Susan Blum, PT, C/TMR

Susan Blum has been a Physical Therapist for over 47 years. She is the creator and lead instructor for the TMR Tots and Teens educational programs.  She was born in Boston Massachusetts and attended the University of Vermont's PT Program. In the early years she worked in a hospital, for the Visiting Nurse Association, a nursing home, and in a women's health clinic but her interest was always to get involved with children. In 1987 she made the transition to work with children and become a school therapist. and in 1998 signed on with the county's Early Intervention Team. In October of 2021 she was awarded the Pediatric Special Interest award of excellence by the PAPTA in appreciation for outstanding contributions to the pediatric physical therapy profession. Susan says "For me this has been a true gift developing the TMR Tots & Teens program."

Kristin Sanders, PT, MPT,  C/TMR

Kristin earned her Masters degree in Physical Therapy from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and has worked in a variety of pediatric settings throughout her career.  Her experiences in outpatient, both hospital-based and private practice, Early Intervention, schools, and NICU Developmental Follow-up Clinic have fueled her passion to provide excellent care in the optimal setting for each child and their family.  In 2007, Kristin became a Pediatric Certified Specialist (PCS) through the American Physical Therapy Association. She integrates many different treatment strategies and techniques into her sessions including elastic therapeutic taping and Total Motion Release. As one of the first certified TMR Tots therapists, Kristin has played a key role in development of applying Tots in treatment of young adults. Kristin works for STARs, a private pediatric therapy company in Culpeper, Virginia and is also an instructor for Summit Professional Education.

Dr, Mona Patel, PT, PCS, C/TMR

Mona has her BS in Physiotherapy from the B J Medical Collage, Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad, India). She is certified and Co Instructor (For South Asian Countries) for TMR Tots & Teens (Total Motion Release, USA). She is also certified in NDT, Aquatic Therapy, Sensory Integrations, Theratogs and numerous other technniques and Interventions. She has over 21years of clinical experience and has presented at the  International Aquatic Conference and have served as teaching faculty at many webinars, workshops and conferences.