Here at The KOR, our philosophy differs from the “typical” physical therapy philosophy. First and foremost, our initial examination sets us apart. We become your own personal detective to find the true cause of your injury or disability.  We use hand-held dynamometers to assess your muscle strength and record a legitimate baseline to fully understand your deficit. This lets us know which muscles need to be strengthened and which strength ratios need to be addressed. We also look beyond the actual injured joint and assess whether or not another part of the body is contributing to your injury.  We have been told that what really sets us apart in this initial evaluation is that we discover what’s wrong now, and work on a treatment schedule to fix it.

Second, our facility and therapy routine was designed to work with professional and high level amateur athletes, which provides the perfect scalable model to work with the individual needs of each athlete within their sport, or active lifestyler who wants to get back to pain free movement.  We use very specific exercises and manual therapy (mobilizations and soft tissue work) to help our patients reach their goals. Our clinical equipment and routines differ from most other clinics and gyms as well because we believe that the typical program may not offer the fastest, safest way back to health. We also believe in measuring our outcomes vs. other clinics and to do so we use an electronic medical record system that allows us to track our (your) outcomes on anything that can be measured.  Part of a national program to measure our outcomes vs. our peers, we push ourselves to set the standard for recovery and strength-based training.  If value is defined as outcomes divided by cost, then our goal is to provide strong results-based outcomes at a reasonable cost.

Last but not least we feel our clinicians set us apart.  Each patient works with their own therapist one on one--no therapy extenders. Our therapists are teachers and lecture to other therapists on how to treat various impairments and limitations along with authoring several books and chapters. Our therapists are also passionate about what they do and strive to meet our motto: “Saving the Athlete”.

Donn Dimond

Donn Dimond has been practicing physical therapy for over 10 years from Chicago, Colorado, and the last 4 years in Portland, OR.  Donn is a Board Certified Orthopedic Physical Therapy Specialist (a certification less than 2% of licensed physical therapists in the Portland area possess) and believes strongly in hands-on manual therapy and the proper application of strengthening and neuromuscular training to make the body better than what is was pre-injury.  Donn believes the use of these techniques can help an athlete (defined as one who is active) better reach their potential.  He received his MPT from Carrol College in Wisconsin.

Originally from Illinois, Donn currently lives in SW Portland with his wife and son, along with their chocolate lab. Donn enjoys the various activities offered by the Pacific Northwest and is a passionate sports fan. Donn played colligate football at Carroll University and enjoys talking about nearly every other sport.

Kent Morimatsu

Kent Morimatsu is a physical therapist who specializes in treating orthopedic and sports related injuries.  Kent earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise and Sport Science from Oregon State University.  He then went on to Pacific University, where he graduated with honors earning a Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT).  Kent believes in treating patients utilizing specific exercise and manual therapy techniques.  He is currently pursuing a manual therapy certification through the North American Institute of Manual Therapy.  Kent has over 5 years of experience and has had the opportunity to work with many high school, college, and professional athletes.  Kent has contributed to several books including Donn Dimond’s The Bare Minimum: Baseball and Dr. Robert Donatelli’s Orthopedic Physical Therapy text.  Kent was born and raised in Honolulu, Hawaii.  In his free time he enjoys golfing, watching sports (especially the Beavers) and spending time with his wife Liane and daughter Ava.

Shana Basom

Shana Basom received her Master of Physical Therapy and Bachelor of Health Sciences degrees from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Tx. After graduation, she moved to Portland, OR where she has been specializing in outpatient orthopaedics/ sports rehab for 3 years. She also worked as a personal trainer for Gold’s Gym.

She values quality one on one time with each patient focused on achieving desired outcomes through manual therapy techniques and specific exercise. Currently, Shana is pursuing certification in manual therapy through the North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy.

In her free time, Shana enjoys spending time with her fiancé Greg, playing tennis, volleyball, hiking, skiing, and exploring the beautiful Northwest!