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Shantele Peterson, PTA
Physical Therapist Assistant
Shantele Peterson has called the Phoenix Metro area home since 1988, though Orem, Utah, still holds a special place in her heart. She married her sweetheart, Sterling, in 1993, and together they’ve raised two children who now live and work in the valley. Shantele is deeply connected to her immediate and extended family, cherishing time spent playing games, cooking, socializing, and traveling. Her love for adventure is reflected in her hobbies—she enjoys dancing, snowboarding, wake surfing, hiking, yoga, and building connections with others. Three words that best describe her are intuitive, compassionate, and inquisitive.
She is deeply connected to her immediate and extended family, cherishing time spent playing games, cooking, socializing, and traveling. Her love for adventure is reflected in her hobbies. She loves to dance, snowboard, wake surf, hike, do yoga, and connect with others. Three words that could describe Shantele are: intuitive, compassionate, and inquisitive. Shantele began dancing as a toddler which ignited a passion for the art form throughout her life. She went to ASU on a full scholarship to attain her BFA in Dance with a K-12 teaching accreditation.
A lifelong passion for the performing arts led Shantele to earn her BFA in Dance with a K-12 teaching accreditation from ASU in 1996. She spent 25 years teaching dance before retiring from the profession to explore her interest in physical therapy, a path inspired by a Dance Kinesiology class she took over two decades ago. Shantele found her transition to physical therapy a natural fit, earning her certification as a Physical Therapist Assistant through GCC in 2020. She specializes in orthopedic outpatient clinics, focusing on spine, neurological, and aquatic therapy. In 2023, she expanded her expertise by becoming a certified PCES Pregnancy and Post-partum Specialist, further solidifying her dedication to pelvic floor therapy.
Shantele is passionate about helping both men and women with pelvic floor issues, including bladder/bowel incontinence, pelvic pain, low back pain, pain with intimacy, and post-gynecological surgery recovery. She has seen remarkable success in treating conditions such as diastasis recti healing, pelvic organ prolapse, and post-prostatectomy rehabilitation. Her deep understanding of biomechanics, honed through her career in dance, enables her to prevent injuries and aid in healing physical ailments. Shantele takes great joy in educating her patients about the techniques needed to achieve better health and maintain active lifestyles. She is deeply fulfilled by watching her patients’ quality of life improve.
Shantele feels privileged to work alongside her team at Moore Physical Therapy, where she believes there is no better place to be employed as a PTA.