Aquacare/Fitness Forum Physical Therapy

Isabella Loffreda-Mancinelli PT, DPT, is a physical therapist at Aquacare – Lewes. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy through an accelerated 3+3 program at Temple University.

During her clinical training, she gained diverse experience as a traveling student with placements in Chicago, IL, Sacaton, AZ, and Millville, DE, where she first connected with Aquacare. Through her time at Aquacare, she explored various specialties and is excited to continue working with a wide range of patient populations.

Outside the clinic, she is a certified yoga teacher and is passionate about integrating holistic health principles addressing the physical, mental, and spiritual well-being into her practice.

Lisa Cirillo, PT, Cert MDT, has joined Aquacare Lewes – Route 24. Lisa earned her degree in physical therapy at the University of Delaware. Lisa earned her McKenzie (MDT) certification in 2005. Lisa is also certified in vestibular rehabilitation and post-concussion rehabilitation.

Lisa has 37 years of experience in outpatient orthopedic, physical therapy, spinal rehab rehabilitation, vestibular, and concussion rehabilitation. She puts a heavy emphasis on educating patients so they can have a full understanding of their condition and what they can do to manage it on an ongoing basis.

Outside the clinic, Lisa loves to travel, read, spend time at the beach with her husband, Jeff, and take walks with her dog, Tucker.

Zachary Johnson, PTA, is seeing patients at Aquacare Lewes – Route 24 and Aquacare – Milford. Zachary earned his Associate Degree in the Physical Therapist Assistant program at Wor-Wic Community College, in addition he earned a Health promotion: Fitness certificate degree at Wilmington University. His career started its journey at Aquacare – Millville as an Exercise Specialist for two years prior to going back to college to obtain his PTA degree.

Zachary is a compassionate Physical Therapist Assistant with a drive to treat the whole person in order to achieve optimal results. His enthusiasm is in helping others, providing patient education, and is committed to progressing toward the clients’ goals.

In his free time, Zachary enjoys playing golf, fishing and traveling to other countries on vacation with my family.

Garrett Reed, PTA, has joined Aquacare Seaford with a passion to provide rehabilitation services for patients, with a focus in orthopedics. He earned his Associate of Science as a Physical Therapist Assistant from Delaware Technical Community College in 2023, he also previously earned his Associate’s in Business Management before becoming a PTA. Garrett enjoys building lasting relationships with his patients to make the therapy experience a memorable and successful one. Outside of the clinic you will find Garrett enjoying a good movie or TV show, spending time with his family, driving onto the beach, or working on his golf game!

Paige Migdon, PT, DPT, has joined Aquacare – Milford. Paige earned her Doctorate in Physical Therapy (DPT) at Ithaca College where she also trained as a pelvic floor therapist at clinics in Maine and New York before relocating to Delaware.

Paige focuses on treating the whole person and has experience treating patients of all identities. She has a special interest in treating pelvic pain, urinary dysfunction, bowel dysfunction, and patients with perinatal and postnatal symptoms.

Outside of the clinic, Paige loves to play with her two cats and to be outside hiking, paddle boarding, or spending time on the beach.

Aquacare – Milford also provides:

• Advanced rehabilitation for orthopedic injuries

• Aquatic and gym-based physical therapy

• Balance and vestibular therapy

• Dry Needling

• LSVT BIG Program for Parkinson’s

• Pediatrics

• McKenzie Method for spine and neck injuries

• Sports medicine for active adults.

Nick Linko, PT, DPT, TPI Certified, has years of experience in orthopedics, athletics, and sports performance, and is a certified Titleist Performance Instructor. He is a graduate of St. John’s University and the University of Scranton. Growing up playing sports, he understands an athlete’s mindset and what it takes to compete at a high level. Nick relies on his manual skills, patient education, and exercise knowledge for true performance enhancement.

Nick is working with the Aquacare Athletics team and sees patients at The Factory, Lewes. Contact him directly at:  nlinko@aquacarerehab.com.

Dr. Baylee Turetzky, PT, DPT, is now scheduling new patients at Aquacare – Millsboro.

Baylee earned her Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) degree and a bachelor’s in Exercise Science with a concentration in Nutrition from the University of Scranton.

