Elite PT heads due East! Amelia and John Knarr have over 20 years of experience in Physical Therapy and Athletic Training. On the West Coast, they owned five clinics in the prestigious areas of Newport Beach, Beverly Hills, Mid-town Los Angeles, Brentwood and in the historic Los Angeles Athletic Club. They built a practice based on one on one patient care and individualized treatment that consistently provided the results maximizing optimal performance.

Amelia worked for and mentored with Tom Papke at his clinic in Santa Monica, California. There she treated patients with complicated and involved orthopedic problems. She had her first experiences treating professional athletes including the Raider football players and the members of the AVP traveling with them to their tournaments in Southern California and Hawaii. She started her own practice in Newport Beach, California in 1993. She continued to treat the professional volleyball players as well as professional surfers, baseball players and triathletes. Two additional clinics were added in Midtown Los Angeles and Brentwood before the arrival of John Knarr in 1999.

He relocated from Delaware and left his position as the University of Delaware’s Clinic Director to join the Elite PT team. They further grew the business by adding a Beverly Hills and downtown site in the Los Angeles Athletic Club where the prestigious John Woodman Award is presented. John worked closely with Dr. Kvitne (Kerlin and Jobe Orthopedic Group) who is the team physician for the Galaxy Soccer and Kings NHL teams. He also worked closely with Dr. Bert Mandlebaum (Santa Monica Orthopedic Group) who is the team physician for the National Soccer teams. John co-authored a study with Dr. Mandlebaum for the prevention of ACL injuries for high school and college athletes. The results of this study were published in the Physician and Sports Medicine Journal July 2005.

We were privileged to treat many of LA’s “ELITE” including former President Ronald Reagan, Academy Award Winners Sidney Poitier, Ed Harris, Reese Witherspoon, and Halle Berry, icon musicians Robert Plant and Rod Stewart, and high profile actors Rodney Dangerfield, Estelle Harris, and Sean Hayes to name a few. Professional Athletes from all avenues of sports were also seen in our clinics.

In May 2006 the Knarrs relocated to Lewes, Delaware after the sale of the business in order to enjoy a better quality of life with their three young children. We are thrilled to bring the expertise and experiences of Los Angeles to Sussex County. They are fortunate to add Caroline Queale who graduated from the University of Delaware in 1991 and now treats in our Baltimore clinics.