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About iBackCheck Sport Therapy
Not all clinics are created equal.
Our specialized knowledge and experience facilitates optimal physical functioning, helping you achieve your peak performance whether you are a trained athlete, a weekend warrior or a neighborhood walker. Our Plymouth clinicians work together to meet your needs and goals whether using chiropractic or physical therapy interventions. This inter-disciplinary team uses a unique system to address any and all injuries, whether it is sport, work, or auto related.
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What sets us apart?
Credentialed and certified sports clinicians
Personalized, focused one-on-one time with your healthcare provider
Small, dynamic clinic setting with sport training center access
We empower you through education and movement to maintain a healthy lifestyle
Meet the Team
Christi Jo Christian, DC, ICCSP
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As the founder of iBackCheck Sport Therapy, Dr. Christian believes that integrating chiropractic, physical therapy and massage therapy is the fastest road to recovery from injury. A native of Minnesota, Dr. Christian is a graduate of Palmer College of Chiropractic and is an Internationally Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician. Dr. Christian’s experience includes private practice, medical staff for Susan G. Komen 3-day, medical staff 2013 World Racquetball Championships, sports chiropractor for the 2016 Wayzata Boys Hockey State Championship Team and medical staff for 2016 Team USA u18 Boys Hockey World Championships. Currently, she serves as the team physician for Professional Women's Hockey Player's Association (PWHPA).
As a wife and mother of 3, an avid runner, and from working on athletes, Dr. Christian understands firsthand the importance of maintaining the body’s peak performance.
Lisa Zeman, MPT, CLT
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Lisa has been a physical therapist for over 20 years. She has a Bachelor of Science in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota and a Masters in Physical Therapy from University of Mary, Bismarck North Dakota. Lisa began her career working in pediatric private practice settings then transitioned into Outpatient Orthopedics. She has worked with patients ages newborn to 107 years of age.
Lisa has a passion for looking deep at movement patterns. She uses a creative approach of manual techniques, strengthening, and movement retraining. Examples include video analysis of running, biking, swimming, jump landing, and assessing work/daily movements. She has collaborated in development of Bike and Run Programs throughout her career. She enjoys the variety of seeing injuries literally from head to toe.
She has strong expertise and heart for working with youth athletes to prevent and treat overuse injuries. Youth are more prone to different injuries because their bones are just forming, and they have open growth plates. Injuries can occur such as stress fractures, avulsion fractures, and apophysitis due to overloading a young athletes’ tissues. Lisa has expertise and a strong understanding of how the body grows and develops and the differences in injuries and treatment approaches from young to aged athletes. She has experience helping individuals get back to activities after they sustain a concussion. She has also worked in an outpatient clinic for a Level 1 Trauma Hospital. There she gained expertise in working with patients who had sustained complex fractures and injuries and worked very closely with orthopedic trauma and sports medicine physicians. There she also secured grant funds to develop a Community Bone Health education program and presented at National Orthopedic and Local Primary Care Conferences. She worked at a Breast Health Center focused on prevention and treatment of
lymphedema and care after post-operative Breast Cancer and Breast Reconstruction Surgeries.
Throughout college, she worked at Camp Courage. She has a passion for helping all reach their daily and life goals.
Expertise:
• Lower extremity Over Use Injuries
• Dry Needling
• Post op Hip, Knee, Ankle, Foot
• Running Analysis
• Return to Sport
• Return to Work
• Pediatric Sports Injuries
• Bike Fit Certified
• Bone Health – Stress Fractures and Osteoporosis
• Certified in Lymphedema
• Orthotics
• Working with individuals of all ages and abilities
Lisa lives locally with her husband and two young children who are involved in youth sports. She enjoys running, biking, swimming, kayaking and is known for convincing close family and friends to take part in an outdoor adventure. She has a strong commitment to her family, friends, community and profession.
