Physical Therapist
Joel Desautels, MPT, ATC MPT, ATC
Northwestern Medical Center - Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation (Sports Medicine)
📍 St. Albans
Physical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Concussion specialist
Maria Thibault, PT-ATC PT, ATC
📍 St. Albans, Vermont · ✓ Listing verified 2026-07-11
About
Maria Thibault practices at Northwestern Medical Center's Center for Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation in St. Albans, working across the hospital's physical therapy, athletic training and sports medicine services. She is dually credentialed as a physical therapist and certified athletic trainer, trained at UVM, with roughly 35 years focused on sports and orthopedic rehabilitation. Her profile notes experience helping people recover from concussion, along with clinical interest in hypermobility syndrome, POTS and Ehlers-Danlos syndrome.
Services
Vestibular/BalancePhysical TherapyRehabilitation/Brain InjuryReturn to Play/Learn
Clinical focus areas
ConcussionSports ConcussionPost-Concussion SyndromeReturn to PlayVestibular Rehab
Details
Provider typePhysical Therapist
SpecialtyPhysical Therapy / Athletic Training
PracticeNorthwestern Medical Center - Physical Therapy & Rehabilitation (Sports Medicine)
Health systemNorthwestern Medical Center
RoleFounding Member, Vermont Concussion Collaborative
ServesAthletes/Sports, Adult
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