At Wards Corner Chiropractic & Sports Rehab you will find a caring team of healthcare professionals who have your optimum health in mind. Chiropractic care, massage therapy and more will provide you with a synergy of healthy ways to feel your very best! Dr. Douglas Portmann, DC Dr. Douglas Portmann received a Bachelor of Arts in Communications from Bowling Green State University in 1989. He received his doctorate of Chiropractic in 1994. Some of the many techniques he has mastered and uses in his practice include: Activator, Thompson, Diversified and Cox. As a certified Chiropractic Sports Physician (one of the few in the Cincinnati area), Dr. Portmann can treat many areas such as knees, elbows, shoulders, ankles and feet to avoid unnecessary surgery. His specialties include pediatrics, geriatrics and sports injuries. He also provides rehabilitation for injuries, especially work related injury and car accidents. Dr. Portmann has been serving the health care needs of the Cincinnati community for over ten years, beginning with a St. Bernard clinic he founded in 1995. In May of 2002 he moved to the Loveland area with his wife, Sandie, and their two daughters. The Portmanns decided Loveland would not only be a great place to call home, but also a wonderful area to share the benefits of chiropractic care. Thus Wards Corner Chiropractic & Sports Rehab was born! Dr. Portmann is also active in sports including: Football coach for St. Columban (2003), Defensive Coordinator for Loveland Youth Football (2004), Head football coach of St. Clements (1996-2000), Flying Pig Marathon (2001, 2005), Urban Eco Challenge (2002-2005), Arnold Schwarzenegger Pump & Run (2003-2006), New York City Marathon (2005), Race Director for St. Bernard D.A.R.E. 5k Run (2000-2002), Flying Pig Pump-N-Run 3rd Place (2006), Coach for Loveland Girls' Youth Softball (2006). He is also the director of Loveland's Amazing Race. Thomas J. Paul, EMT, LMT "TP" graduated from Roger Bacon High School and immediately enlisted in the Navy, where he started his career in the healing arts. He graduated with distinction from the United States Naval Hospital Corps School. As a Hospital Corpsman, his specialties were Emergency Medicine and Labor & Delivery at the Naval Hospital in Millington, TN. He furthered his education at Bethesda Oak Hospital in Cincinnati as a Pathology Assistant and Phlebotomist. In 1980, he became a St. Bernard Fire Fighter/Paramedic. In 1983, he was promoted to Lieutenant/Squad Chief and became the Supervisor for the Emergency Medical Services for the next 19 years. During this time he was an instructor of Advanced Cardiac Life Support and CPR. In 2002 he gave up Paramedics, but remains to this day a Fire Fighter/EMT. Missing the patient contact, he decided to enroll in the Cincinnati School of Medical Massage in April 2006. He specializes in neuromuscular reeducation, which aids in the healing of injuries. He firmly believes that touch has a healing property for all people. That, Therapeutic Massage, can and will, Lift Your Spirit, Aid in Healing Your Aches, Relieves Your Stress and helps you maintain a Healthy Outlook. He enjoys walking, meditating, helping heal people and furthering his education. He has been married for 33 years, to his wife, Margaret. They have 4 daughters and 3 granddaughters, all of whom agree, there is nothing better for YOU than a "Massage With TP".