Hilary Rendon
Owner and Physical Therapist

Hilary has served the public since 1992 in Mississippi, Alabama and Germany. An experienced physical therapist and dedicated member of the Starkville community, she has worked in several venues including home health, nursing home and student health, and has been in private practice since 2006.

Hilary has a special interest in orthopedics, spinal manipulation, chronic pain syndromes and general conditioning. She strives to ensure each patient receives a specialized treatment plan to include manual therapy if needed as well as a home exercise program.

Hilary is certified in High Velocity Spinal Manipulation, ASTYM, Dry Point Needling, PRRT, TMR. She is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association, the Mississippi Physical Therapy Association, the Private Practice Section of APTA.

Russ Huddleston
Partner and Physical Therapist

Russ Huddleston, PT, joined Hilary and staff at Starkville Physical Therapy in 2012. Previously, Russ has served in the areas of home health, acute care, outpatient and specialized wheelchair seating & mobility.

He is certified in Dry Point Needling, High Velocity Spinal Manipulation, and ASTYM. Russ is certified by RESNA as an ATP (Assistive Technology Professional), specializing in the evaluation of patients for the proper seating and equipment choices for specialized manual wheelchairs and power wheelchairs. Russ is a member of the American Physical Therapy and MS Physical Therapy Association.

A Starkville native and Starkville Academy graduate, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from Belhaven University in 1993. He received a Physical Therapy Degree from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in 1995. He is married to the former Shelly Brown, also of Starkville. They have 3 daughters, Tiffany, Hannah and Gracie.

Carly Jones
Physical Therapy Technician

Carly received her Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from Mississippi State. She began working as a physical therapy technician in November 2010. She and her husband are parents to two children. Carly enjoys working with patients, and helping them feel better so they can enjoy their lives.

Olivia Hogue Sims
Physical Therapist Assistant

Olivia first started at Starkville Physical Olivia first started at Starkville Physical Therapy as an intern in 2010, and then began working full-time as a technician and later a billing specialist. She graduated from Mississippi State University with a bachelor's degree in Kinesiology in 2010 and a master's degree in Exercise Physiology in 2012. After receiving a Physical Therapist Assistant Degree from Itawamba Community College in May 2016, Olivia has now moved into the role of a PTA. Olivia is a Starkville native and a Starkville High School graduate. Olivia is married to Matthew Sims of Isola, MS.