Jefferson

Clinic Specific

Meet your CORE Jefferson Team

Tom Lorren

PT, CEAS

Scott Rice

PTA

Faith Holdridge

PTA

Tom Lorren

PT, CEAS

Tom Lorren, PT, CEAS, is the Director of Rehabilitation Services for PrimeCare, which includes multiple practices in East Texas, including the Centre Of Rehabilitation Excellence (CORE) in Longview. Tom is an entrepreneur and has started numerous successful businesses besides CORE, including other free-standing PT/OT clinics, onsite industrial PT clinics, occupational medicine clinics, and free-standing personal training facilities. Licensed in California, Texas, and Louisiana, Tom was formerly the Director of Rehabilitation for the Texas Back Institute. He was an instructor at Loma Linda University’s School of Physical Therapy and the previous Director of Education and Training for Loredan Biomedical. Tom has traveled and lectured internationally and is a sought-after speaker and noted expert in back and spine treatment as well as industrial rehabilitation. He is a contributing author in numerous books and journals emphasizing testing and treatment of the lumbar spine. His primary focus at this time is on community health and wellness. Tom is a member of the APTA since 1979 and is actively involved in Texas Workman’s Compensation issues as well as local community boards and committees. He is married to Linda and has three daughters.

Scott Rice

PTA

Scott Rice has 20-plus years in the physical therapy industry, with 18 of those years being with CORE in the Lone Star and Jefferson outpatient clinics. He is skilled in Graston and numerous manual therapy techniques. Scott has a personable approach; you can consistently find him engaging and encouraging his patients. He is passionate about making meaningful impacts to enhance the quality of life for his patients. Scott is a Native Texan with deep East Texas roots and has been married to his wife, Joni, for 26 years. He is also the proud father of two daughters. When not in the clinic, Scott enjoys quality outdoor time with his family, camping, hunting, and working on projects around the family ranch.

Faith Holdridge

PTA

Faith Holdridge is a PTA that has been committed to helping rehabilitate the people of Northeast Texas since she graduated from Northeast Texas Community College with an Associates of Applied Sciences Physical Therapist Assistant in 2020. Right after graduating and getting her license, she worked as a home health pediatric PTA. She has been with CORE for two and a half years, and currently works in our Lone Star and Jefferson clinics. When she’s not working at CORE, she is working at NTCC as a lab and class assistant or tutoring current PTA students. On her weekends she volunteers at her church and spends her extra time baking or spending time with family.