She is passionate about providing compassionate, individualized care to a wide range of patients, with a special focus on pediatrics and individuals with neurological conditions such as cerebral palsy (CP), multiple sclerosis (MS), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s disease (PD), traumatic brain injury (TBI), and balance disorders.

With a strong clinical background in both pediatrics and neurology, Baylee brings a creative and personalized approach to therapy. She is also LSVT BIG certified, allowing her to offer specialized treatment for individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

Outside of the clinic, Baylee enjoys pool days, reading, and spending time with her beloved dogs and cats.

Tracy Vosler, PT, has more than 30 years of experience in physical therapy. She sees patients from Millsboro, south Berlin, Maryland, and east to the beaches, in their homes to provide dedicated one-on-one mobile physical therapy services with Aquacare PT PLUS. In addition to expert physical therapy services, Tracy also provides dry needling.

She earned her bachelor’s in pre-med from Randolph Macon College. She earned her master’s in physical therapy at the Medical College of Virginia. Tracy began her career with a focus on sports medicine in Richmond and then later in Williamsburg where she was involved in treating College of William and Mary athletes. After that, she moved west to pursue different leadership roles in both Nebraska and Montana.

She relocated back home to the Northern Virginia area in 2018 to be closer to family, providing outpatient orthopedic care and doing house calls. In 2022 she moved to Fenwick Island to work in an outpatient clinic where she was able to provide specialty care offering dry needling services.

Aquacare PT PLUS provides the same dedicated physical therapy services at home that you would receive at a location. Skip the clinic, skip the traffic, and enjoy physical therapy at your home, gym, or community pool.

Layne Gable, PT, DPT, WCS, CLT, sees patients at both Lewes locations (Route 24 and King Street Row). Layne has four years of experience working with pelvic health and lymphedema patients.

She believes in treating every patient as a whole person, based on lifestyle, passions, and goals. She comes from Pittsburgh, where she earned her physical therapy doctorate from the University of Pittsburgh. She is a certified lymphedema therapist and certified women’s health specialist. She grew up vacationing in Lewes and is excited to advance her career here.

Aquacare – Lewes provides:

• Aquatic and gym-based physical therapy
• Balance and vestibular therapy
• Dry needling
• LSVT BIG program for Parkinson’s
• McKenzie Method therapy for spine & neck
• Pelvic floor therapy for women
• Pregnancy and postpartum programs
• Sports therapies for athletes of all ages.

Melissa Martinelli MS, OTR/L, CLT, sees clients at Aquacare Lewes – King Street Row. Melissa earned her bachelor’s degree and master’s degree from Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. She has over 18 years of experience as an occupational therapist focusing on adult rehabilitation in the inpatient and outpatient settings. In 2017, she received her lymphedema certification from the Norton School of Lymphatic Therapy and has spent the last several years specializing in breast cancer rehabilitation, oncology, and lymphedema management. She enjoys spending time with her family and friends, exercising, cooking, and going to the beach with her husband, their two daughters, and their dog.

Kristin Roberts, PT, DPT, is the Clinical Director of Aquacare – Seaford. She is an experienced physical therapist, certified in dry needling and LSVT BIG therapy for those with Parkinson’s. She also offers FCEs for injured workers. Kristin has six years of physical therapy experience and sees patients with orthopedic injuries, balance and vestibular issues, and neurological conditions. Kristin earned her doctorate in physical therapy from Clarkson University and her bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Immaculata University. In her spare time, she enjoys spending time with her husband and their two dogs.

Julia graduated from Apollo College to become a personal trainer, an 11-month program that prepared her to take the (ACSM) American College of Sports and Medicine certification. She became certified in 2012. Julia has trained clients, taught boot camp classes, worked in gyms, and has been lifting weights for 11 years. Julia has also become ISSA-certified as a Glute Specialist. Her goals are to get certified in bodybuilding, and nutrition, run an online business, and recertify as a personal trainer. Let her help you reach your goals, and be a healthier, happier you! Julia has four little boys at home, so when life gets busy and things happen, she gets less time to focus on herself! She doesn’t let that stop her from focusing on her health, because you find time for what is important to you. Being healthier, active, and fit for her boys is important to her. You have to find your ‘why’ and use it as motivation to reach your goals.