INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Kris Terrian, former Major League Baseball and U.S. Ski Team athletic trainer, sports rehabilitation and recovery specialist, has traveled all over the world. From second-assisting orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Kyle Swanson, in the operating room at Barton Memorial Hospital to serving professional and collegiate athletes, when it comes to physical health and optimization, Terrian has experienced it all. Now, he’s established his own practice, bringing high-level sports medicine, strength training and individualized rehabilitation to the community.
Early in his career as a clinical athletic trainer at Barton, Terrian was given the opportunity to work with the U.S. Ski Team as they set out to compete every winter. “I traveled to every country you can name,” said Terrian. “The highest I got was the World Cup, and I was part of the World Cup Championship with [American alpine skiers] Ted Ligety and Mikaela Shiffrin.”
Becoming hooked on an avenue of sports medicine beyond serving clients on the sidelines, Terrian said, “The clinic was the coolest thing ever, seeing surgeries, going over MRIs with the doctor, casting, splints. I was doing everything, as a physician assistant would, and traveling with the ski team, I made huge contacts, just traveling the globe.”
Terrian eventually met his wife in South Lake Tahoe, and not longer after, scored a job with the Boston Red Sox, then the Philadelphia Phillies, and just kept climbing. “I went all the way from the very bottom level of Minor Leagues, all the way to the Major Leagues.”
He and his family bounced around the country, and their past four years were spent in Los Angeles while he served as a personal, private athletic trainer to Markus (Mookie) Betts, Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder, shortstop and second baseman.
With hopes of returning to Tahoe, Terrian decided after his fourth year in Southern California, that it was time. “We always wanted to come back,” Terrian said. “It’s been our dream, and we’ve been manifesting it since we met.”
With Terrian’s wife being familiar with the North area of Lake Tahoe, he soon learned the demand for enhanced, personalized performance therapy was present.
Terrian’s unique approach to serving his clients surpasses the high-end equipment he has in his strength training room. “The focal point and unique service I offer, in comparison to most, is the recovery and maintenance modalities that include dry needling, cupping, instrument assisted soft-tissue mobilization, compression devices, heat therapy, blood flow restriction, and deep oscillation therapy for lymphatic therapy.”
KT Performance Therapy is a one-stop-shop, and Terrian brings years worth of experience and education to the table as a dual licensed, board certified trainer and specialist, offering a cash-based method of one-on-one services to a variety of people, whether you’re a skier, snowboarder, firefighter, someone who strives to maintain an athletic lifestyle, or you’re looking to prevent or heal injuries.
If you’re interested in a personalized approach to your physical health, where programs are developed based on individual needs, visit ktperformancetherapy.com to book an appointment. If you have questions, call (779) 519-1251 or email kt@ktperformancetherapy.com
KT Performance Therapy is located at 120 Country Club Dr, #30 in Incline Village.
