mechanics
casey Benander
PT, DPT, CDNT, FMSC
Graduated from Marquette university in 2005, casey has 19 years of physical therapy experience. Her doctorate is focused in orthopedics and she loves to help clients achieve their mobility goals. She has an advanced certification in dry needling and has worked the majority of her career at cape fear orthopedics.
casey has worked with all types of clients, ranging from toddlers to professional athletes.
Doctor of physical therapy, Marquette university, 2005
bachelors of exercise science, Marquette university 2003
Minor in public health and nutrition, marquette university 2003
certified dry needling therapist, 2023
Certified Functional Movement specialist, FMSC, 2024
owner, founder haymount body mechanic LLC
Special Forces military spouse of 22 years
mother of four
muscian and thespian with minor in muscial theatre, marquette university 2003
Believes strongly in injury prevention through strength and mechanics
lover of big dreams, volunteering, business development, sports, exercise, and wellness.
Lauren BYrne
PT, dPT
Lauren graduated from arcadia university with her doctorate of physical therapy. She has served in leadership roles inside orthopedics and has specializations in TMJ disorders and treatment. An avid runner, she has concentrated much of her continuing education in running injury prevention and management. Lauren is also a dry needling therapist.
Doctor of physical therapy, arcadia university, 2017
bachelors of exercise science and biology, arcadia university, 2014
Minor in italian, arcadia university, 2014
Dry needling therapist
lover of all things philadelphia sports and can be found passionately rooting for them through all seasons
mother to her husky, mav
Rachel Kurleydove
PTA, IASTM, FMSC
Graduated from Fayetteville technical community college in 2017 with her physical therapist assistant degree, rachel has been working predominantly in orthopedics and sports medicine for the last seven years. She has worked at womack, cape fear valley, and cape fear orthopedics.
a veteran, rachel has an acute awareness of the physical demands of military performance and has been dedicated to functional fitness for herself and her patients. She is certified in iastm and also functional movement.
Rachel has experience with a wide population of patients and their spectrum of needs, including military members both active duty and retired, pediatric, athletic performance, neurological, and post surgical recovery.
Her hobbies include:
weight training
fitness
hiking
kayaking
Nicknames: Quadzilla or drill sargeant - you’ll figure that out.
mother of three.
Jennifer is a registered dietician and has over a decade of experience with chronic disease management and sports nutrition. She employs evidenced based and practical approaches to implement lifestyle changes that provide long term solutions.
Jenn works earnestly to ensure that you become an indepedent manager of your own nutrition goals. SHe helps her clients gain an understanding of their challenges and effectively crafts goal oriented solutions.
Bachelors of Science in nutrition and dietetics, kansas state university 2013
post graduate internship, cedar crest
10+ years clinical experience providing nutrition counseling for acute and chronic health issues
provides macro calculations and plans to optimize sport and health nutrition
Specializes in nutrition inside insuline resisTAnce including but not limited to PCOS and type II diabetes/pre-diabetes
post operative and bariatric surgery recovery diets
nutrition for cardiac health and performance
loves outdoor cycling and anything to do with the water.
mother of three