Daulton Physical Therapy and Fitness

She is Certified in the Fascial Counterstrain Technique through the Counterstrain Academy, and in Dry Needling, is trained in Laser Therapy, Customized Orthotics, and Pelvic Floor/Women’s Health Therapy. She loves to educate people so that they truly understand what is happening in their body to produce their symptoms and thereby be an active participant in complete recovery. She incorporates self-management techniques, Diet, and Exercise therapy, including Pilates, to complement her manual approach as a means to restore the full function of the involved tissue. Her motto is “Total Body Balance” where all the systems of the body can function as they were originally designed to do – becoming a resilient, self-sufficient, self-healing machine!

Jolene graduating from UW-Madison in 1987, then moved to Colorado to explore the Rockies and start her career as a physical therapist. Throughout her many years as a PT, she treasures the variety of experiences that have shaped her into the PT she is today. After her first job in a hospital setting, she moved into corporate fitness where she followed employee injuries from the moment they happened to a full return to work duties. She taught Well Back schools, designed the Coors Back Conditioning Program, did FCEs, then went onto sports rehab and fitness facilities, back conditioning/ Med Ex clinics, managed a physical performance testing lab for work comp injuries and high-end athletes, did home care, worked in nursing home settings, and private practice clinics, and eventually owned her own business as a consultant to Health clubs, expert witness to legal teams, and specialized in utilization management for insurance groups. All this led up to her fulfilling her dream of opening her own outpatient clinic in 2014 in Hudson, Wisconsin – Daulton Physical Therapy and Fitness, LLC. She and her husband Ron, not quite yet empty-nesters, have 7 wonderful children that they enjoy spending time with –at the family cabin, taking family trips, cook-outs at home, church activities. When she can find personal time, she likes to weight train, bike, hike, kayak, cook, read, and ….attend courses! She has continued her love of learning throughout her career with over 1000 hours and counting, of post-graduate credits in specialty coursework in physical therapy. She is honored to have had DAULTON PHYSICAL THERAPY named as the hub for Fascial Counterstrain course instruction in the mid-west area.

He is licensed in the State of Wisconsin and has 11 years of experience working in a variety of settings which include, but are not limited to skilled nursing facilities, home care, outpatient clinic, water therapy, hospital inpatient.

Emanuele’s passion is manual therapy and in particular, Myofascial Release Technique. He began working with Jolene in 2016. Through Jolene, Emanuele was introduced to the Fascial Counterstrain technique shortly after and has continued his studies in this approach. Emanuele also has a certification in Lymphedema Management (Leduc Method), and is BLS and CPR certified.

Emanuele’s philosophy mirrors Jolene’s where we believe each patient is unique and the whole body needs treatment in order to achieve proper healing. The patient is a key part of the healing process, and as such has a determining role in designing the plan of care and the goals of treatment.

When Emanuele is not treating patients he enjoys spending time with his family, playing music, and playing basketball.

After having her own three children, Desiree became interested in manual therapy and outpatient orthopedics. She has spent the last twenty years in this setting. She has studied myofascial release, strain counter strain, muscle energy techniques, Kinesio taping, and Mulligan Techniques. She believes firmly in giving patient’s the best possible care and she works hard to find the most efficient treatment for her patients. Her philosophy is to do a thorough evaluation, treat the patient with hands-on manual techniques, instruct them in the most effective exercises and educate them on their condition and self-help techniques.

In her spare time, she enjoys walking her dog, traveling, and spending time with family.

In 2023, Megan achieved a long-held goal and earned her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the College of Saint Scholastica. Megan joined the team at Daulton Physical Therapy in March 2024, where her goal is to treat the whole person, alleviate pain, and restore movement so that patients may return to living the life they want to lead.

When not working, Megan enjoys traveling with her husband and two teen boys, hosting friends & family, cooking, reading, hiking, and scrapbooking.