MEET OUR DEDICATED STAFF:
HOPE HILLYARD, DPT, CSMT, CERT. DN
Hope began Champion Performance & Physical Therapy in 2015. She grew up in Eastern Iowa where she attended the University of Iowa. She obtained her doctorate in Physical Therapy from St. Ambrose University in 2012. Her career focused originally on orthopedic conditions with an emphasis on functional training. She specialized in sports-related injuries and postoperative rehabilitation for the hip, knee, and shoulder and return to sport. She is Certified Spinal Manual Therapist (CSMT) through the International Spine and Pain Institute allowing her to effectively and efficiently treat conditions of the neck and back. Hope is a registered Graston Technique provider and is certified Dry Needling ( Cert. DN) through the Spinal Manipulation Institute. After having children of her own, her focus shifted. She realized the need for pelvic floor therapy not only in the traditional sense but in athletes as well. She has had extensive training through Herman and Wallace in Pelvic Floor Therapy and Women’s Health and has now been treating men and women in this population for over 7 years.
JAMES, PTA
James grew up in the Shawnee, Kansas. He obtained his Bachelor’s in Kinesiology in 2020 from Kansas State University. He attended and received his Physical Therapist Assistant’s Degree from Concorde College in 2022. James is passionate about sports, movies, all things Star Wars, and maximizing patients’ functional potential. He firmly believes that Lebron > Jordan, Kansas City needs an NBA team, and that Patrick Mahomes can do no wrong.
GINA, DPT, CERT. DN
Gina, a Pennsylvania native, received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Duquesne University in 2010. In 2008, she graduated with Bachelor's degrees in both Science and Health Sciences. She has worked in acute care and outpatient orthopedics settings, and enjoys working with a variety of acute and chronic conditions including spinal dysfunction, post-operative rehabilitation, vertigo/dizziness, and gait deficits. She utilizes a treatment style that blends manual therapy treatment with functional exercise. She is certified in Dry Needling for upper and lower extremity diagnoses.
DANIELLE, FRONT OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR/ PT TECHNICIAN
Dani is from St. Louis, Missouri. She is currently finishing her undergraduate degree in Exercises Science at Rockhurst University and has plans to attend graduate school for her Doctorate of Physical Therapy and her MBA at Rockhurst following graduation. She plays on the women’s lacrosse team at Rockhurst but enjoys all sports. A background in athletics has sparked a passion for sports rehabilitation and helping athletes get back to top performance. Fun hobbies include anything outdoors, biking, occasionally knitting and doing puzzles. Her bucket list includes visiting every National Park and sitting courtside at an NBA game.
DANA, PTA
Dana received her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Emporia State University. She received her Physical Therapist Assistant’s Degree from Metropolitan CC-Penn Valley in 2015. She enjoys outpatient orthopedics and also is an ACE certified personal trainer.
Cole grew up in Colwich, Kansas, located outside of Wichita. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Health and Human Performance with an emphasis in Sport and Exercise Therapy from Fort Hays State University. He obtained his Doctorate of Physical Therapy from Regis University in Denver. He has worked in outpatient orthopedic and inpatient rehabilitation settings. He enjoys treating running-related injuries and returning athletes to their sport, as well as vertigo/vestibular conditions, rotator cuff injuries, complex knee conditions, and post-operative rehabilitations. Cole enjoys running, hiking in national parks, and going to Chiefs and Royals games.
COLE, DPT