Jennie Ollason, OTD, OTR/L
Jennie is a native New Mexican and attended St. Mary’s and St. Pius in Albuquerque. She received her BS in Exercise Science from UNM and Doctorate of Occupational Therapy degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. During OT school, she completed a rotation at Stanford University’s Outpatient Hand Therapy clinic where she discovered her love of manual therapy. Also during OT school, she developed tension headaches and discovered she was clenching her jaw. This began a long journey of learning how to manage her jaw pain.
Jennie has nearly a decade of experience and specialty training in manual therapy techniques including myofascial and trigger point release and neuromuscular therapy. She is certified in taping using the Kinesio Taping Method and incorporates this noninvasive treatment in her practice regularly. She also completed an intensive TMJ course given by renowned TMJ and Craniofacial Pain expert Michael Karegeannes, PT, MHSc, LAT, MTC, CFC, CCTT, CMTPT as well as Cervical and Cranium training at the Neuromuscular Therapy Center with director Judith DeLany, LMT. Jennie is also certified in Orofacial Dry Needling and has been seeing incredible results using this highly skilled and targeted treatment.
Jennie is very excited to bring all of this hands on experience to her practice. She is also working toward her Certified Cervical and Temporomandibular Therapist Certification with the American Academy of Orofacial Pain (AAOP) and is attending CRAFTA training this fall.
Jennie has been happily married to her college sweetheart Jack since 2012. They have two human daughters, Lucy and Isla, and two dog daughters Luna and Rosi She enjoys traveling, cooking and baking, pilates, volleyball, creating nontraditional embroidery and hanging out with friends and family.
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Sonya Baca & Theresa Robertson
Care Coordinators
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Jack Ollason, DDS
Consulting General Dentist