Name Shawn Steiner

About Shawn Steiner

Shawn Steiner brings over 20 years of orthopedic, neurological and sports medicine physical therapy experience to the Twin Cities area. Her physical therapy philosophy is to find the cause of a patient’s symptoms and utilize a variety of acquired techniques to minimize them keeping the patient’s goal in mind in a team effort approach. Shawn graduated from the University of  Wisconsin-Madison with a Masters of Physical Therapy degree and has earned a certification in Orthopedic Manual Therapy, is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist as well as Sports Certified Specialist through the American Physical Therapy Association. Prior to graduate school, Shawn was an Academic All-American Student-Athlete in Cross Country and Track & Field from the University of Iowa earning a B.S. in Exercise Science.

Much of Shawn’s experience lies in treatment of recreational and competitive athletes with musculoskeletal injuries and has served on Team USA’s medical staff for wrestling and track and field. She has also focused on treating  patients with chronic pain and industrial rehabilitation. She has attended various courses focusing on hands on/manual therapy, functional movement correction strategies, work-related and athletic injuries, and pain management techniques. Shawn has been a physical therapy private practice owner and has taught physical therapy curriculum at the University of Madison Wisconsin and Oregon State University.

In her spare time, Shawn enjoys running and hiking outdoors, attending  sporting events, and spending time with family and friends.