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Renee Hancock, PT, DPT
Renee received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy degree from the University of Minnesota in 2007. She began her career working in long-term care and transitional care facilities before transitioning to outpatient orthopedic care in 2009. Renee has worked in private practice since 2009, with over 15 years of orthopedic experience and additionally specializing in pelvic floor physical therapy during the past 5 years.
She enjoys the opportunity to hear her patient's stories and to work alongside them to develop the best plan for helping each patient reach their goals. In pelvic floor physical therapy, we can work together to decrease your pelvic symptoms, which can include:
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Pelvic pain
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Urinary urgency/frequency
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Urinary leakage
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Bowel dysfunction
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Pelvic organ prolapse
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Pregnancy and postpartum concerns
Renee, her husband, two children, and their pets reside in Elk River. During the winter season, they are often seen at the local ice arena, watching their children play hockey. In the summertime, they spend time at the lake swimming, kayaking, or fishing together. Renee also enjoys reading books, playing the piano, or generally spending time outdoors in her garden and enjoying the sunshine.
Melissa Vanderlinde, PT, DPT
Melissa is a Plymouth, MN native who received her Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from the University of Minnesota Duluth. She earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences. Melissa’s passion for physical therapy arose from her personal experience of using PT to address various injuries occurring while running cross country in high school and college.
Melissa specializes in treating pelvic/women’s health issues and sports related injuries. Melissa is passionate about getting to know her patient’s and helping them return to recreational and daily living activities and attain all other desired physical health and mobility goals. Melissa values the ability to share her knowledge and promote a healthy lifestyle with patients ranging from pediatric to geriatric.
Throughout her career Melissa has worked with many different pelvic health related conditions ranging from incontinence, urgency, pregnancy and postpartum concerns, diastasis recti, prolapse, and constipation. She also has worked with a wide variety of athletes with injuries ranging from general muscle weakness to post-op. She performs manual therapy and is dry needling trained.
In addition to physical therapy, Melissa is a Wayzata Cross Country assistant coach and an avid long-distance runner and weightlifter. Melissa’s love for fitness and manual therapy has enhanced her rehabilitation skill set and knowledge allowing her to create individualized plans specific to each person’s rehab needs.
Melissa lives locally with her husband and baby boy. In addition to running Melissa enjoys biking, skating, swimming, and skiing. She enjoys spending time with family at the lake and traveling around the country.
Specific Specializations: Women’s health/pelvic health, return to Sport, return to work, Pre and Post op Hip/Knee/Ankle, Lower extremity injuries, manual therapy, dry needling, cupping, blood flow restriction, strength and conditioning, and overuse injuries.
Connor Knutson PT, DPT
Connor is a dedicated physical therapist who specializes in sports therapy and concussion rehabilitation. With a deep-rooted passion for helping individuals recover and thrive, Connor has honed a unique skill set that blends expert knowledge of biomechanics, sports science, and cutting-edge concussion treatment protocols.
Born with a natural interest in human movement and performance, Connor pursued a degree in Physical Therapy at Arcadia University, which he completed in 2023. Through his own experience with concussion rehabilitation, Connor has developed a passion for not only treating injuries but also educating athletes, coaches, and the general public on how to prevent them.
Throughout his career, Connor has worked with athletes at all levels—from weekend warriors to professional competitors—helping them recover from injuries and return to peak performance. In addition to his professional work, Connor is an avid strength trainer and coach. This personal passion for fitness has given him a unique perspective on how the body responds to exercise and injury. By combining the principles of strength training with rehabilitation techniques, he creates individualized programs that emphasize not only recovery but also long-term performance and injury prevention. This approach has earned them a reputation as a results-driven therapist who understands the balance between rehabilitation and performance enhancement.
Facilities
Contact Us
Phone: (763) 400-7438
Fax: (866) 881-6769
Plymouth
3650 Plymouth Blvd #100
Plymouth, MN 55446
Elk River
1000 School St NW
Elk River, MN 55330
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