Physical Therapy Des Moines, IA

Des Moines - East Village Physical Therapy

• Bachelor of Science in Biology, 2009, Iowa State University, Ames, IA.
• Doctor of Physical Therapy, 2013 Creighton University, Omaha, NE.
• Certification in Manual Physical Therapy, 2018, Institute of Manipulative Physiotherapy & Clinical Training
• Certification in Biomedical Dry Needling, 2022, SMART Seminars

Dan grew up in Sioux City, Iowa. He has been a practicing therapist working in the Des Moines metro since 2016, and has been excited to be a part of the East Village community since 2022.

He is certified in manual physical therapy along with biomedical dry needling. His specialty area of physical therapy practice is in spine rehabilitation, sports injuries and workers compensations.

In his leisure time he enjoys time with his wife Sara and two young daughters, spending time outdoors and seeing live music.

“I love that being a physical therapist allows me to spend time with patients, teach them how to care for themselves, and help them improve their mobility toward their goals."
-Dan

Des Moines - East Village Physical Therapy

Dr. Claire Lee-Evans has been a Physical Therapist since graduating from DMU in 2020. Prior to that, she worked as a strength and conditioning coach and owned a personal training business in Australia. With a Master's in Exercise Science and Nutrition from South Dakota State University, Claire enjoys providing patients with a recovery journey that incorporates all parts of health and wellness. She is excited to offer personal training services at East Village Physical Therapy and enjoys working with motivated individuals ready to live an active lifestyle while preventing injury.

As a therapist, she enjoys treating all conditions but is especially skilled at working with persons with TMJ dysfunction as well as individuals struggling with EDS/joint hypermobility disorders. Claire is a self-described "washed-up collegiate tennis player", who still loves to play the game as well as run and lift weights. She loves spending time with her wife and 2 young boys.

Des Moines - East Village Physical Therapy

• Bachelor of Science in Psychology, 2008, Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI.
• Master of Occupational Therapy, 2012, Chatham University, Pittsburgh, PA.
• Certification in Applied Functional Science of UE, 2022.
• Certification in Physical Agent Modalities, 2018.

Rose is a native of Bellevue, Iowa. Rose began her occupational therapy career in 2012, with experience in both pediatrics and geriatrics in the greater Atlanta, Georgia area. She began specializing in hand therapy in 2014 while integrating neuro-rehabilitation. Rose returned to the Des Moines metro area in Iowa in 2018, working as a hand therapy occupational therapist, and is grateful for the opportunity to provide quality upper extremity rehabilitation in a genuine Midwest/Iowa-style clinic setting, which Home Town Physical Therapy specializes in offering.

Rose is a physical agent modality certified occupational therapist and trained in integrating Applied Functional Science, a method of understanding how the whole body works together and affects the upper extremity in coordinated function. She specializes in upper extremity/hand therapy rehabilitation of occupational therapy and the integrated use of neuro re-education as the nervous system heals following a repetitive, work-related, or traumatic injury, such as finger tip to shoulder fractures, sprains, tendinopathies, nerve injuries, and amputations/wounds. Rose's skills also include custom fabrication of orthopedic, pediatric fine motor development, EDS/hypermobility, workers’ compensation, and adult brain injury rehabilitation.

Rose lives in the Clive/West Des Moines area with her husband, son, daughter, and dog, Skip (black lab/Saint Bernard). She loves being back in Iowa, where Midwest family values, work ethic, and lifestyle are a neighborhood reality. Rose enjoys playing the piano, being outdoors, flower gardening, and pairing American Sign Language (ASL) with music.