Meet Our Therapists
DETROIT MICHIGAN
Dr. Stephen Magee, PT grew up in Walled Lake, Michigan where he was heavily involved in local sports as a player, coach, and trainer. He graduated from Liberty University with a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science before attending the University of Tennessee Health and Science Center where he earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy. During physical therapy school Stephen worked as a certified personal trainer with the American College of Sports Medicine at a local gym training local triathletes, powerlifters, and the general population.
After obtaining his doctoral degree, Stephen completed an orthopedic residency program and became a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Stephen’s treatment style is based on personalized medicine and his treatment is tailored to the individual in front of him and the goals they are trying to achieve. He has clinical expertise in orthopedics, vestibular rehab, and sports medicine with a history of treating triathletes, runners, golfers, and racket sport athletes. He is trained in manual therapy, spinal manipulation, dry needling, and taping to go along with his knowledge of exercise and the human body. He enjoys treating with an evidence-based care approach that is rooted in developing great relationships with patients in order to help them thrive physically, mentally, and emotionally.
Stephen and his wife Rebecca love the greater Detroit area. They have 2 kids (Judah and Levi) and look forward to being involved in the community.
Dr. Sam Zinnecker, PT received her bachelor of science in exercise physiology and her doctorate in physical therapy from Marquette University in Milwaukee, WI. While there, she spent time working in the Biomechanics and Motion Analysis Lab helping to understand and reduce injury in D1 athletes. She also had the pleasure of learning from world renown professors and researchers who make up the physical therapy school staff at Marquette.
Once completing her doctorate in physical therapy, her education did not cease. Her passion for learning has led her to take countless continuing education courses. Her post-graduate course work includes, but is not limited to, dry needling, performance enhancement, blood flow restriction training, advanced rehabilitation of the baseball player, managing running injuries, the McKenzie method, Mulligan manual therapy techniques, and vestibular diagnosis and treatment to name a few. She constantly has her nose in a research article and spends her free time keeping up with the latest treatment practices for her clients. If there is something she does not know, she will find the answer.
Sam is not only an exercise physiologist and a doctor of physical therapy, but she is also a champion performance specialist (C-PS). What does this mean? It means that she is able to build performance-based therapy and training programs to optimize movement and enhance performance. She assesses how you currently move and designs a program to take you to the next level in your fitness and/or athletic goals.
Being an athlete herself, she has had to deal with the consequences of injuries. From having surgery to going through her own rehabilitation, she knows what it is like to not being able to do what she loves. She is passionate about helping people of all ages return to what they love to do – pain free and with improved abilities. When she isn’t working, you’ll find her nose in a journal article, chasing after a toddler, lifting weights, or partaking in a game night.
Dr. Olivia Robie, PT has always loved two things: movement, and relationships with people. Growing up in the Dayton Ohio area, she was a ballet dancer, and was initially exposed to the Physical Therapy profession due to a knee injury. She immediately set her long term sights on a career in Physical Therapy: the ideal blend of staying active and making meaningful contributions to her patients’ lives. After recovering from injury thanks to an excellent care team, she danced pre-professionally with Dayton Ballet. She went on to graduate from Butler University with her Bachelor of Arts degree in Dance Pedagogy, dancing with the prestigious Butler Ballet. She returned home to attend the University of Dayton, where she earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree.
After completing physical therapy school, Olivia relocated to Metro Detroit in 2015 to marry her husband Kyle. She initially worked in a busy outpatient clinic where she was quickly promoted to Clinic Director. Over the years there, she became Astym Certified, Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Therapy Certified, and served as a clinical instructor. She most recently worked in a multidisciplinary healthcare environment, and takes into account the power of collaboration with other disciplines if indicated as part of her treatment approach. Olivia believes in individualized programming for each patient’s unique needs, with treatments provided including Manual Therapy, Soft Tissue Mobilization, Muscle Energy Techniques, Neuromuscular Re-education, Therapeutic Exercise, and Injury Prevention. Her goal is to get patients back to doing the things they love to do, with less (hopefully no!) pain or limitations.
When she’s not treating patients, you can find Olivia hanging with her husband and son, Elliot, traveling to new or exotic places, road-tripping to visit friends and family across the country, or watching college basketball (Butler Bulldogs and Dayton Flyers!) She enjoys organizing- proud type “A” shoutout, as well as trying new restaurants or cooking new foods as a lifelong vegetarian. Her love of movement and dance also led her into the boutique fitness world; Olivia is also a proud Pure Barre instructor at the West Bloomfield and Birmingham studio locations where she teaches all five class formats offered to clients.
Dr. Joshua Griffith, PT is originally from Pleasant Hill, Missouri, where he was a three-sport athlete in high school. Josh played four years of college baseball, first at Fort Scott Community College in Fort Scott, Kansas, before transferring to Grand Valley State University to finish his playing career.
While at GVSU, he earned his Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science. In his final year of undergrad, he interned as a strength & conditioning coach for GVSU Women’s Soccer and with the Detroit Tigers Single A affiliate - West Michigan Whitecaps. After undergrad, Josh earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from GVSU. During physical therapy school, Josh served as an athletic performance specialist with youth athletes in Grand Rapids.
Upon graduation, Josh began practicing as a traveling physical therapist with placements in Kentucky, North Carolina, Georgia, California, and Washington, before practicing primarily in orthopedics in the Detroit metro.
His clinical background includes a history of treating orthopedics, vestibular rehab, and sports performance, with patient populations of overhead athletes (baseball, softball, swimming, volleyball), track & field, soccer, basketball, football, and CrossFit. In addition to exercise-based treatments, he utilizes manual therapy, spinal manipulation, IASTM, blood-flow restriction training, and taping.
What Josh enjoys most about being a physical therapist is teaching and promoting an active, healthy lifestyle. He loves helping competitive athletes of all ages return to the activities they enjoy. Josh's goal is to help people blend regular exercise into a busy schedule and make their health and wellness a priority in their lives.
