Going the Extra Mile for Hip Dysplasia
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Danielle Coyle
My name is Danielle Coyle and I’m a sophomore in Duquesne University’s 5 year Physician Assistant program: I aspire to work with children, most likely in orthopedic surgery! At Duquesne, I’m the current PA-S class of 2026 PA representative, member of SAAPA (Student PA Association) integration committee, and member of Phi Eta Sigma. My hips
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Check out Our Videos!
Hip Dysplasia Experience Videos Check out our interviews where we explore the Hip Dysplasia Experience through the lens of people who live it. Want to participate in a patient experience interview? Contact us at Miles4Hips@gmail.com. We would love to meet you! Sally Kait Heather Tessa Eve The Harrisons Annick Leah Cassidy Alexis Emma Stephanie and
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Ariel Berwald
Ariel Berwald is from St. Louis, Missouri, and is currently a sophomore at Emory University where she is studying nursing. Outside of school, she enjoys spending time outdoors, hiking, running, biking, cooking, and playing with her puppy. Ariel first started experiencing hip pain while participating in high school cross country and swim. Since then she
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Ashley Imgrund-Flora, MS, PA-C
Ashley Imgrund-Flora is an orthopedic physician assistant from Western North Carolina who also happens to suffer from hip dysplasia and femoral acetabular impingement bilaterally. Along with hip dysplasia, she suffers from hypermobility ehlers danlos syndrome. It was her journey with hip dysplasia, FAI, and hEDS that lead to her pursuing a career in orthopedics. Ashley
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Community Collaborators
At Miles4Hips we see ourselves as a piece of a larger puzzle. Hip dysplasia is a global problem, and it will take people and organizations coming together from all over the world to solve it. There is some incredible work being done for hip dysplasia by patients, families, friends, advocacy groups, researchers, and medical providers.
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Claire Rosenhead
Claire is an athlete, physiotherapist, and hip dysplasia patient from the UK. She has been invaluable to the Miles4Hips team and has developed many patient and family resources. Here, Claire tells us a little about her sport, professional, and hip dysplasia backgrounds and her interests in hip dysplasia awareness and advocacy. “Hi, I’m Claire, a
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Ashley Spalla, Indianapolis, IN
Ashley is an Army Veteran with 7 years of service. She has experience in research through working in biology labs as an undergraduate and genetics research in Down’s Syndrome. She is an aspiring researcher as well as an avid athlete with a love for adaptive sports (downhill skiing, mountain biking, wheelchair basketball, pushrim racing), loves Aussie