Olympic Sports & Spine

Our History Olympic Sports & Spine Rehabilitation was founded in 1984 by William (Bill) O'Grady, PT, DPT, OCS, COMT, DAAPM, FAAOMPT. Our company has grown from one small clinic on Meridian Avenue in Puyallup to our current six clinics serving Lakewood, University Place, Spanaway, East Tacoma, Puyallup and the South Hill area. In 2006 the torch was passed with the sale of the company to Michael Tollan, PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT and Vern J. Essenberg, MPT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT. Brian Thacker, DPT, OCS, SCS, COMT, C.Ped. joined Olympic Sports & Spine Rehabilitation as a partner and co-owner in 2013. Together, Michael, Vern and Brian manage the company while continuing as treating clinicians in their practice. In March 2018, Olympic Sports & Spine Rehabilitation began a joint venture with MultiCare Health Systems where we combined our 7 clinics and their 7 outpatient rehabilitation clinics to become Olympic Sports & Spine (OSS). Brian Thacker, Michael Tollan and Vern Essenberg continuing to manage the practice along with our new Chief Operations Office, Claude Ciancio.