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Laura Snow, M.S.P.T.
CA license #19441

Laura received her Bachelor’s degree in Physical Education with an emphasis in Exercise Physiology and a minor in Human Nutrition from CSU, Chico. During her undergraduate years, she played NCAA basketball and was a member of the 1987 Championship Team. She completed her Master’s degree in Physical Therapy at the University of the Pacific in 1992, where she received an academic scholarship from the Veteran’s Administration and thus accepted a position at the VAMC in Salem, Virginia.

Laura moved to Auburn in 1995 and began working in a local outpatient clinic where she would remain until opening American River Rehabilitation in August of 2003. Laura enjoys any outdoor recreation with her husband Jeff and running the trails of the American River Canyon with her dogs, Maddie and Tomas. She is a finisher of numerous ultramarathons including the prestigious Western States 100-mile Endurance Run across the Sierra from Squaw Valley to Auburn! In the summer of 2006, Laura summitted the highest peak in Africa, the 19,000' Mt. Kilimanjaro.

Brian Halloran, MPT
CA license #22091

A northern California native, Brian grew up in the Bay Area, and moved to Sacramento to attend C.S.U.S. After receiving a B.S. in Physical Education (pre-physical therapy concentration), he traveled to southern California and earned a Master’s degree in Physical Therapy from Chapman University with concentrations in orthopedics and geriatric rehabilitation.

Brian has practiced orthopedic physical therapy in Auburn for most of his career. He has worked with athletes of all levels from a variety of sports, and is a member of the Western States Endurance Run medical staff. When not spending time with his wife Tracy and children Connor and Brenna, Brian can often be found riding his motorcycles through the back roads and trails of the Sierra foothills.

Ryan Denning, D.P.T.
CA license #32540

Ryan joined American River Rehab in late 2009 after an exhaustive process to find a top quality therapist to join our staff.

Laurie Meadows, OTR,CHT
CA license #1632

A graduate of Loma Linda University in Occupational Therapy, Laurie worked in a variety of settings, eventually finding her niche in rehabilitation of the hand. She began working at the Downey Community Hand Rehabilitation Center were she became chief therapist. Her love for the mountains drew her to Auburn in 1983 where she worked at Auburn Faith Community Hospital where she helped create the acute rehabilitation unit.

In 1990 Laurie opened Sierra Therapy and Hand Rehabilitation (STAR Therapy) in Auburn with Joanne Walder, PT, and became one of the first to earn a Certification in Hand Therapy. STHR was sold to NovaCare in 1997 and Laurie continued to treat hand therapy patients there until she joined American River Rehabilitation in November of 2004. Laurie loves to be outdoors, run with her dog Daisy in the canyon and sing in the Sierra Community Chorus.

Cheryl Cox, PT
CA license #9468

Cheryl joined American River Rehab in September, 2007, after working as a consultant at the clinic for two years. Cheryl received a Bachelor of Science degree from CSU Chico, then continued at Fresno to complete her B.S. in the Physical Therapy program. She began her career in the northern Bay Area, including a postgraduate program in neurological rehab at Kaiser Vallejo. She then combined her neurological and orthopedic skills to continue working in a variety of settings, including outpatient and home health.

While experiencing her childbearing years, Cheryl discovered a great passion and dedication for the special needs of women; prenatal and postpartum fitness, incontinence and pelvic ring pain and dysfunction. She has been a consultant in the Sierra Foothills for a variety of physical therapy clinics to address the special patient population.

Cheryl and Dennis, her husband of 25 years, have two children, Erin and Wes. When not working or carpooling kids, you will find Cheryl hiking with friends or running the canals of Meadow Vista...far behind Dennis and Wes, the 2008 Sac-Joaquin Section cross country champion from Colfax High School!

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