About Us

Seattle, WA:  The Oyster Racing Series is an event like none other. Where city meets adventure, this fun and athletically inspired urban adventure race travels throughout the urban atmosphere of the inner Seattle limits. Picture the Amazing Race, only urban. For three years, Therapeutic Associates has taken on the challenge of being the title sponsor of this unique event.   The race is billed as the “Ultimate Urban Adventure Race” for its uncanny ability to combine pure athleticism with thought-provoking strategy. Teams will run-bike-paddle-climb- and perform other crazy athletic feats in a race around the city, while answering clues and completing ... read more »

Redmond, OR – Therapeutic Associates, Inc. relocated to a NEW facility on July 30, 2010. The new address is 413 Larch Avenue, Ste 102, Redmond, OR, 97756.  Karen Walz, PT, MA, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT is the clinic director of this location. The same caring staff is eager to greet our patients with years of clinical expertise and dedication in our new, bright location. Emphasizing education for the patient community she and her clinicians serve, Karen’s goal in treatment has always been to put patients’ needs first and deliver the upmost quality of care. Hours of operation for the clinic are Monday-Friday ... read more »

Nicole Nelson attended the annual Washington Interscholastic Activities Association Coaches School at the end of July, where 700 high school and middle school coaches gathered for continuing education. Nicole had the opportunity to present to the group of soccer coaches on soccer-specific injury prevention principles and exercises. It was a great weekend of learning!

  Bothell, WA – Therapeutic Associates clinic Director Chris Leck has proven this facility to far surpass expectations and to serve as a 'more than your average' Physical Therapy Clinic. It also serves as an off-season training facility for NBA athletes and elite athletes alike. Precision Sports Performance is now a sought after training facility for professional and elite athletes. Word spread of the mission at Precision Sports Performance, and has now served as an off season training facility for NICK Collison. QUOTE FROM NICK: “I knew I needed to train at a facility that had a sports conditioning and wellness emphasis. Focusing on the ... read more »

Physical Therapists Robert Dicus & Jim McKillip Helped Build the Profession Therapeutic Associates Inc. (TAI) was started in the early 1950’s by Jim McKillip, PT and Robert Dicus, PT, both founding members of the American Physical Therapy Association's Private Practice Section.  The profession of Physical Therapy had begun several decades earlier in the aftermath of WWI when large numbers of servicemen returned from the trenches of Europe with great needs for bodily rehabilitation. Physical Therapy developed and came into its own during the latter part of the 20th century as the profession helped provide rehabilitation solutions to crippling maladies like polio, strokes, ... read more »