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Helping active bodies move, recover, and perform.

Katie combines extensive orthopedic experience with advanced training in running analysis, strength and conditioning, and functional movement to help patients recover from injury, improve performance, and stay active for the long run.

KATIE HUIBREGTSE
PT, DPT, FAFS, CSCS

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Running + Gait Analysis

Individualized running assessment to identify movement patterns, address injuries, and help runners move more efficiently and confidently.

Areas of Expertise

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Sports + Orthopedics

Comprehensive care for orthopedic and sports injuries with a focus on restoring strength, movement, and function.

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Strength + Performance

Strength and conditioning, injury prevention, and performance-focused care for athletes of all ages and ability levels.

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Meet Katie

A Yakima native, Katie has been practicing physical therapy in the Yakima Valley since 2011, spending the majority of her career in outpatient orthopedics.

Her passion for treating active patients is rooted in her own athletic background. Katie competed as a Division I cross-country and track athlete while earning her bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences before going on to earn her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Eastern Washington University.

Since then, she has continued to build her expertise in functional movement, strength and conditioning, and running analysis—combining clinical knowledge with firsthand experience as a lifelong athlete.

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Beyond the Clinic

Outside the clinic, Katie stays busy with her husband and three daughters and loves watching her girls grow and participate in their own activities and sports.

A lifelong runner, Katie is a sub-three-hour marathoner and has won numerous road and trail races over the years. When she isn’t running, she enjoys road cycling and baking.

EDUCATION + TRAINING

A foundation built for movement and performance.

Katie combines more than a decade of orthopedic experience with advanced education in functional movement, strength and conditioning, and running analysis.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

Eastern Washington University

Nutritional Sciences

Bachelor’s Degree in Nutritional Sciences

Functional Movement + Strength

Fellow of Applied Functional Science (FAFS)
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

Running + Performance

Certified Running Gait Analyst
Running Analysis + Race Training

PATIENT EXPERIENCE

Care that makes a difference.

Katie have been absolutely amazing to work with. My daughter needed physical therapy after a ligament repair. Katie not only created a personalized plan to get her back into her sport, but they also connected with her on a personal level and she has loved going to PT. As a mom, I have appreciated the communication and care they have given my daughter. We are lucky to have such a great place to go for physical therapy.

— Vitality Patient
★★★★★

ABOUT KATIE

Experience shaped by a lifelong love of movement and sport.

Helping athletes at every level keep moving forward.

Katie Huibregtse, PT, DPT, FAFS, CSCS, is a Yakima native with more than a decade of experience in outpatient orthopedic physical therapy. Her clinical work is grounded in a lifelong passion for movement, athletics, and helping people stay active.

Before becoming a physical therapist, Katie competed in Division I cross-country and track and field while earning her bachelor’s degree in Nutritional Sciences. She later earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Eastern Washington University and continued her education as a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, Fellow of Applied Functional Science, and Certified Running Gait Analyst.

Katie particularly enjoys working with runners and athletes of all ages and experience levels. Her patients have ranged from young recreational athletes to competitors at the Olympic Trials. She combines individualized exercise, manual therapy, strength and conditioning, movement analysis, and her background in nutrition to help each patient work toward their individual goals.

As an accomplished runner herself, Katie understands both the physical demands of training and how important movement can be to someone's identity and quality of life. Whether helping someone recover from an injury, improve their running mechanics, prepare for a race, or simply stay active, she aims to give patients the tools and confidence to keep doing what they love.

Ready to move toward your next goal?

Whether you’re recovering from an injury, returning to sport, or looking to improve your running and performance, Katie can help you build a plan designed around where you are and where you want to go.

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