About Us
Our Physical Therapists are highly trained and use only safe and effective evidence-based physical therapy. Education is important to our staff, and through seminars and continuing education, we ensure our therapists know the latest and most effective techniques in their field. All of this means a faster, better and more comfortable recovery for you!
Matthew Pattillo, PT
Physical Therapist
He has worked in the Tri-Cities doing outpatient physical therapy since that time. Matthew enjoys working in physical therapy for the chance to help people improve their lives. He believes physical rehabilitation should be fun and works to deliver treatments in a kind and caring manner. He also enjoys the science of physical therapy, understanding the processes of bodily injury and making the clinical decisions necessary to get people back to their best possible level of function. He is experienced in seeing most physical conditions warranting outpatient physical therapy and has earned a reputation specifically in the areas of back stabilization, foot pain, and sports rehabilitation.
Matthew married Laura Giesler of Pasco in 2003 and they have a bustling family with 5 children. He enjoys family activities, physical fitness, sports, and carpentry. He also likes learning about other cultures and is fluent in Spanish.
Kirk Holle, PT
Physical Therapist
Kirk graduated from BYU in 1990 with a BS in exercise science while he also played on BYU’s national championship football team. He then graduated from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1993 with an MS in physical therapy. Kirk has worked for Columbia Physical Therapy since 1995 and is now one of the primary owners of the physical therapist-owned company. Kirk has a special interest in orthopedic rehabilitation. He has been involved in the treatment of athletes and has volunteered at local high schools and middle schools as a coach as well as a physical therapist. He offered a free Bumps and Bruises Clinic on Saturday mornings for the diagnosis and treatment of injured athletes. He has also offered free ACL screening clinics for local athletes. Kirk has expertise in the treatment of injured workers and has been trained extensively in performing performance capacity evaluations, work conditioning, and work hardening. He takes pride in helping injured workers return to their job-related goals.
Kirk is married to Kat Zoolakis and they enjoy spending time with their four kids, Kramer, Tyler, Tanner and Kendyl. Outside of work, Kirk’s interests include hiking, golfing and running. He is very active serving in his church and in the community.
Jake Parsons, PT
Physical Therapist
Jake grew up in Kennewick, WA and graduated from Southridge High School. He attended Brigham Young University in Provo, UT, earning a BS in Exercise Science in 2008. He graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) in 2011 with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy (DPT). He worked at St. Rose Dominican Hospitals in Henderson, NV during the early part of his career, specializing in early mobilization and rehabilitation of patients receiving total joint replacements, as well as spinal fusions/laminectomies.
Jake joined Columbia Physical Therapy in 2012 as their full-time traveling PT, covering for therapists in their WA and OR clinics for nearly three years. He has enjoyed being permanently with the team in the Kennewick clinic since that time.
He loves to learn and has become certified in several different specialized treatments, including instrument-assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM), as well as Fascial (FMT) and Performance Movement Taping (PMT) with RockTape, a type of kinesiology tape. He is also fluent in Spanish and thoroughly enjoys communicating with the Hispanic community in their native tongue.
Jake believes in treating people like family and including them as an integral part of their own program, regardless of their condition(s). He enjoys helping people return to what they love to do.
Jake married his wife, Marissa in 2007 and they have four young children. When not working, Jake enjoys spending time with his family, serving people in his community and church, running, hiking, cycling, and playing many other sports.
Jon Burrup, PT
Physical Therapist
Jonathan Burrup graduated from A. T. Still University (ATSU) in Mesa, Arizona with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy in 2018. Before studying at ATSU, he graduated from Brigham Young University with a Bachelors in Exercise Science. He grew up locally in the Tri-Cities.
He has concentrated on orthopedic manual therapy, along with industrial and occupational physical therapy, focusing on helping injured workers to get back to work by using personalized work simulation exercises, as well as hands-on, evidenced-based manual techniques.
He has completed continuing education on treatments for joint replacement treatments, fall prevention and vertigo and aquatic rehabilitation.
Jon has a passion for serving and helping others that was solidified during his 2 year church service in Peru. He enjoys being a physical therapist because he loves to help others improve function and create rapport with patients during one-on-one treatment.
He enjoys spending his free time with his wife, Nicole and their 4 kids exploring the outdoors, jogging, disc golf and playing board games.
Sandy Ruby
Office Manager