Ross Obertean DPT, CDNS
Experience across orthopedic and sports rehabilitation, clinic leadership, occupational medicine, and care beyond the clinic.
Your Physical Therapist
I’m Ross, a physical therapist licensed in Washington and a certified dry needling specialist. I earned my Doctor of Physical Therapy from Ithaca College in 2019. My career has brought together individualized patient care, multidisciplinary clinic leadership, physician collaboration, and a lasting interest in helping people return to the activities that matter to them.
My clinical physical therapy services are separate from NWPR’s wellness education and retail offerings.
My clinical background includes individualized rehabilitation for orthopedic injuries, sports demands, and recovery following motor vehicle accidents. My experience spans movement assessment, manual therapy, blood flow restriction training, dry needling, vestibular therapy, and progressive strengthening, with care shaped around each person’s needs and goals.
As a clinic director, clinic manager, and lead physical therapist, I have guided daily operations for multidisciplinary teams of rehabilitation professionals and administrative staff. My responsibilities have included budgeting, recruitment, team communication, and supporting a consistent patient experience.
I have worked with workers’ compensation cases, industrial strengthening and conditioning, Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCEs), and Post Offer Employment Testing (POET). My experience also includes ergonomic evaluations for Pierce Transit in Lakewood, Washington, connecting physical assessment with the practical demands of the workplace.
Mentoring clinicians and building relationships across disciplines have been central to my work. As a physician liaison, I connected with orthopedic surgeons, urgent care, occupational medicine, and primary care providers, supporting communication and collaboration around patient care.
My work has extended beyond the clinic through emergency medical responder (EMR) and physical therapy coverage for local academy and youth soccer, USL League One and League Two teams, and CrossFit competitions. These settings bring together my professional training and lifelong connection to sport.
My clinical interests include temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ/D) and symptoms involving the neck. Care begins with an individual evaluation. Through my partnership with South Sound Dental, physical therapy and dental perspectives come together while each provider maintains a distinct clinical role.