Clinicians

Mindy has been a physical therapist at Coastal Rehab since 2003. She attained an undergraduate degree in Exercise Physiology from East Carolina University in 2001 and received a master’s degree in Physical Therapy from East Carolina in 2003. Mindy has received advanced training in manual therapy through the University of St. Augustine. Additionally she is an APTA credentialed clinical instructor.

She emphasizes the importance of staying up-to-date on the latest evidence-based therapy practices and techniques. She appreciates how important this is not only as a healthcare provider, but also as a consumer. She emphasizes a hands-on manual approach with her patients. Her experiences include orthopedic, pediatric, vestibular, geriatric, and neurological rehabilitation as well as work place and ergonomic therapy. She also performs home health care and completes home safety and wheelchair assessments. Mindy’s special interests include orthopedic and sports medicine as well as work hardening/work conditioning to maximize each individuals’ functional return.

Jessica Blystone Yager has worked at Coastal Rehab since she graduated from Duquesne University in 2003 with her Masters Degree in Physical Therapy. She is from Elizabeth City and has enjoyed working in her hometown area. Jessica primarily works at the Elizabeth City outpatient clinic location, but also does home health in Gates, Camden, Pasquotank, Perquimans, and Chowan counties. She enjoys working with a diverse patient population, but has a special interest in lymphedema treatment. Jessica has attended several continuing education courses in manual therapy techniques, hand therapy, and lymphedema treatment. She is also a credentialed clinical instructor with the APTA, for Physical Therapy students.

Bernie Blystone is the founder of Coastal Rehab Inc. He graduated from the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Physical Therapy , Pittsburgh Pa. in 1975 and has been a Physical Therapist in the Albemarle and Outer Banks for over thirty years. He was Chief of Physical Therapy at Albemarle Hospital prior to going into indepentent, private practice. He has served as Medical Advisor to the Albemarle Arthritis Foundation and is a member of the North Carolina Physical Therapy Association, the American Physical Therapy Association. He is a member of Rehabilitation Associate Network. As a Physical Therapist, Mr. Blystone specializes in evaluation and treatment of disorders that affect the neuro-muscular-skeletal systems. He is a general Physical Therapist with special interest in the spine, joint replacement rehab, balance disorders, shoulder pain/dysfunction, arthritis and osteoporosis. Mr. Blystone has an athletic past participating, interscolastically, in football, basketball and track while summers were devoted to baseball. He enjoys working with athletes both young and old. He performs electromyograms [EMG] and nerve conduction studies [NCV]. I am very experienced and have participated in the rehabilitation process with thousands of patients who are referred by many physicians in and outside of our geographical area. Mr. Blystone is an avid outdoorsmen who enjoys hunting, fishing and golfing. He is a member of Evangelical Methodist Church and the Albemarle Emmaus Community. He is married to Jean, a retired cardiac rehab nurse at Albemarle Hospital. They have a son, Benjamin, and a daughter, Jessica.