Our Staff

Don Snyder, PT, COMT

Don received his B.S. in Physical Therapy from the University of Pennsylvania and has over 30 years of experience as a physical therapist. He has continued his education by taking numerous courses in orthopedics, sports medicine, and manual therapy. The founder of Fort Lowell Physical Therapy in 1984, he is a certified orthopedic manual therapist (COMT) having obtained certification from the American Academy of Orthopedic Medicine in manual therapy of the extremities in March 1993 and the spine in November 1995. He continues to refine his skills with recent advances in functional exercise, manual therapy, and post operative surgical protocols. Don's hobbies include tennis, running, skiing and windsurfing as well as spending quality time with his family.

Andy Ochoa, PT, DPT

Andy graduated from Northern Arizona University in 2003 with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He has previously worked as a clinic director and as a clinical instructor with physical therapy and physical therapy assistant student interns from multiple schools including NAU and Pima Medical Institute. Andy continues his education by regularly attending courses on the diagnosis and treatment of the spine and extremities. He has a special interest in sports rehabilitation and manual therapy and also has had special training in the fitting of orthotics. In his free time Andy enjoys playing soccer, mountain biking, softball and weight lifting in addition to spending time with his wife and young daughter.

Jonny Sue Perkins-Snyder, PT

Jonny Sue graduated from the University of NC at Chapel Hill with a BS in PT and has more than 24 years of experience primarily in orthopedic outpatient PT. For several years she focused on prevention and management of work related injuries, teaching classes on injury prevention to employees and employers, performing worksite assessments and functional capacity evaluations. Currently Jonny Sue specializes in orthopedic manual therapy and enjoys treating a variety of patients, helping them achieve their personal goals for rehab, whether it's return to work, return to sports or simply getting back to their optimal level of function. On the personal side, Jonny Sue is a mother to 2 active daughters and stays busy with volunteer activities that include teaching Sunday School at her church and her daughter's swim team. She also cheers on the UNC Tarheels whenever she can.

Thomas J. O'Donnell, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS

Thomas J. O’Donnell, PT, DPT, OCS, SCS completed his undergraduate work at Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska where he majored in exercise science. Tom continued on at Creighton achieving his Doctor of Physical Therapy degree in 2003.

In 2011, Tom was recognized by the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties as a Certified Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy. Tom now holds the distinction of being one of just a few therapists nationwide that is dually board certified in both Orthopaedics (OCS) and Sports (SCS) Physical Therapy. Tom is also a Certified Clinical Instructor with the American Physical Therapy Association and serves as a clinical preceptor to students from physical therapy programs throughout the country.

Tom has experience treating elite college and high school athletes of all types with special focus on golfers, baseball players and soccer players. Tom has studied the biomechanics of the golf swing and is a Titleist Performance Institute Certified Medical Golf Fitness Instructor. He has developed many post-operative rehabilitation protocols with the orthopaedic surgeons he works with, and has created functional sport tests for the shoulder, hip and knee to determine readiness for return to athletic participation. Tom has a passion for educating and has given lectures on Therapeutic Management of Hip Pathologies.

Tom enjoys working with a variety of musculoskeletal disorders of both the spine and extremities in the young and aging population. His areas of interest include rehabilitation of sports injuries, on-the-job injuries, motor vehicle accidents, repetitive overuse injuries, and post-surgical conditions.

In 2010 Tom and his wife Kristen relocated to Tucson from Portland, Oregon and have enjoyed exploring all that Southern Arizona has to offer. On the weekends Tom can usually be found on the golf course or hiking in the surrounding mountains.