Action Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine

03/10/2026

It's a bittersweet farewell here at Action PT. Our team bid goodbye to Caroline Cross who has returned to her studies at St. Louis University for the spring semester. Caroline was our resident-intern since January working towards her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. She will graduate in May and begin her promising career as a PT in the St. Louis area. We were blessed and proud to share our expertise with her this winter and wish her well with her remaining studies and congratulations on her graduation and career goals. All our best, Caroline!!

03/10/2026

Congrats to this SUPER guy! Mo worked consistently with his therapy team at Action PT to rid his back from pain. Couldn't be happier for this guy, with his super humor and awesome powers to make everyone smile! Stay well.

He is pictured with his lead therapist, Gary Dragon, Mo, PTA-Makalya Lovitt, DPT-Leanne Lain, and PTA-Katie Kersh - who all teamed up to ensure he reached all of his therapy goals before promotion!!

02/27/2026

Hooray for Mackenzie. She earned her "promotion from therapy" this week and we couldn't be more proud of her. She met every challenge we presented to her and met her therapy goals beautifully. Now, she is knee pain free and BACK into ACTION thanks to our dedicated staff.
Mackenzie, thanks for being a sun-shining example to all patients. Keep smiling and shining, young lady. She is pictured below with Dr. Dragon, her lead PT, DPT candidate-intern Caroline Cross, and Leanne Lain, DPT.
Knee pain can affect anyone, from the young to the young-at-heart. For relief and ways you can heal, come see the specialists at Action PT. Call us for more info or to schedule an evaluation:
985-641-2866.

02/27/2026

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02/27/2026

Welcome LEANNE to our Action PT Family!

02/26/2026

HaPpY BiRtHdAy to our 2 February office babies here at Action PT. This week, we celebrated them - HBD to Sherri Dutreix & Mireya Posadas, who keeps our office running smoothly.

02/26/2026

Hooray for Kellie, who was promoted from PT this week!! So happy to work with this great lady. All smiles now, she is free of pain, gained strength back to the knee, and gained knowledge of how, why, and where that pain existed. It is always rewarding to receive determined and motivated patients such as Kellie. All our best to you. Stay well!! She is pictured with Dr. Dragon, Makayla Lovitt, PTA and our DPT Candidate-Intern Caroline Cross - who all contributed to getting her BACK into ACTION.

02/20/2026

We're excited to announce the promotion of Ms. Catherine from PT. She has worked so hard since beginning rehabilitation from back pain. Her dedication and efforts helped gained back needed strength, balance and range of motion. We are so proud of her.
Catherine offered the following upon her discharge, "Thank you, Dr. Dragon & staff for all your hard work, treating me and getting me to the point of confidence walking again, going up and down stairs a lot easier, and facing activity in my daily life!"
So glad to see you're BACK into ACTION, Catherine. Take care of yourself! It's been our sincere pleasure to be a part of your healing.
Catherine is pictured middle, below with Dr. Dragon (left) and Leanne Lain, DPT (right).

02/17/2026

Wishing everyone a safe and Happy Mardi Gras from our Krewe at Action PT.
Offices are CLOSED today. We will reopen to normal hours tomorrow, Wednesday, Feb. 18th.

02/12/2026

One of the sweetest patients we have the pleasure of treating, Action PT congratulates Margie for completing her therapy this week!! She returned to us following a hip replacement this year and we couldn't be more blessed to help her rehabilitate from her surgery. Take care, Mrs. Margie.....now, it's time to let the good times roll. Happy Mardi Gras💜💛💚!!

02/12/2026

Keep it up, Latronya!! We're here to see you through PT.

02/10/2026

Huge thanks to the community who, once again, voted Gary J. Dragon, Jr., PT,DPT and Action Physical Therapy & Sports Medicine the BEST in PHYSICAL THERAPY, East St. Tammany!! This is our 7th "win" with EDGE of the Lake magazine's annual poll. To the staff at Action PT, well done. Says Dragon, "Our passion for taking care of our patients every day, with quality and compassion is a TEAM effort. This cannot be done without the supportive and capable staff here."
Pictured at the bottom with Dragon: (L to R) are: DPT candidate and Intern Caroline Cross; PT-Tech Rency Long; Billing Coordinator - Abby Long; Office Manager, Mireya Posada; Dragon; Leanne Lain, DPT; PTA-Katie Kersh; and Patient Care Coordinator, Sherri Dutreix.
Missing from photo - but very vital to the team are: Makayla Lovitt, PTA; Christina Mamolo, PT-Tech; Jemina Hart, MPT and our high school interns this year Emme and Juliette.