Dr. Kate McKechnie was born and raised in the northern suburbs of Chicago.  In 2006, she graduated from Northwestern University, receiving her BS in Biological Sciences with a concentration in physiology.  Kate then moved to New York for a graduate program in physical therapy at Long Island University-Brooklyn.  In 2014 she graduated top of her class with the Dean’s Award for Academic Excellence and her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.  

 

Upon graduating, Kate worked in an outpatient clinic, specializing in providing high quality manual therapy interventions.  During this time, she attended continuing education courses through the Institute of Physical Art and was accepted to sit for the certification exam.  Passing with Honors, she became a Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT) in 2016.  Additionally, Kate is certified in Functional Dry Needling.

 

Starting in 2016, Dr. McKechnie began The Pelvic Floor Series with Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute.  Women’s Health Rehabilitation has become a passion in her physical therapy practice.  Kate loves helping women gain a deeper understanding of their pelvic floor and how it functions with the rest of the body.  She believes her comprehensive knowledge, as well as a holistic style of assessment and treatment of the whole body is integral to how she assists clients in resolving and managing their movement-related dysfunctions and maintaining general wellness.

Dr. Christina Moskala was raised in the northwest suburbs of Chicago. She has a Bachelors in Health Sciences and a Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Andrews University. She has experience treating a variety of diagnoses and populations throughout the United States having worked several years as a travel physical therapist. She completed the Level I and II NAIOMT (North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual therapy) continuing education courses on the Cervical Spine, Lumbar Spine, Thoracic Spine, Lower Extremity and Upper Extremity. She worked for two years at Folsom Physical Therapy & Training Center in California under the mentorship of Michael Moore PT and Tim McGonigle PT and completed two years of their Post-Graduate Orthopedic PT Continuing Education Series. She then became interested in treating pelvic floor diagnoses in women and men and began the Pelvic Floor Series with Herman & Wallace Pelvic Rehabilitation Institute. She is especially passionate about treating and educating pregnant and post-partum patients. She completed Sarah Duvall's training course and is a Pregnancy and Postpartum Corrective Exercise Specialist. 

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Christina's favorite part of being a physical therapist is seeing the empowerment patient's gain once they learn how to achieve and many times surpass the function they had lost. She says "it's exciting to see patients gain confidence in all areas of their life as they learn to gain some control of their physical health." Christina enjoys treating all orthopedic conditions from the neck and spine to upper and lower extremities as well as all pelvic conditions both female and male. She says "I enjoy working at Thirty One PT where the patient and I have a full hour every appointment to give specialized, personal, one-on-one care. I have the flexibility to address the root causes of my patient's complaints. It's an incredibly rewarding experience."

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Christina is bilingual in English and Spanish