Hayle Petersen
Business Office Manager
Hayle is the owner of Hands On Health with her husband Drew. Hayle received her degree in elementary education and special education at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota. She continued her education at the University of Mary earning her Master’s degree in Special Education. She taught special education for 9 years before leaving the field to work at Hands On Health as the Business Office Manager.
Hayle is married to Drew, and together they have 4 beautiful girls. She keeps busy chasing after them to sporting events, church activities and spending time outside. In her spare time Hayle enjoys DIY projects, going for walks, shopping, and spending time with family.
Danci Hoff
SLP
Danci is a graduate of Lemmon High School and attended the University of South Dakota. There, she obtained her bachelor’s degree in Communication Sciences and Disorders [2015] and her Masters of Arts Degree in Speech Language Pathology [2017]. Hoff returned to her hometown of Lemmon in 2019, where she resides with her long-term partner, Travis, and his two daughters.
Hoff specializes in treating speech and language disorders across the lifespan – primarily servicing school-aged children and disorders rooted in articulation, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, fluency, voice, apraxia, motor speech disorders, AAC, and pragmatics. She is a Tier 1 Speech Therapy provider for the SD Birth-to-Three, providing early intervention and pediatric services, and additionally provides outpatient services pertaining to speech-language disorders.
For several years, Hoff has served as an Executive Council Member of the South Dakota Speech Language Hearing Association [SDSLHA], where she contributes to advocating, educating, and networking across the state to ensure all people achieve and maintain the highest quality of life through prevention, identification of, and intervention for speech, language, hearing, swallowing, and related disorders.
When Danci is not working, she spends as much time being outside as possible – biking, camping, running, gardening, golfing, and hiking. She also enjoys coaching youth sports, traveling, reading, baking, and watching/playing sports, and spending time with friends and family.
Drew Petersen
Owner
Drew is the owner of Hands on Health. Drew received his Doctorate of Physical Therapy at the University of Mary in Bismarck, North Dakota.
After obtaining his Doctoral degree in physical therapy, Drew and his wife, Hayle moved to Mobridge, South Dakota. He started his career in physical therapy working for the Mobridge Care Center. He worked there for 4 years as a physical therapist as well as the director of rehabilitation. During this time he also contracted with a local school providing therapy for students within the school system. Drew then joined the Hands On Health has a staff physical therapist for one year prior to purchasing Hands On Health.
Drew has clinical interest in sports rehabilitation, along with dry needling and pain management. When asked, "Why Physical Therapy?" Drew stated, “I love the rehab process due to the hands on work and ability to assist people back to the things they love. Also love the challenge that comes with pain management and helping people return to thing they never thought possible before. As a high school and collegiate level athlete, I saw first hand how important and necessary Physical Therapy is to both prevent injury and restore function after injury."
In his spare time, he enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time family and friends.
Kristina Sackmann
Physical Therapy Assistant
Kristina Sackmann grew up in Lemmon, SD. She is a 2010 graduate of Lemmon High School and completed her Bachelor’s of Science in Exercise Science from Black Hills State University in 2015. In 2018 she graduated with her Physical Therapy Assistant degree at Mohave Community College in Lake Havasu City, Arizona.
She experienced working in outpatient physical therapy and home health in Kingman, Arizona before joining the Hands on Health team in 2021. She enjoys working with geriatrics and the neuro population in the Lemmon location.
Kristina and her fiancé Brett have two dogs, Ande and Princess. She enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking, kayaking, and spoiling Ande and Princess.
Stephanie Bootz
Front Office
Bio coming soon.
Bobbi Froelich
Physical Therapist
Bobbi is a Lemmon High School graduate and grew up on a family farm near Keldron, SD. In 2019, she graduated from the University of Mary with her Doctorate of Physical Therapy. Upon graduation, she returned home and began working at Hands on Health.
Bobbi enjoys working with a variety of populations and has taken a clinical interest in women’s health, dry needling, sports rehabilitation and geriatrics. She primarily works in the Lemmon and Bison location.
In her spare time, Bobbi enjoys spending time with her husband Sheldon and their two boys, being outdoors, biking, and helping out at the family farm.
Courtney Dahlgren
Physical Therapist
Courtney attended and graduated from Timber Lake High School. She then attended Black Hills State University where she received her Bachelor’s Degree in Biology. Following this she furthered her education at the University of Mary where she received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy in April of 2022.
Following graduation Courtney started working at Hands on Health primarily out of the Timber Lake and Faith offices. Courtney loves treating a variety of patients and conditions but especially loves the neuro field. She enjoys getting to work with patients to restore function and decrease pain. “Getting to watch someone's quality of life improve and get back to the things that they love is the best part of the job”.
In her spare time, Courtney enjoys many outdoor activities including rodeoing, camping, biking, and spending time with family and friends.
Sandra Frickson
Physical Therapist
Sandra Frickson PT, DPT is originally from Aberdeen SD. She graduated from Roncalli HS in 1990. She attended SDSU receiving a BS majoring in Athletic Training in 1995. In 1997 she graduated from USD with a Masters of Physical Therapy. She received her transitional doctorate of Physical Therapy in 2013 from USD. She has been practicing in the Bowdle and Roscoe area for 25 years prior to joining HOH in October of 2022.
Sandra and her husband Peter have three children. Samantha is attending USD for speech therapy. Tanner will be attending Mitchell Technical College for HVAC (heating and cooling). Brittney will be attending DWU in Mitchell for nursing while playing womans basketball.
In her spare time Sandra enjoys fishing and hunting with her family. She is looking forward to empty nest and finding additional hobbies to fill the time she spent chasing after her children's sporting activities.
Danni Beer
Personal Trainer
Danni is a Certified Personal Trainer at Hands on Health. After enjoying the benefits of working out with Certified Personal Trainer Keith Jackson for years. Danni set a goal of becoming certified herself. In February of 2022 Danni earned her CPT certification through National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) and began training individuals, athletes and holding a weekly class dubbed “The Wednesday Workout”.
Danni has an interest in helping people prepare for competition and after rehabilitation therapy. Danni enjoys being a personal trainer because: “I love helping people to achieve their fitness goals and become the best version of themselves. It’s very rewarding to see the athlete inside and help them achieve their full potential.” She currently provides services in the Lemmon location Tuesday-Friday.
In her spare time, Danni enjoys helping her husband Mike on their farm and ranch, seeing her grandchildren, watching LHS athletes compete and riding horses.
