4609-B Pinecrest Office Park Dr. Alexandria VA 22312
Diane and Pam will be continuing their reduction in 2026 scheduling as they formalize their individual & unique retirement strategies beginning February 27, 2026......they are now sharing office space with talented PT providers and have a referral list to assist in this downsizing.
Best to use our emails for quicker response
Clinicians at Pinecrest
Pamela A. Wood, PT, DPT
Co-founder, Hand-N-Hand Therapy, LLC
Pam is a '79 graduate of State University of New York at Buffalo and received her clinical doctorate from Utica College in 2015. Her greatest expertise is in the evaluation and treatment of complex medical clients. Pam enjoys the challenge of applying a creative approach with sound scientific principles to the art of physical therapy.
She received her Lymphedema certification, LLCC through the Upledger Institute and is a member of the Medical Reserve Corps of Arlington. In spare time she acts as the managing member of the Wood Family LLC, a real estate holding company and has a passion for healthcare advocacy at both the State and Federal level. She is a career long member of the APTA
In the early 2000s, she served on the Fairfax County Chamber of Commerce Legislative Affairs committee where she helped to educate key players in Richmond in the recognition of carpal tunnel syndrome as a covered workplace injury in Virginia. When not steeped in her advocacy, she loves to spend time tinkering with all sorts of home and yard repairs. Then hopefully by 2025 she plans to spend more time in her "SHE SHED", finally entering a fuller retirement in March 2026.
Read the Washington Post Lymphatic Article highlighting some of her work: A Bone of Contention.
Read Pam's evidence-based practice blog here
Diane T. Stroud, PT, DPT, Certified Adv. Rolfer®
Co-founder, Hand-N-Hand Therapy, LLC
Diane is a '79 graduate of California State University at Fresno and a '17 graduate of Utica College with a clinical doctorate in physical therapy. She is also a Certified Advanced Rolfer® and Rolf Movement® practitioner. She has spent the majority of her career studying healing, wholeness and wellness. Diane delights in providing a multidimensional approach for her clients and actively integrates her services with other healthcare practitioners.
Diane's most extensive clinical training has been in movement and myofascial techniques, but has a depth of training in dry needling, women's health, visceral manipulation, muscle energy, craniosacral and many other manual techniques.
On a personal note, she enjoys spending time doing photography, walking her wonderful furry companion, delighting in her meditation practice and spending time at her mountain retreat. She plans to slowly reduce her work schedule in 2026 as she begins her journey towards retirement.
Check out the Hand-N-Hand Blog, written by Diane here!
Paula Levinson, PT, OCS, CLT-LANA
Paula retired at the end of November 2023. We do have a referral list at Hand-N-Hand Therapy in the event you have difficulty finding appropriate lymphatic contacts.
She has been instrumental in the world of lymphedema care and is truly missed........
Donna Olivero, PT, PRC
Donna is now in her own LLC
Donna has over 3 decades of clinical experience in a variety of healthcare settings. In the last several years, Donna has completed a certification process through the Postural Restoration Institute® that treats pain and dysfunction with a holistic treatment approach using multi-system integration. Postural Restoration has proven to be highly effective in giving patients the tools to align, stabilize and safely strengthen their bodies.
Her other manual skills include myofascial techniques, joint mobilization, as well as training through the Upledger Institute in craniosacral therapy and lymphatic drainage.
Donna's special interest, besides family, is in the management of dysautonomia and the unique pain, hypermobility, and dysfunction associated with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS).
Michelle Kondracki O'Connor, PT, CLT-LANA
Certified Lymphedema therapist
Graduated from Quinnipiac University in 2004 and completed her Norton School lymphedema training in 2005. She became a CLT
with the Lymphology Association of North America in 2007.
Michelle founded BeyondPT in 2024....... and is currently in her office at Pinecrest.
Phone 703-718-6386
Fax 571-506-6018
Nancy Branberg, PT
Nancy has over 3 decades of experience in physical therapy as well as a strong women's health specialty. She is currently practicing at her Pinecrest Office Park clinic.
Phone: 703-203-2190
Lynne Niznik, Accounting
Lynne comes to Hand N Hand therapy bringing her free lance bookkeeping and accounting skills to keep our clinic running efficiently. When not working with the books, she enjoys concerts and the occasional ride on her motorbike.
