Tomasz Grass PT, MS, Cert. MDT, COMP, CMP, CKTP
graduated the Academy of Physical Education in Poznan, Poland with a Master Degree in Physical Education. Two years later he earned a Master Degree in Physical Therapy. During the last year of the physical therapy program he worked for the Department of Physical Education and Sports for the Disabled. Looking to make a better living, Grass found himself in Detroit City in the fall of 1993. He spent the next two years working with patients in hospitals, inpatient clinics, and their own homes. After completing a license exam he became a travelling therapist, working mainly in the nursing homes of rural Tennessee and Arkansas. The lack of certified staff in wound care treatment led Grass to become one of the first therapists in Tennessee to obtain the Wound Care Specialist certification from the Academy of Wound Care Management. After seven years spent working at the Colonial Hills Nursing Center in Maryville, TN, he decided to try his hand at entrepreneuring. Grass attempted to bring a new rehab device from Poland and introduce it to the US market. After a few months of hard work he got the FDA’s approval and introduced the UCPI at the APTA annual exhibitions in Washington, DC and Nashville, TN. During this time he met with other Polish therapists in the Knoxville area, and through these meetings a new idea was born. Grass and Andrew Cieslik are now the co-owners of Beyond Physical Therapy, an outpatient clinic located on Middlebrook Pike in Knoxville, TN. Beyond Physical Therapy uses program Grass initiated at Colonial Hills. Years of practice with infrared light in the treatment of peripheral neuropathy allowed him to develop a unique protocol, and thus Beyond Physical Therapy became the first clinic in Knoxville which used infrared light in the treatment of this chronic condition.
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Experiencing back problem during earlier sports activities sparked his interest in manual techniques from Antipodes. Grass studied the Maitland, Malligan, McKenzie and Butler methods of treatment as well those of their predecessors, Cyriax, Kaltenborn, and Evjenth. By using those techniques, he is not limited to successful spine treatment. Grass also offers a chance of recovery to patients with both ortho and neuro dysfunctions all over their bodies. Based on his knowledge and clinical experience, he provides nationwide seminars about “Treating the Lumbar Spine with Manual Therapy, Exercises & Taping.” Since 2016 He is recognized as one of the three best therapists in Knoxville, TN by www.ThreeBestRated.com and five stars therapist by Healthgrade.
He is Certified in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (The McKenzie Method), Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist, Certified Mulligan Practitioner, Certified Kinesio Taping Practitioner |
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