Our physical therapists are experts in their fields and passionate about patient care. Get to know our key staff.
Clinicians
DR. CHRIS VANDERFORD
DPT
Dr. of Physical Therapy and owner of Action Point, Christian Vanderford started his clinic as an opportunity to help people meet their goals and care for their bodies in ways that promote wellness, acknowledge the holistic nature of physical therapy, and is individualized to each patient. He is currently taking new patients.
Mary Rogers, MSPT
Mary Rogers has been a PT for 37 years specializing in Manual Therapy including Maitland and Osteopathic Muscle Energy Technique. She has used Manual Therapy over the years to treat stiff and painful joints of the cervical and lumbar spine as well as coccyx. This may also include pain into the arms and legs that originate from disc or nerve root impingement in the neck or low back. Visceral Manipulation is a type of Manual Therapy used to release fascial restrictions around the organs and especially useful following trauma, surgery or infection. Cranio Sacral Therapy is used for headache, Migraine and Vertigo. Also specializing in Pelvic Floor PT, Mary does internal assessments for women and men who may have Urinary or Fecal incontinence, Diarrhea, Constipation, Chronic Pelvic Pain and other issues of the pelvis.
Jenny Jones, PT
Jenny Jones wanted to be a “physiotherapist” since childhood. She realized her dream when she was accepted to the University of Michigan baccalaureate physical therapy program in 1978. She also met “Mr. Right” and after her graduation and internship moved to his home state of California. She balanced being a working mom of 2 children with PT in hospitals, rehabilitation centers, outpatient clinics and home health. Escaping California in 2005, they found Sandpoint. Jenny worked at a variety of centers in the area until landing at Action Point Physical Therapy for her semi-retirement position. Jenny has various backgrounds and continuing education courses in her 45 years of practicing physical therapy. They include PT treatment of COPD and lung issues which stress retraining proper breathing techniques and activity modification to enable improved function and decrease episodes of shortness of breath. Her favorite ‘out of the box’ treatment technique is Strain/Counterstain, which can be highly effective in pain reduction through positional release and practices the Hesch technique for pelvic region releases. She uses her neurological background for improving her results with orthopedic patients. Parkinson’s is a particular area of interest due to her dad’s battle. Personal experiences with her own shoulder, neck, low back, tennis elbow, bunion, and piriformis syndromes make her a sympathetic practitioner. She is also the only Frequency Specific Microcurrent practitioner in the area to utilize a highly effective device which stimulates cellular and tissue repair with microcurrent (think millionth of amperes, not TENS thousandth of amp) and specific frequencies to effect changes. Approved by the FDA as a pain relief modality, it has also been shown to melt scar tissue and adhesions, treat PTSD in combat warriors, reduce inflammation in fibromyalgia caused by cervical injuries, reduce sciatica, and much, much more. When not working, gardening, church activities, ballroom dancing, exercising her 2 demanding dogs and reading are her favorite past times.