Excellence. Education. Empowerment.
Pioneers are people who lead the way for others. Founder, Dr. Alexis Shoope, had a dream that was birthed through prayer. That dream was PIONE3R Physical Therapy & Wellness. With a deep conviction and calling to be a pioneer for others, Dr. Alexis ventured into much unknown with this concept.
The “E3” within the name stands for Excellence, Education, and Empowerment.
PIONE3R Physical Therapy & Wellness was created to bridge the gap between physical therapy and fitness.
After working in the traditional medical model, we found it was really challenging to provide the high quality care we desired for our patients. Patients were often booked with one, two or three other patients at once while being seen by the PT for part of it and the PT tech for the other portion. We were tired of being limited by the lack of one-on-one time with our patients, the high levels of documentation that took away from time with our patients and the limits insurance placed on treatment. At PIONE3R, we guarantee one on one care, assessing you as a whole person and not just a painful body part, and guiding you back to what you want to do fully!
Meet the Team
Dr. Alexis Shoope PT, DPT, OCS, CSCS, PCES
Owner/Founder of PIONE3R Physical Therapy & Wellness
Dr. Alexis Shoope is a board certified orthopedic physical therapist and a certified strength and conditioning specialist. Alexis has taken a special interest in working with those with back, hip and pelvic floor related issues. She graduated from Northwestern University and then completed Memorial Hermann’s orthopedic residency in Houston, TX.
Alexis has a passion about general health and feels it is important to consider a full body approach which includes things like stress, sleep, nutrition and beliefs and how these impact someone’s pain. She has a desire to teach and empower each client she works with so that each person feels they learn how to manage their pain without relying on her. She believes manual therapy is a component of physical therapy, but exercise and strength training are the key to long term changes most people are searching for.
Her passion for teaching and empowering her clients began from hearing story after story from clients who felt they never understood the why behind what they were doing. People were simply told “don’t do this and don’t do that.” They were never told what they should do and how they could get back to the things they love.
Alexis started PIONE3R Physical Therapy and Wellness in 2021 after God put this dream on her heart. The Lord has continued to show up in many ways along this journey and PIONE3R wouldn’t be here without His faithfulness! PIONE3R was created with the hope to help as many people as possible become pain free while avoiding unnecessary surgery and excess pain medication along the way.
Dr. Kasey Hankins PT, DPT, OCS
Dr. Kasey Hankins is a board certified orthopedic physical therapist specialist. She specializes in treating active adults with back, hip, and shoulder-related issues. She also enjoys helping people get back to, or begin, their pursuit of a healthy lifestyle. She graduated from Texas Woman’s University in Houston, Texas, and then completed an orthopedic residency through Memorial Hermann in Houston. Kasey has spent several years involved in spine clinical research and mentoring young physical therapists.
Kasey loves teaching people about their bodies in order to empower them to manage their health, with guidance along the way. Because of this, she chose to focus on providing a form of physical therapy that allowed her to work with patients one-on-one to make sure their rehabilitation was specialized and intentional. Kasey’s hope is to provide better quality care to her patients to get patients towards their ideal lifestyle as efficiently as possible.
She also loves weightlifting, running, international travel, and tacos. Though not a Houston native (her father was in the Air Force), Kasey enjoys Houston’s diversity and learning from other cultures. On weekends, you might catch her exploring the many pockets of Houston with her husband.
Dr. Kaitlin McCaleb PT, DPT
Dr. Kaitlin McCaleb is a licensed physical therapist who has been practicing for over 5 years in the Houston area. Kaitlin has taken an interest in treating clients with pelvic floor and orthopedic related issues. She received her undergraduate degree from Texas A&M University and went on to receive her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of St. Augustine. Kaitlin is currently completing her orthopedic residency.
Kaitlin enjoys teaching individuals about their body. She chose to work in a one-on-one setting to emphasize an individualized rehab program. Kaitlin has a special interest in pelvic floor and has been treating male and female clients with various pelvic floor dysfunctions. She like to take an orthopedic approach with treating pelvic floor clients that does not just include manual interventions or exercises that are only done on the table. Kaitlin strives to provide the best care to her clients and be productive in returning them to their lifestyle.
Kaitlin in a Houston native and enjoys trying new foods, traveling, watching and cheering on the Astros. She is an Aggie fanatic and enjoys watching all the games on Saturdays in the fall.
Allison Kerbers
Client Experience Coordinator
Allison Kerbers is a born and raised Houstonian. She graduated from Texas A&M with a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Agriculture, with a teaching certification. She worked as a high school Floral Design teacher and Agricultural advisor where she pursued her love for creativity, advocating for agriculture and administration and organization. God then called her to start her own business in which she shares her heart and passion around making your home a place of peace and rest called Kerbers Creations Co.
Allison has a passion to create a space where people feel safe and ultimately cared for, physically, mentally, and spiritually. She believes caring for all of these things is essential and work together for the betterment of our health. She values the importance of her health and has the desire to always continue learning more about the food that’s put into her body, ways to have and own an active lifestyle, while caring deeply for her overall spiritual and mental health.
Alongside those things, she is a huge foodie, loves to travel, appreciates a good coffee shop and will always be down for a game of pickleball, spikeball or truly any game that involves competition. She’s open to any good recommendations!
Get in touch with PIONE3R Physical Therapy & Wellness.
info@pione3rpt.com
Phone: 832-585-8910
Fax: 832-415-3055
3315 Marquart St, Suite 270
Houston, TX 77027