Forward Physical Therapy

10/27/2025

We are PUMPED to have join the FPT squad. Her schedule is now available on our site!
A little bit about Sam:
Undergrad: (Kinesiology) UW- Madison
Doctorate: UW-Madison
Specialties or clinical interests:
Creating a positive impact for athletes at the high school level and beyond with a newly developing passion for empowering those in need of pelvic health to improve quality of life in a fitness forward holistic approach
Outside of the clinic you’ll find Sam participating in Hybrid athletics / racing and CrossFit -
Exploring with her husband Mitch, Running with my dog Hallie, Reading AND Sourdough bread making (extremely addicting)

10/26/2025

So close we can taste it 🤩
FPT 2.0 entering Fitchburg in November! (Yep, we’re about a week away)
Stay tuned for offerings and grand opening events in the coming weeks!
We are so ready 😤

10/09/2025

WELCOME GABBY TO THE FPT TEAM!!
Gabby joins us with 3+ years of clinical practice! She attended University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point (and played for the volleyball team there 🏐)
She received her Doctorate from The College of St. Scholastica
Her clinical interests - All ages and stages! Organizational health and soon to be pelvic health
Outside of the clinic you’ll find Gabby playing volleyball, weight lifting, spending time with my husband (Cory), hiking and fishing!

10/07/2025

10/03/2025

In July, Kristen & Michelle spoke to the members of the Verona Senior Center about the concept of 1 Rep Max living (1RM).

What is 1RM living? When demands of life are near or exceeding one’s max capacity.

We discussed how this relates to low physical resilience and resources to combat it.

A concept new to many, but deeply engrained in the culture of The Institute of Clinical Excellence - an education company for rehab providers that Forward PTs participate in regularly.

Give it a listen and tell us what you think!

https://youtu.be/qrEUMXGU60k?si=ljUF6gxluZ9u0_IL cuccnd

Physical therapists Michelle LaFave and Kristen Wellenkotter from Forward Physical Therapy talk about 1 repetition maximum living. What it is, how to identif...

09/24/2025

NEW LOCATION LOADING 👀
We are PUMPED to grow our team and expand our footprint this winter 🤩

08/03/2025

Don’t sleep on ’s GLOW UP downtown.
Located at 600 Williamson St in Madison!
Mel was holding down the fort representing Forward for their Grand Opening event on Saturday!
Fresh paint, floor upgrades and one helluva mural to freshen up this space. Go check them out!

08/01/2025

All eyes on Connor yesterday evening in front of the Milton Youth Football coaches.
There is a Wisconsin requirement for coaches and parents to get education regarding concussions, but sometimes that education leaves coaches and parents feeling like a lot of this is out of their control.
Connor covered all things, signs and symptoms, how to recognize a concussion, equipped coaches with questions to ask their athletes if they suspect a head injury in what rehab looks like if there is a concussion sustained based on current evidence
Gone are the days of grading concussions as mild, moderate, severe and just like every other muscular skeletal injury complete rest is not the answer.
If you or your athlete is involved in a high contact or collision sport and you feel your group could benefit from this information - Shoot us a message!

08/01/2025

ICYMI: .nett.dpt forgot to connect to the WiFi so we faced some technical difficulties during our 1 Rep Max Living presentation at the Verona Senior Center’s Pickleball Grand.
No worries though, Michelle filled the silence with her rendition of “God Bless America” until we could continue on with the show
Everyone participated in the 30 second sit to stand test and Grip Strength assessment to see where they stack up against their age-matched peers.

08/01/2025

JULY has been a FUN & engaging month!nett.dpt and spent a morning at the Verona Senior Center’s Pickleball Grand Opening event - they were fully equipped with a seasoned pickleball instructor and Kristen took everyone through a dynamic warm up, talked about Pickleball injury management and how the sport has grown significantly in the last few years.
Members got a briefing on rules, scoring and were able to get some court time. Kristen and Shannon had a great time engaging with this community!
The spark of the day? A member coming out of Pickleball retirement for over 7 years looking forward to picking the sport up again at the age of 85.

07/24/2025

PATIENT(S) SPOTLIGHT!!! ✨✨✨
THREE of our patients, Euan, Frankie, and Katie qualified for the Monster games earlier this year and will be competing this weekend in Kansas City!
Euan and Frankie are teaming up for the RX co-ed division and Katie will be competing in the elite individual division.
FPT is proud of all the hard work they have put in to get to this point!!
BEST OF LUCK THIS WEEKEND 💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻

07/14/2025

Find me a CrossFitter who doesn’t need this workshop and I’ll probably call you liar.🤥
Catch Dr. this Saturday at 9:45 AM at the Fitchburg location!