Meet
The
Team

Dr. Carla Palmer graduated from Des Moines University in 2013 with a clinical doctorate in physical therapy (DPT). She has extensive experience in treating orthopedics and pelvic health conditions. Upon completion of 2,000 + hours of patient care in the specialty of pelvic health rehabilitation, Dr. Palmer was eligible to sit for the certification examination in 2022 and successfully completed this portion of her training to obtain the Pelvic Rehabilitation Practitioner Certification (PRPC). When not working, she loves spending time in the outdoors, including hiking, biking, camping, traveling and playing musical instruments. adventures.

Carleen Sajkowsky is a physical therapist at MiraSol Physical Therapy with 31 years of experience. She has degrees from UTEP (1988) and Texas State University (1991) and has worked in a variety of settings throughout her career. She also holds a certified personal trainer certification through the American Council on Exercise and Certified Functional Nutrition Informed Professional (CFNIP) from Evergreen Certifications. 

Currently Carleen works with generalized orthopedics and TMD. She has a particular interest in analyzing and correcting movement disorders that tend to trigger chronic pain. 

Carleen's hobbies include gardening, taking care of her dogs, studying exercise routines (and trying a few out as well), and archery.

Dr. Kendra Terrazas graduated with her clinical doctorate in physical therapy in 2014 from East Tennessee State University. After living and working in Las Cruces for a stint, she went on to complete a year long orthopaedic residency in northern California. Since graduating from her residency program in 2019, she has become a Board Certified Orthopaedic Specialist and continues to love working with patients of all ages and helping them achieve their goals in an outpatient setting. When she is not working, she loves spending time on her little farm, hiking, and traveling with her husband. 

Myka grew up in Hobbs, NM. She graduated from New Mexico State University in 2019
with a Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology then obtained her PTA degree from El Paso
Community College in 2023. In her free time, she loves reading, country dancing, and spending
time with friends. Myka enjoys connecting with patients and helping people of all ages reach
their best quality of life through physical therapy.

Christina is your typical pink “Stanley girly”, genZ-er. She is a class of ‘23 NMSU
alumni obtaining a Bachelor of Kinesiology. She is now admitted into the Master of Public
Health program here at New Mexico State and plans to stay local where she was born and raised.
Outside of work, she is a dog mom of two, in which she makes sure she can leave social events
early to go check on them. When traveling, she loves trying new things and seeing new
destinations alongside family and friends.

Lizette is a Physical Therapy Technician with Mirasol. She has been a Physical Therapy
Technician for 2 years now and wants to further her career in physical therapy. The next step is to
become a PTA but ultimately want to become a physical therapist in the future. She enjoys
helping others. When she is not working, she enjoys spending time with her loved ones, reading,
traveling, drawing, and painting.

Eve was born and raised in Las Cruces. She enjoys spending time with family and friends
and her dogs, going to the movies, cooking, baking, and reading in her spare time. She graduated
with her bachelor’s degree in business administration from New Mexico State University.

Deborah has been in the medical field for 21 years. She enjoys watching sports
(baseball, softball, football, and basketball) especially baseball and softball. Her favorite team is
the New York Yankees. Deborah has two dogs a St. Bernard and a Chow/Husky mix. Her dream
is to someday open a dog/animal rescue.