Meet the Team

Dr. John-Mark Chesney

Founder & Owner, Physical Therapist

Background

Knoxville-born, still treating the neighbors he grew up around.

Portrait of Dr. John-Mark Chesney, Founder and Owner of Simply Physio

Dr. John-Mark Chesney, PT, DPT, OCS, CDNT, Founder

John-Mark earned his bachelor’s degree in Pre-Rehabilitation Sciences at Clemson University and his Doctor of Physical Therapy at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He went on to complete an optional residency through Evidence in Motion, specializing in Manual Therapy and Orthopedics, and is a board-certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and Certified Dry Needling provider in Tennessee. He’s been a licensed physical therapist since 2007.

He also hosts the “Stay Healthy Knoxville” podcast, connecting people with the health resources available around the city. Outside the clinic, he treasures time with his wife, Faith, and their three kids, and stays involved at Fellowship Evangelical Free Church’s Northshore campus.

“I’d rather over-explain the ‘why’ than leave a patient guessing.”

Get to Know Him

Off the clock.

Ask me about

Road and mountain biking, his last trip to Costa Rica, or the newest episode of Stay Healthy Knoxville

  • Favorite place: Costa Rica
  • Go-to book: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing
  • Ways to stay active: bike and scooter rides around the neighborhood with his kids

Book Your Visit

Ready when you are.

Request a time and a real person calls you back, usually within two business hours. No phone tree. No ‘someone will reach out.’ Just a plan.

  • (865) 351-0615 Prefer to talk now? Call us.
  • Same-week appointments available

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