Gait Happens Trainer Certification

Dr. Jenifer Perez, DC

Lafayette, Colorado

Dr. Jen Perez is Co-Owner and COO of Gait Happens. As both a clinician and an educator, her mission is simple: empower people to take charge of their lower body health, get to the root cause of what's holding them back, and get back to doing what they love.

Dr. Perez holds a BS in Kinesiology-Sports Medicine and a Doctor of Chiropractic degree, with nine years spent working alongside patients. She completed her clinical residency in Jamaica, treating Olympic and professional track and field athletes, and is credentialed in a range of movement assessment and treatment techniques, including Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Functional Movement Specialist certification, and Dry Needling. Her focus has always been the whole chain — feet, hips, core — never the foot in isolation.

Dr. Perez is making an impact across the globe — from lecturing to clinicians in Tokyo to consulting professional athletes in Colorado. She's taught at universities, conferences, and clinics on three continents, spanning the United States, Canada, England, Switzerland, Denmark, Belgium, and Japan. Her reach extends just as far off the podium: consulting for professional athletes and footwear companies, being quoted as a foot health expert in Women's Health and National Geographic, and stepping in front of the camera as a consulting foot health expert for the Stupid Shoes documentary.

It's this same drive — knowing what it's like to have pain stand in the way of your goals — that led Dr. Perez to partner with Dr. Conley in creating Gait Happens, offering online courses, foot health tools, and virtual consultations to help people build resilient, healthier bodies from the ground up. In addition to her work at Gait Happens, Dr. Perez, along with her husband, Dr. Mark Perez, owns and operates Kinetic Chiropractic in Lafayette, CO, where she treats patients of all ages, backgrounds, and athletic abilities. Whether your goal is sharper clinical skills or a stronger, more capable body, Dr. Perez is here to help you move forward.

In Person Clinic: Kinetic Chiropractic in Lafayette, CO

Dr. Emily Schilling, DC

Lakewood, Colorado

Dr. Emily Schilling began her career in the medical field at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she graduated with a double major in Neurology and Nutritional Science.

From there, she continued on to receive her Doctorate of Chiropractic and Master's in Functional Nutrition from Parker University in Dallas, TX.

Dr. Schilling has always enjoyed being athletic and has participated in a number of sports throughout her life. Some of these include track and field, volleyball, and gymnastics. Currently, she is heavily involved in the triathlon community and has competed in multiple half Ironmans and recently finished her first full Ironman in Wisconsin '22.

Given her participation in high level sports, she understands the need for quality assessments of pain, targeted exercises and care based on the individual. In specific, she places an emphasis on the lower extremity and gait patterns. After sustaining a number of running related injuries, she wanted to know not only why they kept occurring but also how to treat and ultimately prevent them. After years of research and continuation in the sport, she has a wealth of knowledge that she would love to share with you! Her main goal is to show people that they can reach their goals in whatever activity they love. By looking at the body as a whole, her ambition is to create smart, sustainable changes in the system that not only allow people to complete those tough workouts, but also keep the longevity.

Apart from sports, Dr. Schilling also loves nutrition. Growing up as a type 1 diabetic, this was, and still is, her world. She is currently pursuing her license to become a Certified Nutrition Specialist. If you ever feel like chatting about race or training fueling recommendations, her door is always open!

No matter if you're a weekend warrior or a professional level athlete; young or mature; just starting out, or years into a sport, Dr. Schilling is here to help!

Additional Qualifications

Functional Gait Assessment Level 1 Instructor

Functional Gait Assessment Level 2

Gait Foundations

Gait Guru

Clinical Meets Functional

Floor to Core

USAT Triathlon Coach

Fascial Distortion Model

Functional Dry Needling

Postural Restoration Institute

Watch Dr. Emily's Intro Video

Schedule a Virtual Appointment

In Person Clinic: Dr. Schilling holds office hours at Total Health Solutions in Lakewood, CO.

Dr. Megan Drewes, DPT

Defiance, Ohio

Dr. Drewes has overcome some of her own gait and running related injuries, which allowed her to find passion in helping others with gait and lower extremity needs. She believes in treating each person as an individual and looking at their system as a whole.

Dr. Drewes knows the importance of movement as medicine to keep the body and mind healthy.

Dr. Megan Drewes holds a bachelor's degree in exercise science from the University of Toledo where she ran collegiate cross country and track.

She then went on to complete her doctoral degree in physical therapy from the University of Toledo.

Dr. Drewes owns Drewes PT in Defiance, Ohio, an out-of-network physical therapy clinic specializing in foot, ankle, and gait biomechanics. Dr. Drewes is excited to help get you back to moving and doing the things you love!

