Dr. Katelyn Renard
“Dr. Katelyn lived through an EF-4 tornado her freshman year of college, and after witnessing an injured classmate make an incredible recovery with the help of his physical therapist (PT), she became intrigued by the profession. She shadowed a PT the following summer, and continued to pursue the next steps to become a PT. Seven years later, she graduated with a Doctorate of Physical Therapy at University of TN Chattanooga. She then went on to complete an orthopedic residency and became board certified in orthopedic PT.
She has been working in outpatient orthopedics for over 10 years, during which she has served as a clinical instructor to students, a mentor to new graduates and residents, and a clinic director, all while managing a full caseload of patients.
Eventually, Katelyn realized she needed a change of pace. She felt that the insurance model was making it difficult to enjoy her job. She was seeing 2-3 patients per hour and dealing with insurance denials, authorization limitations, and hours of documentation due to insurance rules and coding requirements. She was running headlong into burnout. At that time, she was a mom of two young boys, working full time, and was longing for more flexibility and the ability to be home with her kids more during the day.
Enter Elite Muscle Recovery. Dr. Katelyn started working for Dr. Jaicy, our owner, in August 2023. In November 2023, she found out she was pregnant with twins!
Dr. Katelyn has been able to work as the “evening and weekend PT” at Elite Muscle Recovery since 2023, and has loved every second of it! She loves that she gets to work with all of her clients one-on-one for every visit, that her patients can get whatever treatment is necessary and appropriate without having to wait for or rely on insurance approval, and that her clients know exactly what each visit costs and never receive any surprise bills months down the road. She is thankful she can offer availability for patients that need evening and weekend appointments and that she gets to be with her four amazing kids during the day!
While Dr. Katelyn enjoys treating all orthopedic conditions (i.e. low back, neck, hip, knee, shoulder pain, etc), she particularly loves treating more specialized areas such as TMJ and pelvic health for women.
A little more about Dr. Katelyn: She has been married to her husband, Robinson, since 2015. She has two boys (6 and 3 years old), and twin girls (11 months old). She has lived in Chattanooga since 2011. She loves being outside, having picnics in the yard with her kids, and hiking. She enjoys going to a local tea or coffee shop and journaling. She loves reading good books out loud to her kids (and of course doing different voices for all the characters!). Lately she has been re-reading or reading for the first time lots of literature classics. She likes to research ways to make natural household and cleaning products, and learning ways to make healthier food, as well as experimenting with recipes from different countries and cultures. She loves connecting with people and sharing life together with friends and family. Dr. Katelyn is a follower of Jesus Christ and active in her local church.
If you need physical therapy and especially need an evening or weekend appointment, Dr. Katelyn is here for you! She would love to meet you and help you in your journey of healing and getting back to doing the things you love without limitation!”