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Meet Our Staff
TSI Clinic provides a holistic approach to wellness, providing expert practitioners with exceptional experience and education. Through our variety of practitioners and services, we are able to deliver exceptional results for our patients.
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| Kerry D'Ambrogio | |  | Dr. Kerry D’Ambrogio, D.O.M, A.P., P.T., D.O.- M.T.P., is a Physical Therapist, Osteopath and a Board Certified Acupuncture Physician. He graduated from the Physical Therapy program at the University of Toronto, Canada and the Acupuncture program at the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts in Sarasota, Florida, USA, and the Osteopathic program at the Canadian Academy of Osteopathy and Holistic Health Sciences in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. His unique approach integrates several schools of thought including a manual therapy background integrating Maitland, Kaltenborn, Cyriax, McKenzie, Norwegian Approach and Osteopathy (Muscle Energy, Strain and Counterstrain, Myofascial Release, Craniosacral Therapy/Cranial Osteopathy, and Visceral Manipulation, among others). His diverse background also encompasses Acupuncture, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Applied Kinesiology, Orthotics, Muscle Imbalance and various exercise and movement therapies (Janda, Somatics, Florence Kendal, Shirley Sahrman and the Norwegian approach, among others). This distinguishes Kerry a uniquely integrated approach to Musculoskeletal Dysfunction.
Dr. D'Ambrogio lectures internationally and is president of Therapeutic Systems, Inc. He is recognized throughout Canada, the United States, the Middle East, South America, Asia, Africa, New Zealand, Australia, the Philippines and Europe as a teacher of manual and exercise therapies. He is a certified instructor recognized by the International Alliance of Healthcare Educators (IAHE). He was the Director of Manual Therapy at the Upledger Institute, on faculty with the Barral Institute, Dogwood Institute, Northeast Seminars, Dialogues in Contemporary Rehab, International BodyTalk Association, and the Academy of Chinese Healing Arts (Chinese Medical College). He is a published author of Positional Release Therapy and he has written numerous articles in Physical and Occupational Therapy journals and has discussed health issues on radio and television talk shows.
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| Jane D'Ambrogio | | | Jane D'Ambrogio is the office manager and bookkeeper for Therapeutic Systems, Inc. Jane had worked in the banking industry while attending high school and University. She attended the University of Western Ontario where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Math and Physical Education.
She also obtained her Bachelor’s in Education with a concentration in Math, Science and Physical Education. Jane was teaching High School Math in Toronto, Canada before she came to Florida. She is currently raising her three children Carli, Cassi and Blake with her husband Kerry, and is enjoying working as part of the team at Therapeutic Systems, Inc.
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Tim Worden | | | Dr. Tim Worden, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist, receiving his Doctorate from the University of South Florida in 1987. He specializes in pain management and rehabilitation psychology, and has co-authored articles on anger, anxiety and health.
He has developed interventions focusing on the emotional factors involved in chronic pain, as well as methods to cope with the loss associated with significant medical conditions. He is a speaker and workshop presenter, and is a member of the national speaker’s association.
Dr. Worden works with individuals, groups, and organizations in the areas of pain management, life satisfaction, and integrity in the workplace. He has developed the Life Satisfaction Questionnaire, The Human Styles Questionnaire, and is the co-creator of the Work Attitudes Questionnaire. He is presently in private practice in Los Angeles, California.
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| Melanie Buzek | |  | Melanie Buzek, P.T., CBP, CBI became interested in health and the healing arts in her early twenties in an effort to overcome her own physical challenges. She graduated from University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston as a Physical Therapist in 1990 and followed her passion to continue learning about the body and all of its systems. She has an extensive background in manual and complimentary therapies including Craniosacral Therapy, Lymph Drainage, Arthropraxis Joint Mobilization, Visceral Manipulation, Muscle Energy, Strain-Counterstrain, Mechanical Link, Neural Mobilization, Fascial Release, Heart Centered Therapy, Zero Balancing, Dynamic Lumbar and Cervical Stabilization, Myotherapy, Structural Integrity and Exercise Therapy, Reiki, all of the BodyTalk modules, Mindscape and Freefall. Her teaching and lecturing history encompasses anatomy and physiology labs, weight training and safety, a variety of physical fitness courses, body mechanics and spinal care classes and giving fitness lectures for various corporations and organizations.
