Meet the INTEGRIS Health Jim Thorpe Rehabilitation Clinical Development team.
Danielle Melson, PT, DPTDanielle Melson graduated from Saint Louis University in 2014 with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree, and joined the Float Pool with INTEGRIS Health Jim Thorpe in 2015. She enjoys working across with INTEGRIS system with all patient populations. Danielle became the Clinical Rehab Specialist for Pelvic and Women’s Health in 2021.
In addition to being pelvic floor trained, she is a Certified Pregnancy and Postpartum Athleticism Coach and is working towards the Obstetric CAPP Certification through the APTA Pelvic Health Section. She is passionate about educating the community, caregivers, and referral sources regarding resources INTEGRIS Health Jim Thorpe offers for the pelvic population.
Tara Turvey, OTR/L, CHT, CLT
Tara Turvey, graduated from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center’s Occupational Therapy program in 2000. Initially practicing general occupational therapy at INTEGRIS Health Miami Hospital, she began specializing in outpatient upper extremity therapy and lymphedema therapy after moving to Kansas in 2002. She obtained lymphedema therapy certification in December 2004 and helped develop and expand the lymphedema program at North Kansas City Hospital in North Kansas City, Mo. She earned hand therapy certification in November 2009.
Since November 2012, she has specialized in treatment of patients with upper extremity diagnoses, cancer-related dysfunction and lymphedema at INTEGRIS Health Jim Thorpe Outpatient Rehabilitation. She presents courses on kinesiotaping for lymphedema/edema, orthotic fabrication and breast cancer rehabilitation. As the clinical specialist for Hand Therapy at INTEGRIS Health Jim Thorpe Rehab, Tara is also a current member of the American Society of Hand Therapists and National Board for Certification of Orthopedic Technologists.
Charles Steger, PT, DPT, COMT
Charles Steger is a 2008 graduate of the Rockhurst University physical therapy program in Kansas City, Missouri. Upon graduation he worked in a private practice orthopedic clinic in Norman, Oklahoma while attending post-graduate training at the Oklahoma Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy. Charles then pursued educational training and study from Michael Moore and Tim McGonigle of Folsom Physical Therapy and the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine before opening a private practice in Norman, Oklahoma. Charles joined the Jim Thorpe team in 2015 was hired in 2017 as the orthopedic clinical specialist for INTEGRIS Health Jim Thorpe. He earned COMT certification for the lower quarter through the International Academy of Orthopedic Medicine in 2019.
