Dr. Bridget O'Brien

Physical therapist treating orthopedic conditions, with a strength and conditioning certification behind every exercise she prescribes.

She went and got the strength certification too.

Bridget grew up in Breckenridge, Colorado, then moved to Lake Tahoe for college, where she was an active member of the Freeski team. She relocated to Salt Lake City to attend the University of Utah and earn her Doctor of Physical Therapy.

Orthopedic conditions are where her interest sits, and she builds the plan around the patient rather than the diagnosis. She went after the Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist credential for one reason: to write better exercise prescriptions for the people in front of her. She keeps current with treatment techniques on purpose, and she believes in an active life enough to spend her working hours giving people theirs back.

Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of Utah
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)
Customized treatment plans, built per patient
Former collegiate Freeski team member
Dr. Bridget O'Brien, Physical Therapist at Dynamic Physical Therapy

What Bridget treats.

Orthopedic conditions, with the plan built around your needs instead of a protocol sheet.

Orthopedic Conditions
Customized Treatment Plans
Strength & Conditioning
Exercise Prescription

The plan is built for you, not copied.

Listen First

Your first visit runs about an hour, and it starts with the story, not the table. What you did, when it changed, and what you have stopped doing since.

Find the Cause

Hands-on assessment and objective testing. The place that hurts is often not the place that failed, and telling the difference is what the full appointment is for.

Prescribe the Work

Reduce the pain, prevent the recurrence, prime the tissue, then perform. This is where the CSCS earns its keep: right load, right progression, checked every visit.

Training and certifications.

What she holds, and why she went after it.

Doctor of Physical Therapy

University of Utah, Salt Lake City, after growing up in Breckenridge and skiing for her college team in Lake Tahoe.

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist

A certification she pursued specifically to provide better exercise prescription for her patients.

Orthopedic Focus

A strong interest in orthopedic conditions, and pride in treatment plans that match each patient's needs.

Continuing Education

Committed to staying current with treatment techniques, so what you get is not what worked a decade ago.

What her patients say.

"I have been going to Dynamic Physical for over a year. I'm above the knee amputee and for the last month and a half I have been working with Bridget."
Shannon W. · Google Review

Schedule Your Appointment

No referral needed in Utah. Most insurances accepted.

Your first visit runs about an hour: come in, tell her everything, and leave with a plan.

Prefer to call? (801) 849-0198