About Our Staff - Atlanta Sports Recovery

About Our Team

Dr. Kristy Whyte, MD

Supervising Physician

Kristy's background is in Emergency Medicine (EM). Originally from The Bahamas, she emigrated to the U.S. at a young age. She moved to Atlanta in 2015 for EM Residency training at Emory University/Grady Memorial Hospital after completing her undergraduate and medical school studies at the University of Miami in Miami, FL.

Kristy is no stranger to the sports world. She was a decorated Division I track & field sprinter at The U (Miami University), garnering NCAA All-American and ACC Champion / ACC Outdoor Track & Field Most Valuable Performer accolades. Furthermore, she was a member of the Bahamian National Olympic Track & Field Team in 2008 and 2009, competing internationally and representing her home country. Kristy appreciates being physically active and has participated in and completed a 100-mile bike race from the Dolphins Cycling Challenge while raising over $3500 for cancer research. Locally, she is a Decatur Strength & Conditioning sports gym member and enjoys providing occasional sports coverage for local university teams. Kristy prides herself on taking excellent care of patients as if they were her own family. She is excited to join the Atlanta Sports Recovery team, returning our athletes to full physical strength and the activities they know and love.

Aleigh Moore

Clinical Director / ATC

Aleigh Moore started her Sports Medicine career at Appalachian State University. She graduated in May 2014 with a BS in Athletic Training and became a nationally board certified ATC in 2015. After doing an Internship with Reinhardt University’s Athletic Training Staff and working as the Rehab Facilitator for a medical office she pursued her Masters in Exercise and Human Performance with Liberty University, graduating in summer of 2018. She previously worked as the Assistant and Head Athletic Trainer for Agnes Scott College and has worked with Emory Outreach and Sports Performance & Athletic Training Services.

Education & Training

Certifications:
BOC certified ATC
GA State Licensed ATC
CFL1
MS Exercise Science & Human Performance

Specialties:

Return to Activities of Daily Living
Post-operative Rehab for the Knee, Hip and Shoulder
Sports Specific/Human Performance
Musculoskeletal Rehab/Function
Assessment/Diagnosis/Prevention of Sports Injuries

Christen Orr

Sports Massage Therapist

Christen is the Licensed Massage Therapist at Atlanta Sports Recovery. She graduated from Atlanta School of Massage, and began her career as team LMT for Emory Swimming and Diving (2015-2019). During her work at Emory, the teams collected five national championship titles. As an alumna of ASM, she has returned to lecture on the Ethics and Environment of Team Sports Massage. Christen believes in an integral approach to rehabilitation and performance, and she has collaborated with chiropractors, athletic trainers, physical therapists, and coaches to achieve client goals. She is a proud member of Terminus Strength and Conditioning.

Education

Swedish Massage
NMT and Deep Tissue
Hydrotherapy
Myofascial Release
PNF stretching
Vaccutherapies – Ace Medicupping
Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique (SMRT)
TMJ massage
Sports Massage (pre and post event)
Sports Massage: Ethics and Building Trust (AMTA)
Reflexology
Red Cross Lifeguard/CPR/First Aid Certification

Nick Kirsch

ATC / Sports Therapist

Nick is an Athletic Trainer (aka Sports Therapist) by training. He has certifications in manual therapy, dry needling, cupping, and rehab exercise for sports injuries. He has spent the last few years getting his masters from Georgia State while serving as the head athletic trainer for the baseball and football teams (meaning he is legendary at treating shoulder, elbow, and wrist injuries).

Nick grew up in Chicago with three brothers regularly and competed in track, baseball, and football, where he was known for being a hard-hitting safety in the vein of his favorite player Peanut Tillman.

He is an avid golfer and volleyball player and gets after it on the Peleton and in the gym. He also has a sick skill on a unicycle.

Nick specializes in dry needling & sports injury rehabilitation.

Shawn Pitcher

Sports Nutritionist

Shawn is a native of Endicott New York. He played football collegiately (NCAA-III) at Buffalo State. Shawn was most recently the sports dietitian at Overtime Elite. He was their first full Dietitian in the league's history. Shawn joined OTE from IMG Academy (2019-2022) where he was the performance dietitian for football, boys soccer & boys lacrosse.

Since 2015, Shawn has had the opportunity to work with multiple levels of athletics. These include Ole Miss (2018), Spot Athletics/Nationwide Children's Hospital (2017), University of Missouri (2016), Pittsburg State (2016), University of Buffalo (2015) & Buffalo State University (2010-2015).

Education:

University of Buffalo State College: Bachelor of science.
Pittsburg State University: Masters of Science
University of Mississippi: Complete 1 year of coursework in their PhD program

Training:

Licensed and Registered Dietitian
ISAK Kinanthropometry Level 1
Rouxbe Culinary Certificate
USAW Level 1 Weightlifting Coach
Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT)
Certified Physical Performance Specialist (CPPS)
Functional Movement Screen Specialist (FMS-1)
Reflexive Performance Reset Specialist (RPR-1)

Johnny Bouchard

Owner | Coach | Therapist

Johnny Bouchard owns & runs Atlanta Sports Recovery. He is a licensed manual therapist & coach with a clinical background in sports therapy, rehab, pain science & strength/conditioning. He specializes in a movement, mobility & manual therapy approach with a strong client education & self care component.