PRESS RELEASE
from the Texas Back Institute

TEXAS BACK INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF NEW DIRECTOR OF PHYSICAL THERAPY

PLANO, TEXAS – June 23, 2006 – Texas Back Institute (TBI) is pleased to announce Catherine Donahue, PT, MBA, as the newest addition to their team as director of physical therapy.

            “We are excited about the experience and expertise that Catherine Donahue brings with her to Texas Back Institute,” said Tom Mitchell, CEO of TBI. “Her 20 years of clinical experience and managerial background will be an added value to our team.”

            Before coming to TBI, Donahue was a multi-site director with Matrix Rehabilitation. Previously, she served as director of rehabilitation services for Rehabilitation Care Group at Trinity Medical Center, and director of rehabilitation services and occupational medicine at Leland Medical Plaza. Her extensive work in the health care field also includes experience as a work injury rehabilitation coordinator for Tom Landry Center at Baylor Medical Center, site supervisor, out-patient physical medicine for Baylor Medical Center at Garland and rehabilitation program coordinator for Medical City Dallas.

            “I am thrilled about the opportunity that TBI has given me,” said Donahue. “Working at TBI will allow me to utilize and combine my hands-on patient care background with a company that operates with the highest standard of care and cutting edge technology.”

            Donahue received her Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy with distinction from Indiana University and her Master of Business Administration with a management emphasis from Amberton University. sity.

            Donahue is the past board secretary of the Occupational Injury Prevention and Rehabilitation Society and a member of the American Physical Therapy Association and the Texas Physical Therapy Association.

Texas Back Institute

Texas Back Institute (TBI) is one of the largest freestanding spine specialty clinics in the United States. The Institute, based in Plano, Texas, was established in 1978 and provides comprehensive medical care for individuals with back and neck pain. TBI is a back care leader specializing in spinal arthroplasty minimally invasive spine surgery, spinal deformation and spinal oncology care. As an academic health care organization, TBI has trained hundreds of physicians, scientists and allied health professionals. Its research institution employs state-of-the-art technology and research to treat patients and is involved in the most clinical trials of artificial discs. TBI’s professional staff includes board-certified spine surgeons, general surgeons, internists, chiropractors, physiatrists, pain specialists, exercise physiologists and a team of physical and occupational therapists. Texas Back Institute’s main office is located in Plano, with offices in Denton, Fort Worth, Greenville, Garland,  Midland, Trophy Club, TX and Phoenix, AZ. For more information, visit www.texasback.com.

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