PHYSICAL THERAPY

Maria Bemont is a physical therapist with 17 years of experience, specializing in wound care. She received her Bachelors Degree from the University of New England in 1994. She has experience with inpatient and outpatient orthopedics. She managed the Rehabilitation Department for 10 years before moving on to start up the Wound Healing Center in May of 2007. Maria has worked at MCH her entire professional career and was also born at this hospital. She lives in Peterborough with her husband and two beautiful children.

Erin received her bachelors’ degree in Exercise Physiology (1997) and her masters degree in physical therapy (1999) from the University of Massachusetts, Lowell. She has worked at MCH as a physical therapist since graduating in 1999. Erin is a clinical specialist in Cardiac, Pulmonary and Diabetes Rehabilitation directs the Medical Rehab Programs at the Bond Wellness Center. Other areas of specialty are pediatrics, vestibular and women’s health, and most recently she has joined the New Ipswich Physical Therapy office. Erin enjoys practicing across a spectrum of populations is interested in new challenges.

Steve Frechette received his MS degree in Physical Therapy from the University of New England (1999). Steve has been working at Monadnock Community Hospital since 2002. He spent a number of years seeing patients at our Jaffrey satellite office, but Steve has been more recently working with outpatients at the Wellness Center and assisting with inpatient coverage. Steve came to MCH from Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine, where he was working primarily with orthopaedic and geriatric patients in outpatient, inpatient and nursing home settings. While at the University of New England, Steve was part of a team of four students working to correlate standardized measurement tools for balance. Their work was selected for presentation at the Combined Sections Meeting of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Shad is a 1997 graduate of Andrews University’s Master of Physical Therapy Program. He has more than ten years of experience in the treatment of outpatient orthopedic injuries and is also trained in the use of Pilates for rehabilitation. Areas of clinical interest include sports medicine, post surgical rehabilitation, manual therapy, and injuries of the spine and extremities. Shad came to Monadnock Community Hospital in 2005, and in his free time enjoys running, cycling, skiing, and soccer.

Mary Kaye is a 1995 graduate of the University of Connecticut with a BS in Allied Health and a 2004 Graduate of Quinnipiac University with a MS in Orthopedic Physical Therapy. Licensed as a physical therapist in 1995, she has worked in a variety of inpatient and outpatient physical therapy settings.

She initiated her training in women’s health in 2000 attending Janet Hulme’s “Beyond Kegels” and “Beyond Kegels II”. In 2005, she attended Hollis Herman’s Pregnancy and Post Partum: Clinical Highlights to have a better understanding of the scope of physical therapy and the pregnant patient. Mary Kaye has also attended McKenzie parts A, B, and C with a focus on the spine, The Burdenko Level I Certification in Aquatic Therapy, and is currently working on her certification in Geriatric Exercise through the American Physical Therapy Association.

Mary Kaye came to MCH from Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut in 2006. She carries a varied caseload enjoying geriatric clients and aquatic therapy. She is anxious to continue to promote the women’s health focus in the Rehabilitation Department. She is the mother of two beautiful girls and lives in Peterborough.

Jim received his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1972. He joined MCH to work in the outpatient rehab department in March 2008. Prior to coming to MCH, Jim worked in a variety of physical therapy settings including hospitals, outpatient rehab clinics, nursing homes, Easter Seals, home care and private therapy practices. He has treated a variety of orthopedic and musculoskeletal diagnosis involving the spine and extremities. His interests lie in working with patients to improve their awareness of movement dysfunction so they can make changes to improve their ease of movement. Since Jim has entered his 60s and has had to endure the effects of age and illness-related stress on his physical health he has become interested in being able to help his aging patients deal with physical limitations associated with aging.

Beata received her masters degree in physical therapy in 1996, and her Ph.D. in 2000, were granted by The Academy of Physical Education in Poland. She came to the United States in 2000 and received her masters degree in physical therapy from Missouri State University in 2004. She worked in Springfield, Missouri in an outpatient setting for 4 years.

Beata is a Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist of the spine and is currently working on her certification in manual therapy of the extremities. While working with her patients, she is able to see the musculoskeletal dysfunction and encourage her patients to work diligently to reduce pain and build strength. Beata joined the MCH team in September of 2008.