Additional Qualifications

Functional Gait Assessment Level 1 Instructor

Functional Gait Assessment Level 2

Gait Guru

Gait Foundations

Sole Switch Pro

Certified integrative dry needling

Owens recovery science partial blood flow restriction

Click here to watch Dr. Megan's Intro Video
Schedule a Virtual Appointment
In Person Clinic:

Dr. Megan Drewes Physical Therapy

Dr. Chelsea Lineberger, DPT

Denver, North Carolina

Dr. Lineberger is a physical therapist, fellowship trained manual therapist, and CrossFit Level 1 trainer.

She believes in bringing a patient-focused, fitness forward approach to physical therapy to help patients get back to the activities they love. She enjoys helping patients understand their bodies better and connect the dots between improving movement and improving overall health.

Dr. Lineberger attended Appalachian State University and graduated in 2014 with a degree in Exercise Science, then attended Duke University for her Doctor of Physical Therapy degree, finishing in 2017. Shortly after PT school, Dr. Lineberger was accepted into a fellowship in orthopedic and manual physical therapy to refine her skills and continue her pursuit of providing excellent care.

In addition to providing virtual appointments with Gait Happens, Dr. Lineberger owns Pursuit Physiotherapy and Performance in Denver, NC, an out-of-network clinic that brings a fitness-forward approach to physical therapy care. Her mission is to empower patients to take control of their musculoskeletal health by teaching them about the body’s resiliency.

Outside the clinic you can probably find her hiking with her husband, Drew, and their pup, Harley, or inside the gym at CrossFit DHF.

Additional Qualifications

Functional Gait Assessment Level 1

Functional Gait Assessment Level 2

Gait Guru

Fellowship Trained Manual Therapist

CrossFit Level 2 Coach

Louisa Roberts, Dip BE

Brighton & Hove, United Kingdom

Lou is a biomechanics coach specialising in strength and movement. She helps people resolve persistent foot, knee and hip pain.

Her path into this work began with her own body. After a hip replacement in 2017, Lou went looking for the kind of support that would help her move with confidence again. She found a gap between medical treatment and truly understanding how the body moves, so she retrained to fill it herself. During that training she discovered the foot, and her life changed forever. Seeing how the foot shapes the movement of the whole body, right up to the hip, gave her a new lens on pain and recovery, that approach is now at the heart of everything she does.

Lou works with people who have often tried everything else and are still searching for answers. She takes time to listen, then helps clients see how their movement patterns connect to their symptoms. Her goal is for clients to leave with a clear understanding of their bodies, renewed confidence and a plan they can own.

Her Gait Happens training underpins her approach. She blends gait analysis with strength and rehabilitation to rebuild movement from the ground up. She also developed the Missing Piece Assessment, which combines force plate data with gait analysis to uncover what other approaches may have missed.

Lou runs The Body Mechanic, her private practice at the Hove Technology Centre. Outside the studio, you’ll normally find her either in the gym or with her horse, Ted.

Additional Qualifications:

AiM Practitioner Level 5

Sports Massage

Rehabilitation Certificate Level 3

Louisa Roberts Dip BE

strength ~ rehabilitation ~ gait analysis ~ foot pain 

Unit E, Hove Technology Centre, St Joseph’s Close, Hove BN3 7ES

The Body Mechanic | Biomechanics Coach | Brighton

Dr. Katie Lee, DPT, OCS

Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts

Favorite Course: Sole Switch | Favorite Product: Toe spacers

Dr. Katie Lee is a physical therapist and board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist who has spent half her career focusing her practice on foot health and how the foot and ankle affect the entire body.

Her passion is personal. Katie lived with foot pain from elementary school into her thirties, trying everything from podiatrists + custom orthotics to injections + braces. Two unsuccessful foot surgeries in college cut her D1 field hockey career short. Years into her PT career, a continuing education course taught by Dr. Conley changed everything for Katie. She dove in, and she’s no longer in daily pain. Now she helps others rewrite their own stories.

Katie believes in listening first. She helps patients regain hope by highlighting their potential and empowers them by working together to build simple, individualized plans that feel realistic and attainable. 

Katie earned her BA in Human Health and Disease from Brown University and her Doctor of Physical Therapy from Stony Brook University. She became a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist in 2017. Katie owns Groundwork PT in Wellesley Hills outside of Boston, MA: an out-of-network practice focused on lower body injuries. Outside the clinic, she’s a happy mom of two who loves a fancy coffee and strolling through the Arboretum with her husband. 

Additional Qualifications

Gait Happens Certified Trainer 
Functional Gait Specialist Level 2
Gait Guru 
Gait Foundations 
Sole Switch Pro 
Kinetacore Level I Functional Dry Needling
Healthy Feet Alliance member 

In Person Clinic: Katie sees patients at Groundwork PT in Wellesley Hills, MA