Dr. Jennifer Hine has been working as a licensed physical therapist since 1995. In 1991, she graduated from George Washington University with a B.S. degree in Kinesiology. She continued her education at The Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science, where she received her Master's Degree in Physical Therapy (MPT) and a B.S. in Health Sciences.

Her work experience includes one year (1995) at Suburban Hospital in acute care and outpatient physical therapy. In 1996, she began working for Metro Orthopedics & Sports Therapy (M.O. S. T).

She taught injury prevention and first aid to Montgomery Soccer Inc. (MSI) soccer coaches, developed osteoporosis and screening clinics and provided nutrition/injury prevention for local Marvateen gymnastics. Her specialties include lower extremity biomechanical analysis, orthopedic and sports medicine treatments, vestibular rehabilitation, and osteoporosis education with an emphasis on fracture and fall prevention. In addition, she became an instructor for the NSPA and coached cross-country and track and field for Georgetown Visitation High School. From 2000-2004, Dr. Hine split her time and worked at The National rehabilitation Hospital as a clinical coordinator, while she helped to develop the “Runner’s Clinic” and managed “The Foot and Ankle Physical Therapy Clinic” at Georgetown University Hospital. In 2005, Dr. Hine re-joined M.O.S.T on a primary basis until 2013. She served as the head physical therapist for the Washington Freedom Women’s Professional soccer team in 2010.

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In 2015, while practicing and managing her outpatient clinic, she attained her Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) from the College of St. Scholastica. Dr. Hine is currently furthering her professional education and seeking a manual therapy certification from The North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT).

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Dr. Hine enjoys spending her free time with family and friends, and her pastime activities include running, biking, soccer, Adventure Racing and fencing.

Ingrid graduated from Drexel University with her Doctor of Physical Therapy in 2016. In 2021, she became a board-certified Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Clinical Specialist and worked in the Acute Care and Inpatient Rehabilitation settings for 5 years prior to transitioning to out-patient Orthopedics in 2021. She finally arrived at Innovative Physical Therapy after working in Industrial Rehabilitation for one year.

Calvin completed undergrad in 2019 where he graduated with a bachelors in Wellness with an emphasis in Fitness before continuing on to graduate from the DPT program at Andrews University in Michigan in August 2022. Originally from FL, Calvin bounced around the east coast until arriving in Maryland in 2022 where he began working for Innovative in Silver Spring. What drew Calvin to PT was the beauty of its versatility while maintaining simplicity in healthcare. A Physical therapist is able to treat a variety of patients with the simple goal of improving function for an individual's everyday life. This can range from getting patients to return to high level sports all the way to helping patients to stand and walk on their own again without fear of falling. Outside of work Calvin enjoys spending time with family hiking, rock climbing and snowboarding, but you may also find him tucked away in a Barns & Nobles or wandering through the Lego aisle of your local Target. Besides teaching exercises in physical therapy, Calvin also teaches cello to beginners students with the lofty goals of eventually creating a small music school with his wife, a fellow DPT. 

DR Steven is a neurologist who provides medical care to our patients. He received his PhD in Linguistics and was a professor of linguistics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico.  Strauss developed an interest in language problems in patients with strokes and other disorders of the brain, including traumatic brain injury. Over the years he have maintained his interest in language and cognitive problems in people with traumatic brain injuries, strokes, concussions, Parkinson's disease, and dementia.  Following completion of his neurology residency at the University of Maryland, he stayed on for four years as an Assistant Professor of Neurology, where he did research on patients with language problems.  Over the years Dr Strauss have kept a particular interest in concussions and other traumatic brain injury. He devotes a substantial part of his work time seeing individuals with concussions and other traumatic brain injuries for Innovative Physical Therapy.

Michelle joined us in 2020 and is an integral part of our administration team. She works closely with our clinical directors, patients and referral partners in Harford County.  Michelle spent last 19 years in the Property & Casualty insurance industry, where underwriting and customer service were forefront responsibilities. We are lucky to have her!

Brent Swartz is a graduate of Temple University with a degree in Sport and Recreation Management. He is Innovative's jack of all trades handling everything from patient scheduling to billing and insurance authorizations. Brent has an extensive background in customer service and enjoys interacting with our patients.

Brent Swartz is a graduate of Temple University with a degree in Sport and Recreation Management. He is Innovative's jack of all trades handling everything from patient scheduling to billing and insurance authorizations. Brent has an extensive background in customer service and enjoys interacting with our patients.