Heather Felde is originally from Upstate New York and moved to South Carolina after living in Colorado for 12 years. She has been a runner for years, including as a collegiate athlete and the Boston and Pikes Peak Marathons. She enjoys treating the variety of diagnoses, complexities, body parts, and ages that physical therapy patients bring to the clinic.
She developed a passion for manual therapy and the results it provides, which led her to pursue Certification as a Functional Manual Therapist through the Institute of Physical Art. This skill set is the foundation that allows her to assess the interconnected pieces, restore function, and prevent recurrence. Treatment focuses on restoring optimal musculoskeletal mechanics in combination with the strength and stability to properly put it to use and maintain it.
Other specialties include visceral mobilization, functional dry needling, and vagus nerve regulation.
When she isn’t running or helping clients in the clinic, Heather enjoys spending time with family, being outside, yoga and Crossfit.
Education & Credentials
-Master of Science in Physical Therapy (MSPT), 2009
-Only Certified Functional Manual Therapist (CFMT, 2017) in the Greater Charleston area
-Dry Needling Certified, Kinetacore
-Visceral Manipulation training from the Barral Institute
Hailing from Hampton Virginia, Courtney Stearn earned her degree in Exercise Physiology and Doctorate in Physical Therapy from East Carolina University (Go Pirates!) in Greenville, North Carolina.
While pursuing higher education, Courtney enjoyed a decorated athletic career as a competitive baton twirler to include being a three-time 3-baton Champion and placing in the Top 10 in Solo, 2-Baton and Collegiate finals for several years running. She received a scholarship as the Feature Twirler at ECU through her undergraduate and graduate years.
Courtney is in the home stretch of securing her Postural Restoration Therapy certification, which will make Joint Effort the only practice in South Carolina able to offer this innovative approach to physical medicine renown for repositioning, retraining and restoring asymmetrical patterns throughout the body.
When Courtney isn’t helping her clients, you may find her on a shaded deck, brew in hand, listening to Jimmy Buffet and watching her husband and young son play in the sand.
