Nichole has been a Licensed Physical Therapist for over twenty years and is a AHCB Certified Therapist. Nichole's work environments have included inpatient and outpatient rotations in special care, wound care, cardiopulmonary, orthopedics, and neurology. Other places of work include rehabilitation, home care, school based service and a therapeutic riding center. Diagnoses treated include Traumatic Brain Injury, Stroke, Hemiplegia, Quadriplegia, Paraplegia, Amputee, Burn Care, Total Joint Replacement, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Impingement Syndromes, Overuse Syndromes, Low back Pain, Disc Herniation, Arthritis, Guillain-barré syndrome, Muscle Strain/Sprain/Repair, Soft Tissue Restriction, Rotator Cuff Repair, ACL Repair, Vertigo, Ataxia, Apraxia, and Multiple Sclerosis. Pediatric diagnoses treated include Developmental Delay, Developmental Coordination Disorder, Sensory Integration Disorder, Attention Deficit Disorder, Autism, Rett Syndrome, Down Syndrome, Fragile X, Chromosome 13 Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Achondroplasia, Cerebral Palsy, Microcephaly, Weaver Syndrome and Dermatomyositis. Nichole has enjoyed this first writing experience. She plans to continue writing children's books that have a therapeutic focus. Alexander Johnson graduated from the University of Spingfield, IL in 2015 and is working to create artwork for children's books and (hopefully someday) cartoons and films. The art of Christopher Denise, David Petersen, Sean Rubin, and Jan Brett have long been a source of inspiration for Alex as both a reader and an artist, to give life to events and characters that otherwise would exist only in the printed word or merely as ideas within one's mind. He aims to develop these ideas into actual, physical works of art, works which people of all ages can enjoy. You can find the artist's online gallery and learn more about him at http: //alexanderjohnsonart.my-free.website
