Author: sandyvojik
Sandy is a native of Riverside, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. She grew up participating in gymnastics, softball, basketball, volleyball and track. Her athletic career narrowed to softball when she played at DePaul University, a Division I NCAA program. During her career at DePaul University, Sandy’s team played in two women’s college world series and finished the season in the NCAA’s Top 25 rankings three out of her four years. After graduating, playing in the National Professional Fast pitch League for one season and completing prerequisites, Sandy was accepted into the University of Utah Physical Therapy Doctoral Program. Upon moving to Utah, Sandy delved into whatever athletic activities became available to her including cross country skiing, road biking, mountain biking, climbing, cyclo-cross, downhill skiing, and back packing. Movement variety is what piques Sandy’s interest. This is why mountain biking and climbing have become her favorite outdoor sports. Not only do these sports provide fitness but they provide enough technical challenge to keep her motivated to train both physically and mentally. Sandy utilizes an eclectic approach when treating clients, pulling from a foundation of knowledge based on her education, experience and self-guided learning. As a facilitator for healing, Sandy gets satisfaction from seeing her client's improve their movement quality, athletic performance and overall quality of life. She knows what it is like to train at an elite level and has experienced how injury can impede years of hard work. But she also knows the resiliency and robustness of the human body and believes each client has within themselves the ability to heal and progress.