The Team
Mark DelVecchio, PT, DPT
Mark is originally from Boston, Massachusetts. He moved to the Vail Valley in 2007 after attending Bentley University where he received an undergraduate Bachelors degree in Finance. Mark became a member of the Vail Ski Patrol, where he has worked since 2007. Mark also worked as a personal trainer at the Aria Club and Spa, where he learned the ins and outs of strength and conditioning for athletes of all ages and individuals with a wide range of personal goals.
Driven to further his education, Mark moved to Bangor, Maine for graduate school, where he received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2017 from Husson University. After graduation, he promptly returned to the Vail Valley and worked as a physical therapist at Howard Head Sports Medicine where he has worked with patients of all ages and activity levels, ranging from the weekend warrior to professional athletes. Mark quickly realized that athletes struggled with more than the physical aspect of their injuries, which prompted Mark to get a Masters Degree in Sports Psychology, so that he could better serve his patients both physically and mentally during their rehabilitation. Mark has a history of working with athletes of all abilities to improve both overall health, function and strength.
He works with patients of all levels to inspire confidence in movement and promote the health and wellbeing benefits of exercise. In his free time Mark can be found riding his bike, playing hockey, skiing, working on the Vail Ski Patrol or hanging out with his wife Brooke and son Jack!
Certifications:
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
- Masters Degree in Sports Psychology
- Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level II
- Medical Bike Fitting (Road, Mountain, Gravel, etc..)
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 1
- Dry Needling Level 1
- Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Level 1
Contact:
Email: Mark@goatphysicaltherapy.com
Phone: 970 – 230 – 1915
Fax: 970 – 446 – 2022
Brooke M. Del Vecchio, PT, DPT, OCS
Born and raised on a farm in North Dakota, Brooke moved to Colorado in 2002 after completing her undergraduate education at Minnesota State University, Moorhead. Her first five years in Colorado were spent working as a whitewater raft guide and bartender before attending graduate school at the University of South Dakota, where she completed her Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2010.
Following graduation, Brooke returned to Colorado and has been working as a physical therapist in the Vail Valley since 2010 and as a strength coach at GØAT Training since 2015. She is also a former member of the US Women’s National Whitewater Rafting Team.
Brooke treats a variety of orthopedic and musculoskeletal injuries, specializing in shoulder pathology. She has lectured both at the local and national levels and published articles regarding shoulder rehabilitation in peer-reviewed journals. She is a board-certified orthopedic specialist (APTA – OCS) since 2015 and is a member of the American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists (ASSET).
Brooke loves helping patients/clients set meaningful goals and developing a sustainable plan to progress toward those goals. She understands the importance of an active lifestyle for our mountain community and is constantly inspired by those around her.
Brooke enjoys mountain biking, weight lifting, skiing, paddling and reading; her favorite thing to do is spend time with her family—husband Mark and son Jack—and friends.
Certifications:
- Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
- APTA Board Certified Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS)
- American Society of Shoulder and Elbow Therapists (ASSET) Member
- StrongFirst SFG II
- Gym Jones Level I
- Selective Functional Movement Assessment (SFMA) Level 1
- Functional Movement Screen (FMS) Level 1
- Titleist Performance Institute (TPI) Level 1
Contact:
Email: Brooke@goatphysicaltherapy.com
Phone: 970 – 230 – 1915
Fax: 970 – 446 – 2022
Ana Robinson, PT, DPT, OCS
Ana Robinson, PT, DPT, OCS was born and raised in Duluth, Minnesota, where she grew up as a cross-country skier and ultimately a collegiate soccer player. Her connection to the outdoors and passion for a healthy lifestyle were inspired by her father and grandfather, who led the family in tennis, golf, hiking, paddling in the BWCAW, bird hunting, clay pigeon shooting, and unnecessarily competitive Sunday evening family croquet matches.
Always drawn to the sciences, Ana knew early on that she wanted to become a physical therapist. She earned both her undergraduate and graduate degrees from the College of St. Scholastica in 2005, followed by her transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy degree from Regis University and completed her Orthopedic Residency through Evidence in Motion in 2009.
Ana is a board-certified orthopedic physical therapist with more than 20 years of experience specializing in complex orthopedic and sports-related injuries. She served as the Foot & Ankle Lead at Howard Head Sports Medicine (HHSM) in Vail, CO for over 17 years. One of her proudest roles was serving as faculty in both the Orthopedic and Sports Residency Programs.
At HHSM has collaborated extensively with world-renowned foot and ankle surgeons, including Drs. Thomas Clanton, C. Thomas Haytmanek, and John Backus. Together, they have advanced best practices by a shared passion in treating the foot ankle, and in practice, integrating evidence-based approach to the treatment orthopedic conditions, repeat objective testing, and clear interdisciplinary communication around recovery and return to sport testing. We keep close to the heart that an injury is a major life event for the patient, and as such, we take it upon ourselves as healthcare providers to ensure the journey of recovery and communication between providers is seamless, with the patient at the center.
Throughout Ana’s career she has learned that bringing in the strength and conditioning coach and team coach in the post injury rehabilitation journey is the key to success for the patient both mentally and physically. Strength and conditioning is the final step to recovery, return to sport and injury prevention. She admires the GOAT Team and their steady, reliable, evidence-based approach to strength and conditioning, coaching, and consistent support for the community they have created. Having learned much from their methods—enhancing the care and performance outcomes she offers her patients—she embraces this transition with pride and the feeling of leaving one family to join another.
Ana enjoys mountain biking, trail running, hunting and fishing with her husband Duncan and 2 kids Louie and Britta.
Certifications
- Doctor of Physical Therapy
- Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS)
Contact:
Email: Ana@goatphysicaltherapy.com
Phone: 970 – 230 – 1915
Fax: 970 – 446 – 2022