Professional Staff
David H. Clement, M.P.T.
David has over 25 years of experience in the treatment of both acute and chronic injuries involving the spine and extremities. He has studied extensively with experts in manual therapy from the United States, Canada, Norway and Australia. He founded Albany Physical Therapy in 1980, and specializes in manual therapy in conjunction with individualized exercise and fitness programs.
David is interested in both enhancing performance, and preventing injuries, and has developed and supervised pre-season conditioning programs for high school athletics. He is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley, and received his Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Stanford University.
Kristin Corzine, M.P.T.
Kristin feels that it is important not only to return patients to their highest level of recovery, but also to empower them to take care of their health after their therapy is completed. She educates patients about their conditions and how they can best stay fit and active.
She has worked in physical therapy since 1986, starting as a massage therapist in a physical therapy office, then graduating with honors from Samuel Merritt College. She has continued her education with numerous courses ranging from balance to Pilates with an emphasis in manual (hands-on) therapy. She recognizes and stresses the importance of exercise to correct musculoskeletal imbalances and carefully develops individualized programs for each patient. Kristin's spare time is spent volunteering for her son's elementary school, soccer club, and Cub Scouts. Going for walks or just playing cards, family time is a must. She enjoys swimming and hiking.
Laura Garcia, M.P.T.
Laura's goal is to return her patients to a place where comfortable, natural, spontaneous movement and function are readily available.
In 1991 Laura graduated from the University of Southern California with a Master's degree in Physical Therapy. She began her career working at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles with an extremely diverse outpatient population. Upon returning to her native San Francisco Bay Area, she continued to work in large bustling outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation centers. These settings, with their cultural and socioeconomic variety as well as clinical complexity served to elevate her treatment skills. She continues to ensure her own professional growth and the advancement of her clinical skills by taking a wealth of postgraduate continuing education courses yearly. Her intent has been to stretch her practice so that she can continue to treat even the most complex patient with creativity and excellence.
Laura is a yoga enthusiast, avid live music fan and frequent traveler.
Damon Cianci, M.P.T., O.C.S.
Damon graduated in 2005 from the University of New Mexico Medical School with his Masters in Physical Therapy and began working at Albany Physical Therapy in September 2005. His focus on quality evaluation, treatment and education continue to influence positive outcomes for his patients. Damon recognizes and emphasizes the importance of individuals own roles in their rehabilitation and recovery. Treatments are developed uniquely to each person to facilitate return to full function. He has completed the Maitland yearlong course in orthopedic manual therapy, is ASTYM certified and continues to enhance & upgrade his clinical knowledge in continuing education courses with a manual therapy focus. Damon's goal is to provide the best possible and most up-to-date patient care available in the field of physical therapy.
Damon enjoys a wide variety of outdoor activities including kiteboarding, surfing, mountain biking, backpacking, and telemark skiing. Damon has become a Level 1 Adaptitive Ski Instructor, allowing him to teach adaptive skiing to people with disabilities which he does on a volunteer basis with Disabled Sports Far West at Alpine Meadows in Tahoe.
Damon is also an orthopedic clinical specialist (OCS) since June 2009. This specialist certification recognizes Damon among approximately 5,000 physical therpists nationwide who have passed the exam and illustrate a command of the latest evidence-based orthopedic assessment and treatment techniques in the profession today.
Susan Freightman, M.P.T
An injury while training for a marathon brought Susan to her career in physical therapy. She strives to go beyond the obvious in collecting her patient's medical history and evaluating the important details necessary to formulate an appropriate treatment plan. However, her goal in the treatment for all her patients is the same: to work with each individual to find a path that engages them in their rehabilitation and design a treatment program to complement the individual and their lifestyle.
Susan was born and raised in the east bay. She received her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Samuel Merritt College in 2002 and then worked for Sutter Medical Center in both the inpatient and outpatient rehab departments. She moved to Portland Oregon for 2 years and worked in an outpatient orthopedic clinic that worked with the Oregon Ballet and a sports training center. She returned to the bay area and joined Albany Physical Therapy. She believes in an evidence based practice approach and has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association since 1999. She continues to expand her professional knowledge and manual skills through continuing education courses.
Susan enjoys spending time with her husband and their two energetic young sons that keep her moving. When she’s not running after them she enjoys running on her own and challenging her mind and body with boot camp workouts. With her family she enjoys hiking, exploring nature and rediscovering all that the bay area has to offer.
Susan recently sat for and passed the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialists (CSCSs) exam. CSCS are professionals who apply scientific knowledge to train athletes for the primary goal of improving athletic performance. This will only help to serve all of her clients more effectively.
Monika Mann
Monika received her physical therapy degree from California State University, Northridge. She specializes in working with clients with musculoskeletal disorders. Monika tailors treatments and home programs to meet each individual client’s needs and abilities. She often combines hands-on treatment with patient education and instruction in home programs, ergonomics, and body mechanics so that clients can understand their healing process and take an active role in it.
When not at work, Monika enjoys hiking, cycling, travel, working out, dancing, and being with her family. She also teaches continuing education seminars throughout the country.