Tom DiAngelis, PT, DPT
Co-owner
E-mail: tom.diangelis@ comprehensiveptcenter.com
Tom graduated with honors from Northeastern University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physical Therapy. He recently furthered his education by receiving his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from A.T. Still University in June, 2010. Prior to founding Comprehensive Physical Therapy Center in 1988 with Opal Riddle, PT, Tom worked in various orthopedic and sports medicine settings. Tom re-located to the Cincinnati area in 1985 when he became the Director of Physical Therapy at the University of Cincinnati Hospital. In 1987, he was promoted to Director of Rehabilitation Services where he oversaw the departments of Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Pathology.

Tom's primary clinical focus has been in orthopedic physical therapy and sports medicine. He has consulted with a local Fortune 500 company on their ergonomic programs and for cumulative trauma disorders. Tom has also lectured at the University of Cincinnati and College of Mount Saint Joseph's physical therapy programs, as well as for medical students at the University of Cincinnati Medical College. Tom is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), having served on the Private Practice Sections Government Affairs Committee; also as past Chair, and Trustee, for the Political Action Committee (PAC). He has served as Chair of the Reimbursement Committee for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association from 2005-2008, and was elected to the Board of Directors for the Private Practice Section (PPS) of the American Physical Therapy Association in 2005; serving as Vice President from 2007-2008. In July of 2008 he began serving on the APTA Government Affairs Committee and in November of 2008, Tom was elected President of the PPS/APTA.

A highlight of Tom's career came in May of 2008 when he provided congressional testimony on behalf of the APTA and PPS about the impending cuts to the physician fee schedule for Medicare payments. Tom is also a long-standing board member of the Ohio Physical Therapy Network, where he currently serves as Vice President. In 2006 Tom was awarded the Meritorious Service Award by the Ohio Physical Therapy Association.

Opal Riddle, PT, DPT
Co-owner
E-mail: opal.riddle@ comprehensiveptcenter.com
Opal is a 1983 graduate of the University of Kentucky with a Bachelor of Health Science in Physical Therapy, and completed her Doctor of Physical Therapy there in 2009. Prior to founding Comprehensive Physical Therapy Center with Tom DiAngelis, PT, in 1988, Opal worked at the University of Cincinnati Hospital where she gained experience in a wide range of physical therapy settings and played an instrumental role in developing the physical therapy component of the Work Evaluation Rehabilitation and Research Center. Opal has served as a consultant for a Fortune 500 Company in the medical field, helping with cumulative trauma disorders and ergonomics.

She has consulted with a large neurosurgical group to develop lectures for physical therapists. Additionally, she has lectured for the local Dental Society, for physical therapy students at the University of Cincinnati Medical College, for physical therapy students at the College of Mount Saint Joseph, and lectured on exercise and wellness at other community venues. Furthermore, Opal and colleagues continue to provide educational observation experiences in physical therapy to local medical residents and physicians.

Opal has presented at the second annual osteoporosis conference held in southwestern Ohio on the topic of osteoporosis and exercise titled, "Why Weight! The Efficacy of Weight-Bearing and Resistive Exercise in the Treatment of Osteoporosis." Ms. Riddle has co-authored an article for a national healthcare magazine, My Family Doctor, on exercise and arthritis titled, "Joint Pain? Retrain!" She co-authored a chapter in the book titled, Joint Hypermobility Handbook. She has served as the Co-Chair of the Ohio Physical Therapy Political Action Committee. She is also a Mission Committee member of the Ohio River Valley Chapter of the Arthritis Foundation.

Opal has extensive experience in all areas of orthopedic physical therapy with focus on clients with orofacial pain and temporomandibular joint disorders. Opal has also focused on Women's Health issues and served as a lab assistant for an educational program presented by a national educator in the Women's Health field.

Jeanine Gunn, PT, DPT
Director of Operations
E-mail: jeanine.gunn@ comprehensiveptcenter.com
Jeanine graduated from the University of Southern California department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy in 1993 with a Master of Physical Therapy degree and returned in 1998 to earn an Advanced Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy. While earning this degree she was able to teach at USC in the entry-level physical therapy orthopedic class.

Jeanine recently relocated to Ohio from California and has 15 years of experience in physical therapy. She has worked as the Executive Director of Clinical Operations at a Southern California Rehabilitation Hospital as well as in a number of large outpatient orthopedic physical therapy clinics in California and Minnesota.

She is an adjunct professor at the College of Mount St. Joseph. Jeanine is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association, currently serving as a PAC Trustee. She is also very active at the State level serving as the President for the Ohio Physical Therapy Association and a delegate for the state.