Julie Obear, PT is a physical therapist at Prairie Orthopaedic & Plastic Surgery, PC. She has been rehabilitating patients with neurologic and orthopaedic conditions since 1998. Julie graduated from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA where she was a Division I All-American, Hall of Fame and Eagle of the Year athlete in field hockey and softball.
Julie Obear, PT is a physical therapist at Prairie Orthopaedic & Plastic Surgery, PC. She has been rehabilitating patients with neurologic and orthopaedic conditions since 1998. Julie graduated from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA where she was a Division I All-American, Hall of Fame and Eagle of the Year athlete in field hockey and softball.
Julie Obear, PT is a physical therapist at Prairie Orthopaedic & Plastic Surgery, PC. She has been rehabilitating patients with neurologic and orthopaedic conditions since 1998. Julie graduated from Boston College in Chestnut Hill, MA where she was a Division I All-American, Hall of Fame and Eagle of the Year athlete in field hockey and softball. She received a prestigious post-graduate NCAA scholarship to further her education. She then attended the University of Nebraska Medical Center, where she received her Master's Degree in Physical Therapy. In 2015, Julie received her Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of South Dakota. Julie spent her first 8 years as a physical therapist working in a rural community hospital providing care in home health, orthopaedic outpatient, and acute care settings. She also worked 17 years in skilled rehabilitation at numerous locations in the Lincoln area. Julie has been working with our orthopaedic population at Prairie Orthopaedic & Plastic Surgery, PC since 2009. She has completed several continuing education courses in orthopaedics, hand, wrist and elbow rehabilitation, and splint fabrication.
In 2016, Julie earned the impressive designation of Board Certified Hand Therapist. She is one of only a handful of certified hand therapists in the city. This accomplishment is a testament to the level of skill you should expect when trusting your care to Prairie Orthopaedic & Plastic Surgery.
Julie is a native of Boston, Massachusetts. She grew up hiking in the White Mountains of New Hampshire and this peaked her interest in backpacking. Since 2005, Julie has hiked over 13,000 miles including the Appalachian Trail, Pacific Crest Trail, Continental Divide Trail, and the American Discovery Trail. She has even ventured as far as Tanzania, Africa to climb and summit Mount Kilimanjaro. Julie also enjoys playing recreational tennis and bicycling.
Explained everything so well!
Julie goes above and beyond with her patients. She is very energetic and engaging. I look forward to all my sessions with her. I would highly recommend her for anyone in need of highly skilled therapy services.
Julie did a great job, very informative about everything
Julie is such a caring, great professional and took care of my situation! Very knowledgeable and made sure everything was how it should be. I highly recommend Prairie Orthopaedic PT, all of their staff is the best in their profession!
Julie was gentle and explained the situation in detail
Today was my last day of PT.. I enjoyed my sessions with Julie. Very friendly and positive.
Professional, personable, knowledgeable. A++++
Very nice and personable. Answered questions and explained everything to me so I understood.
Julie keeps working with me determine root cause of a thumb joint not working well and gave me specific instructions how to work it.
She is very nice and also very helpful!