Barbara Flynn, DPT

Dr. Flynn is originally from Quincy, IL. She attended undergraduate at the University of Illinois Champaign – Urbana where she was on the Illinettes Dance Team performing with the team at all home football and basketball games as well as the Sugar Bowl in 2003. She studied Kinesiology/Pre – Physical Therapy. She fell in love with the idea of a career in physical therapy after going through rehabilitation herself for dance related injuries. Dr. Flynn then pursued her Doctorate in Physical Therapy at the Mayo Clinic School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Rochester, MN. After graduation, Dr. Flynn began her career practice in her hometown, and met her husband, Josh. They were married in 2009, and moved up to MN so Josh could pursue his career. Dr. Flynn was very familiar with a MN winter from her experience with grad school and felt somewhat prepared. The Flynns have four children, all girls. The oldest, Grace, is currently a sophomore at Lakeville South High School. She keeps very busy with her AP and Honors classes, while also working several hours per week. Reese is in middle school and plays competitive soccer. She also enjoys babysitting for friends and neighbors. Mia is in 4th grade at JFK Elementary in Lakeville and is on her gymnastics pre-team. Their youngest, Elyse, is in preschool and will be starting Kindergarten in the fall. The Flynns keep very busy with all the many activities the family is involved in, feeling much joy and blessings watching the girls grow. Dr. Flynn’s favorite time of year is summer, especially with how beautiful a MN summer is. She enjoys spending time outside and on the lake.

Dr. Flynn, your physical therapist in Elko New Market, has close to 2 decades of experience in the Physical Therapy and Health and Wellness field. She embraces health and wellness for herself, her family and her patients. She is passionate about helping others achieve their health, wellness and rehabilitation goals to achieve maximum function. Dr. Flynn has a special interest in working with dancers, helping them reach their highest level of performance. She loves helping people get back to what they need to and love doing.

As part of the Triage Wellness Institute team, Dr. Flynn provides several services that are part of the healing process and promote better overall function. Services that are included are physical therapy that involves hands-on and tool assisted manual therapy to restore proper mobility in the muscular, skeletal and nervous systems, decrease pain and improve proprioception, as well as therapeutic exercise instruction to restore and improve proper neuromuscular control to allow for optimal posture, movement and function. Other services Dr. Flynn provides include massage, raindrop technique and congestion therapy for the lymphatic system, to further promote healing, relaxation and wellness.