Kim Nicolai, P.T., D.P.T.

I strive to make patients feel comfortable and understood when they walk through our clinic or hospital doors so I can better treat them as a whole person, not just a diagnosis. I genuinely want to get to know my patients, their families and their interests. I view my practice as a whole-picture approach including the mind and the body in the healing process. I want to help patients meet goals that are important to them to make their therapy journey meaningful and enjoyable.

In my free time, I love to spend time outdoors. Summer weekends are spent at the lake kayaking, pontooning, and spending time with my family and our big goofy black lab, Milly.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree, Kinesiology, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
• Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

Internships

• School-based Pediatrics and Outpatient Orthopedics, Gunderson St. Joseph’s Hospital
• Rural hospital-based Outpatient Rehab and Acute Care, Black River Falls Memorial Hospital
• Inpatient and Transitional Care, Mayo Clinic Health System
• Outpatient Rehabilitation, Mayo Clinic Health System
• Outpatient Neurological Rehabilitation, Marshfield Clinic

Certifications

• Dry Needling Level 1, Myopain
• Graston Technique, Level 1

Membership

• American Physical Therapy Association

• Balance and falls
• Chronic pain
• Geriatrics
• Inpatient rehab and acute care
• Outpatient orthopedics