Client Spotlight: Kira Stevens, 19

“Pensacola Paralympic hopeful overcomes cerebral palsy challenges”

Courtesy of Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Physical therapy/running specialist Dr. Lynne Virant, PT, DPT, left, talks with Paralympic hopeful Kira Stevens, 19, at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Physical therapy/running specialist Dr. Lynne Virant, PT, DPT, left, talks with Paralympic hopeful Kira Stevens, 19, at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Mia Erickson Stevens looks on as her daughter, a Paralympic hopeful, Kira Stevens, 19, left, gets instructions from physical therapy/running specialist Dr. Lynne Virant, PT, DPT, at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tue

Mia Erickson Stevens looks on as her daughter, a Paralympic hopeful, Kira Stevens, 19, left, gets instructions from physical therapy/running specialist Dr. Lynne Virant, PT, DPT, at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Paralympic hopeful Kira Stevens, 19, runs during a physical therapy session at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Paralympic hopeful Kira Stevens, 19, runs during a physical therapy session at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

From left, Mia Erickson Stevens looks on as her daughter, a Paralympic hopeful, Kira Stevens, 19, runs during a physical therapy session for Dr. Lynne Virant, PT, DPT, at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July

From left, Mia Erickson Stevens looks on as her daughter, a Paralympic hopeful, Kira Stevens, 19, runs during a physical therapy session for Dr. Lynne Virant, PT, DPT, at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Paralympic hopeful Kira Stevens, 19, runs during a physical therapy session at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Paralympic hopeful Kira Stevens, 19, runs during a physical therapy session at the Movement Clinic in the Running Wild building in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

Kira Stevens (427), 19, of Pensacola, competes at the recent Hartford Nationals, an event for athletes with various disabilities, in Hoover, Alabama. Photo Courtesy Of Mia Erickson Stevens

Kira Stevens (427), 19, of Pensacola, competes at the recent Hartford Nationals, an event for athletes with various disabilities, in Hoover, Alabama. Photo Courtesy Of Mia Erickson Stevens

Mia Erickson Stevens, right, talks about the many achievements of her daughter Kira Stevens, 19, and overcoming challenges from cerebral palsy in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Kira will be participating in trials for the upcoming Paralympics.

Mia Erickson Stevens, right, talks about the many achievements of her daughter Kira Stevens, 19, and overcoming challenges from cerebral palsy in Pensacola on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. Kira will be participating in trials for the upcoming Paralympics. Gregg Pachkowski/Pensacola News Journal

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