MEET THE TEAM

Abilene Physical Therapy and Sports Rehab has been serving the Abilene, Chapman and surrounding areas with exceptional skill and care since 2005. We enjoy helping residents of our community recover from injury and return to normal home, occupational and recreational activities.

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Taci Wilson, DPT, Owner

Taci grew up in Towanda, Kansas. She graduated from Wichita State University with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2017. Taci has been with Abilene Physical Therapy since 2024 working in the Chapman location. As of January 2026 she is the proud owner of Abilene Physical Therapy and sees patients in both the Abilene and Chapman locations. 

Taci has experience working in outpatient and home health therapy settings, as well as specialized training in women’s health pelvic floor therapy. Taci and her husband Ryan live outside of Enterprise with their two children Thatcher and Rylinn. 

Tonya Mills, PT, Founder

 Tonya graduated from Wichita State University in 1990 and opened Abilene Physical Therapy in 2005. She has special training in Womens Health, manual therapy techniques for spine and ribs and she is also ASTYM and NESTA certified.

Tonya enjoys the outdoors, gardening, traveling, cooking and a new hobby of scuba diving. She is married to Sean and has two sons Colton and Cade. 

Adam Burns, CPT, CMTPT ​

Adam has been with APT&SR since 2008. He earned his Doctorate in Physical Therapy from the University of Nebraska Medical Center in 2004 after completeing his undergraduate study at John Brown University. Adam is certified in the ASTYM system, LSVT BIG treatment of Parkinson's Disease and is a Certified Speed, Agility, and Quickness specialist with NESTA.  He has also completed certification in Dry Needling treatment and additional education in Vestibular Rehabilitation.  

​Adam and his wife, Kari, have three daughters:  Madelyn, Kamryn and Leah.  He can often be found working in his yard and garden, playing ball in the yard with his girls or enjoying other sporting activities with his family. 

Angie Hoerner, PTA

​Angie grew up in Abilene.  She attended Kansas State University (Go Cats!) receiving a BA in Speech Pathology and Audiology. After working in the physical therapy field as an aide for 4 years, she entered Washburn University's Physical Therapist's Assistant Program. After graduating, she worked in a hospital setting serving inpatients, outpatients, and home health. Angie has been with Abilene Physical Therapy & Sports Rehab since 2005. She has extensive training in manual therapy techniques and is ASTYM certified. She also has training in balance and fall prevention, vestibular rehab and biofeedback for incontinence, and LSVT BIG for Parkinson's Disease. "I love physical therapy and the opportunity to meet new people. Helping them get better is the best part!"

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Support Staff

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Laurel Manning

Chapman Receptionist

Kelly Backhus

Abilene Receptionist

Melissa Humes 

Billings & Collections

Teri Kohman 

Billings & Collections

JoAnne Throneburg

PT Aide

Beth Scripter

PT Aide