Surry Business

Casey A. Vedder has opened White Sulphur Springs Physical Therapy at 2994 Riverside Drive just north of Willis Gap Road outside Mount Airy.

The clinic shares the building also occupied by Dr. Robert W. Hower’s White Sulphur Springs Chiropractic Center.

Vedder earned a bachelor’s degree at St. Johns University in Collegeville, Minn., and his master’s degree in physical therapy at The College of St. Scholastica in Duluth, Minn. He was the director of the ProHealth Rehabilitation Department at Northwest Medical Partners from 2002 through 2007. He is the director of the physical therapy assistant program being developed at Surry Community College in Dobson.

Kristin Mills, a licensed physical therapist assistant who at ProHealth Rehabilitation, has joined Vedder at White Sulphur Springs Physical Therapy. She is a 2003 graduate of Wytheville (Va.) Community Collegea and experienced in orthopedic and neurological rehabilitation.

Regina Combs is the clinic’s office manager.

“We pride ourselves in providing aggressive physical therapy with compassion, caring and a commitment to quality,” Vedder said. His philosophy is that physical therapy can and should be a life-changing event that helps people maximize their potential in various aspects of life.”

“We also believe that physical therapy does not have to hurt to be successful,” he said. “We will find the most effective and pain-free manner to help you achieve your goals.”

White Sulphur Springs Physical Therapy accepts most major insurance policies. Its telephone number is (336) 783-9400.