Education:
Bachelor of Science, The College of St. Scholastica, 2020
Doctor of Physical Therapy, The College of St. Scholastica, 2024
Sports Physical Therapy Residency, M Health Fairview, 2025
Areas of Expertise:
Ankle, Shoulder, Hip, and Knee
Post operative and non operative
Dry Needling
ACL and Return to Sport Testing
Strength and Conditioning
Professional Organizations/Certifications/Extras:
Sports Residency Trained
Member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy Section of the APTA
National Strength and Conditioning Association Certified Strength & Conditioning Specialist (NSCA CSCS)
Integrated Clinical Dry Needling Total Body Level I-II (Cert DN I-II)
Emergency Response For Athletes (ERA)
Getting Personal with Miranda:
Born (hometown): Forest Lake, MN
Sports I competed in and the one I excelled in: Basketball, cross country, cross country skiing and track - I surprisingly excelled in cross country skiing!
Favorite sports moment: Either the Minneapolis Miracle in my college dorm, MN Gopher Football 2024 vs USC storming the field, or MN Gopher Basketball buzzer beater vs Michigan!
Favorite sports team: Duh….MN Gophers, MN Vikings, MN Wild, and Boston Celtics
Hobbies: Lab assisting with UMN DPT, weight lifting, exercise activities, spending time with my husband and family.
Family: Husband, Andy, and little Lakmann arriving Feb. 2026!
Resides: St. Paul, MN
About Miranda:
Miranda spent her college years in Duluth, MN for both undergraduate and graduate school where she immersed herself in the Duluth lifestyle while obtaining her degrees. During her clinical rotations while in PT school, she fell in love with the training room setting. She chose to pursue a Sports Physical Therapy Residency immediately following her completion of her Doctoral Degree in Physical Therapy with M Health Fairview and the University of Minnesota for the 2024-2025 season. While completing her residency, she obtained skillsets at the clinical and acute Division I level seeing athletes of all ages and sports, as well as learning from team athletic trainers, doctors, and the rest of the medical team.
Miranda’s passion for sports rehabilitation was amplified during this time as a resident and she pursued many opportunities to work with and continue providing medical coverage services to local sporting events and groups around the Twin Cities such as AAU basketball, USA Wrestling, NEFL Semi Pro Football teams, and more. Her experiences specialize in injury prevention, rehabilitation, and performance enhancement under high-pressure, competitive environments. Now transitioning into private practice, Miranda aims to bring that same dedication and evidence-based approach to help individuals of all backgrounds move stronger, recover smarter, and perform at their best.
Miranda is also a lab assistant instructor with The University of MN DPT program as well as the team physical therapist for the MN Men’s Gymnastics Club.