"I understood early on if the body is to be addressed for healing, it is necessary to learn as much about the many systems of the bodymind as possible. When I found BodyTalk, it gave me a way to address the body, mind and spirit in the most comprehensive and gentle way I had ever experienced. It acts as a wonderful tool to facilitate optimizing another's health, but also the health and well being of the practitioner. I have noticed more profound changes in myself with this work than with any other modality."
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Cheryl Shames | | | Cheryl Shames is a physical therapist, acupuncture physician and massage therapist. Cheryl has her own practice in Sarasota, Florida and works at Therapeutic Systems, Inc. on a part- time basis.
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Barbara Ewert
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| Barbara Ewert received her Associate of Science Degree in Physical Therapy in 1988. With more than 17 years of experience, she has had the opportunity of working with a multitude of patients and clinicians in various clinical settings, which have both challenged and encouraged her to continually seek extraordinary patient care. Her philosophy of treatment combines both manual and traditional physical therapy techniques. She has successfully owned, operated and managed her own outpatient physical therapy clinic; has more than seven years of administrative, operations, program development and management experience and has presented at various community functions and small businesses. |
Memra Ingram | | 
| Memra Ingram, LMT, CNMT, graduated from the Sarasota School of Natural Healing Arts in 1998 with her license in massage therapy. Following graduation, she worked for the Neuromuscular therapy center in Sarasota, Florida and continued learning techniques such as S1, John Neuromuscular Therapy, Positional Release, Myofascial Release, Muscle Energy Techniques, Lymphatic Drainage and Mattes Active Isolated Stretching. Through her ongoing search to find the best solutions for her patients, Memra met Kerry D' Ambrogio. She has been studying and working with Dr. D'Ambrogio ever since.
"I firmly believe in the body's ability to heal itself. It is our job to help each patient identify and overcome the barriers that are hindering this healing."
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| John Speck | |  | Changing habitual thoughts, emotions and behaviors with Thought Engines® was the invention of John Speck, who invested 37 years in researching and experimenting with how the mind creates behaviors. After graduating from Denver University with a BSBA degree in Business in 1965, John entered the field of adult education. The process of invention started with 15 years of designing and teaching educational programs for universities, businesses, and professional organizations. Increasing speed of learning and average performance levels were the design goals of the programs. From this experience, John identified that the most powerful limiters of performance were a person’s thoughts and emotions.
John's extensive research spans complex cybernetic systems, psychology, memory development, perception, Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP), linguistics, creativity, systems thinking, leverage principles,chaos and complexity theories along with the stress response effect on the body. In 1998, John formulated a mental process that could easily find the leverage point (the smallest action that will give you the biggest result) in any activity. This process became a new tool John used to invent the shortest fastest path to major thought, emotion, and behavior change -- Thought Engines®. A Thought Engine is a new type of memory used to replace the memory that activates the behavior that is causing problems in a person’s life. John is now teaching classes on how to create Thought Engines® for self-control of the change process and guides individuals in Thought Engine development to make specific habit changes to allow people to achieve greater health, improve performance and live a happier life.
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Lori Cafarelli | | 
| Lori Cafarelli was born and raised in Long Island, NY. She attended Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Ct. where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in Allied Health Science (01)and a Masters of Science in Physical Therapy (03). Lori spent her first two years out of school working with brain and spinal cord injury patients at The Florida Institute for Neurological Rehabilitation in Wauchula, Florida. She has recently joined our team working in Manual Therapy. Lori has taken manual therapy classes in Positional Release Therapy as well as Muscle Energy Techniques and looks forward to furthering her career in these areas. |
Angela Penzo | | 
| Angela Penzo is a physical therapist, licensed massage therapist and Anusara yoga instructor. Prior to entering the healing profession, Angi earned her B.A. in Zoology from the University of Arkansas. Her ongoing interest in optimal health lead her to become a physical therapist while working in Connecticut, graduating from Neumann College in 2001. While residing in the Northeast, she was exposed to various healing modalities, including Craniosacral, Lymphatic Drainage Therapy, Structural Integration, aromatherapy, strength conditioning and Active Isolated Stretching (Mattes Method). This training enticed her to become a massage therapist. While attending Sarasota School of Massage Therapy, she concentrated her studies in Neuromuscular massage and became a Reiki Level I practitioner. She permanently lives in Bradenton, Florida with her husband and pets.
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