Beata Smela, PT, DPT, Dip. MDT, CEAS, mgr fizjoterapii graduated with a Masters in Physical Therapy from the Faculty of Motor Rehabilitation, Academy of Physical Education in Katowice, Poland .   In 1992, she obtained a Texas physical therapy license. She completed a Diploma in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy (MDT) in 1996. Beata also received certificate of training in electrodiagnosis EMG/ NCV in 2001. She was appointed to Teaching Faculty of The McKenzie Institute in USA in 2003 and international faculty in 2005. Her 14 year ergonomic and injury prevention career with Lockheed Martin began in 2009. In 2015 Beata became a Certified Ergonomics Assessment Specialist (CEAS). 

In addition to teaching courses in Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy in USA and previously in Poland, Beata has also mentored Probationary Faculty for both Institutes and was a Clinical Instructor for Weatherford College in Mineral Wells, TX. 

Beata had been a chronic complex pain consultant for over 20 years in Dallas -Fort Worth, TX.  In her spare time, she volunteered treating patients at  a church Mission's medical clinic in Arlington, Texas.  She enjoys spending time with family and friends playing tennis, chess, folk dancing and skiing.