have helped evolve her passion for Physical Therapy into a focus on functional mobility tasks and increasing ease with daily living activities. By understanding how the body and mind work together, Esther focuses on each stage of healing while progressing exercises from therapy based to functional daily tasks. Esther’s goal isn’t to just treat symptoms; she aims to treat the whole patient by utilizing education, hands on physical therapy and effective functionality. Esther enjoys providing services to her patients and she is excited to lead the Women’s Health program at our clinic.

When not in the clinic, Esther enjoys doing Yoga and Pilates. She also spends time volunteering and staying active within the community. Her mantra is to stay positive and make each day better than the last.

Chris Saldivar, PTA

Physical Therapist Assistant

Chris graduated from San Diego State University in Sports Medicine and Athletic Training in 1989. She then became a Certified Athletic Trainer in 1991 and Physical Therapist Assistant in 1996. After more than 26 years of working as an athletic trainer, Chris retired her athletic training practice to focus her attention on being a Physical Therapist Assistant.

Chris specializes in ACL rehabilitation and other sports related injuries, including athletes’ throwing shoulder. She’s worked with athletes of all levels from city league, high school, college, professional, Olympics and even the weekend warriors. Chris works alongside the physical therapist to listen and understand their patients’ concerns, providing them the best plan of care so that they can get back to doing the things they love again.

In her spare time, Chris loves watching and participating in sports. She enjoys watching her daughter compete in volleyball and softball, two sports that she also played in high school.