Heather Bitgood, PT, DPT
Heather joined the Empower Physical Therapy team in 2022. She grew up in Western New York where she spent a good portion of her childhood enjoying the outdoors, playing sports, excelling in volleyball and softball. Following High School, she attended the University of Buffalo for both her undergraduate degree in Exercise Science as well as her Doctorate in Physical Therapy. During that time, she worked as a strength and conditioning coach, training athletes in a variety of sports of all ages, ranging from youth programs to collegiate and semi-professional athletes. Coaching has remained a passion of Heather’s and following Graduate School she had the opportunity to coach higher level High School’s, and men’s and women’s travel volleyball teams prior to her journey as a Physical Therapist. Eager to see more of the world, Heather then began to work as a travel Heather then began to work as a travel Physical Therapist for almost 5 years along the West Coast of the U.S, which led her to Alaska. She continued this path for a few years, but eventually decided that Alaska was where she truly wanted to be! Heather has now called Alaska home for the last 4 years and has been loving every moment of it. In her spare time, she loves to hike, be outdoors with her dog Roscoe, play softball and volleyball, and workout in her yard! As a Western New Yorker, she is an avid sports fan, and loves to dive into some good pizza and wings any chance she gets.
Heather is excited about being apart of the team and to continue serving her community!