Dr. Liz Pinkerton, DPT is an experienced pelvic health, spine, hip, TMJ disorder and orthopedic physical therapist. Dr. Liz has lived and worked in West Michigan for more than 10 years as a physical therapist and also achieved both her Bachelor's in Exercise Science and her Doctorate of Physical Therapy at Grand Valley State University. Originally, she was a native of the east side of the state. With the combination of her degrees (exercise science & physical therapy) and specifically focusing on the unique needs of pelvic health, spine and TMJ disorders, Dr. Liz can analyze human movements and fully assess and treat ailments causing pain, muscular imbalances and dysfunctions. She enjoys helping patients reach their goals by developing a comprehensive, whole-body treatment plan using the Purple Mountain Physical Therapy methods. She appreciates the time and personalized approach and methods that she can offer patients here at Purple Mountain PT. She values the team-based approach, as well, and enjoys collaborating with patients to maximize success and also with colleagues in our team model to troubleshoot and develop a treatment plan that most effectively helps our patients.
Experience
Dr. Liz came to the field of physical therapy with a strong love for Exercise Science and Sports Performance. Through her years of work in orthopedics and pelvic health, she understands the complexity of pelvic health conditions and spine pain and enjoys helping patients experience authentic healing. Her experience treating all orthopedic conditions that commonly ail our patients, such as foot, knee, shoulder, and hip conditions, is invaluable in her ability to develop an effective and comprehensive treatment plan for her patients. One of the unique things we offer at Purple Mountain PT is a holistic approach and for this to work, Dr. Liz uses her general orthopedics background to properly consider the whole body in the treatment plan.
Treatment
In addition to her doctoral degree, Dr. Liz has completed advanced post-doctoral specialty courses for pelvic health through prestigious Herman and Wallace and Pelvic PT Rising. Additionally, she has clinical interest and advanced training in treating neck, back and SI joint issues. To best help her patients, she has pursued post-doctoral training and received mentorship in a variety of methods and techniques including McKenzie, Muscle Energy Techniques and Mulligan techniques which combine hands-on manual therapies with movement, a powerful combination to alleviate pain, stiffness, nerve irritation, pelvic floor dysfunction and altered movement patterns. Dr. Liz, and all staff at Purple Mountain PT, have been closely mentored by our founder, Dr. Maureen O’Keefe, DPT, in advanced clinical practice concepts and techniques. This provides our patients consistency in care as well as broadens our staff communication and skills to offer our patients care that achieves results. Liz has experience treating complex cases with a history of working in a rural area and treating many challenging impairments in adults and children including sports, musculoskeletal/orthopedics, spine, chronic pain, neurologic conditions, and of course pelvic health. She has a soft place in her heart for youth athletes and enjoys working with pediatric patients so that it is fun, effective and provides meaningful results.
Interesting Facts
Interesting facts about Dr. Liz:
Outside of the clinic, Liz enjoys spending time with her newly growing family! Liz had her first baby in October 2024 and is adjusting to the demands of motherhood and working, while navigating her own postpartum recovery! Like many of our patients, her personal experience with pregnancy and postpartum recovery has had its own challenges and she is pleased to have a shared knowing with her patients who may be moms. She loves being outside, hiking, snowboarding, and kayaking where she involves her two labs, Cooper and Nesquik, in nearly everything she does! Liz also enjoys running, recently started riding horses, and grew up playing ice hockey! Her family has experience in gymnastics and, through this, Dr. Liz has a special place in her heart for gymnasts!
At Purple Mountain Physical Therapy, we love helping you and are devoted to our patients and these specialty fields of pelvic health, TMJ disorders and spine care. To learn more about receiving care from Dr. Danielle Campbell, DPT or any of our physical therapists, reach out to us here or call (616) 516-4334 to speak with a knowledgeable team member to answer your questions.
