Our Team
Dennis Kihlberg, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Dennis was born and raised in New Jersey where he grew up playing multiple sports. The physical therapy profession was first introduced to Dennis after he suffered a Grade III Ankle sprain while playing football. Having a positive experience while rehabbing lit the fire for Dennis to pursue his Doctorate in Physical therapy.
Dr. Dennis received his Bachelor’s in Exercise Science from Rutgers University in 2012. He went on to earn his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine in 2017 in Austin, Texas. Dennis’s passion for learning and challenging himself led him to enroll in the Institute for Athlete Regeneration Sports & Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program. He obtained his Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists in 2020. In 2021, Dennis became a Board Certified Specialist in Orthopedics. Dennis is a part of an elite group of Physcial Therapists who are both Board Certified and Fellowship trained, accounting for about 2% of physical therapists worldwide.
Dennis now serves as a lead faculty member for the Institute for Athlete Regeneration Sports & Orthopedic Manual Therapy Fellowship Program where he gets to exercise his passion in teaching and mentoring others.
Kasey Kihlberg, PT, DPT, NCS
Kasey is the co-founder of Austin Athletic. She grew up in Florence, Texas, where she was a three sport athlete. Her love for sports and her mother’s background as a physical therapist helped her develop a passion for the profession. She attended Texas A&M University and graduated in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Health. From there she went on the attend the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences in Austin Texas, where she received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy and was awarded the Stanley V. Paris and Catherine E. Patla award for Excellence in Manual Therapy. Kasey’s passion is treating patients with neurological diagnoses, such as stoke, traumatic brain injury and Parkinson’s. In 2021, she became a Board Certified Neurological Clinical Specialist (NCS). She also specializes in treatment of vestibular disorders, such as concussion, vertigo, or other diagnoses affecting dizzy/balance centers.
Kasey and Dennis met in 2015 while attending Physical Therapy school. They were married in May of 2019. When they are not working in the clinic, Dennis and Kasey enjoy spending time together with their two dogs, Kona and Murphy, hiking, traveling, sports, and trying new local breweries.