About Us
Physical therapy includes examining and evaluating patients with impairments, functional limitations, disabilities, and other health-related conditions to determine a diagnosis, prognosis, and intervention. The overall goal of physical therapy and rehabilitation is to return the affected part and animal to full function. The concept of physical therapy is new to animals and has evolved rapidly over the past few years into its own specialty. In the veterinary medical world, just as in human medicine, there are many surgical procedures and health conditions that require extensive physical therapy for complete recovery.
Bucks Animal Rehabilitation Center (BARC) was started in 2006 by Katrina Jackson, VMD.
 Dr. Jackson is a 1990 graduate of the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. In 2005,she completed the course work for animal rehabilitation sponsored by the University of Tennessee School of Veterinary Medicine and North Carolina State College of Veterinary Medicine.
She has continued to attend educational seminars and hands-on laboratory courses to enhance the ability of BARC to provide the latest, most up-to-date physical therapy equipment and techniques for helping injured and debilitated animals.
Dr. Jackson has worked with many orthopedic injuries as a veterinarian for the Iditarod Sled Dog Race in Alaska. She has two sled dogs: Kenai (a beautiful Alaskan Malamute with big brown eyes) and Norton (an Alaskan Husky who was originally bred to be an Iditarod racer but who prefers chasing butterflies and napping to pulling a sled).
Natalie Lucyk, D.V.M.
Dr. Lucyk received graduated from St. Matthews University School of Veterinary Medicine and then completed clinical rotations at Purdue University School of Veterinary Medicine. She completed her externship at the Human Society of Indiannapolis. She is certified in scuba diving and enjoys many outdoor sports including running with her dog Fugi who is a shepherd mix. She also has two male cats named Harley and Jack.
 Marcie DePhillips: Veterinary Nurse and PT Tech.
Marcie has been in the veterinary field since 1992. She has mainly focused on small animals but also has a passion for exotics, especially lizards. Marcie is our Physical Therapy technician who works closely with Dr. Jackson treating a wide variety of patients needing rehabilitation. You can also find her in the ER from time to time. Marcie has 2 kids, 4 cats, 2 birds, a Boxer and a Great Dane. In addition to spending time with her family, Marcie loves swimming, taking the dogs on long walks, and learning how to garden.
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