For Katlin Middleton ’11, D.P.T., physical therapy is more than a career—it’s a calling.
For Katlin Middleton ’11, D.P.T., physical therapy is more than a career—it’s a calling.
One of her most rewarding experiences took place in 2016 nearly 7,500 miles from home. The adventure began as Middleton and another physical therapist, Lauren Baker, raised funds to start East of Eden Physical Therapy, an international grassroots pediatric mission.
They spent two weeks in Nepal, helping children at the Nepal Disabled Welfare Center in Kathmandu, Nepal, and elderly women at a Tibetan refugee camp. Preparations for their trip included producing a pediatric physical therapy handbook to educate and share with local caregivers. Little did they know another adventure awaited.
“After we returned, we felt an urgency to somehow broaden the reach, so in February 2020, we published it as a book, titled Pediatric Exercise Handbook: A Developmental How-To for Parents and Clinicians,” says Middleton.