This accomplished physical and aquatic therapist, clinician, and educator has served primarily in occupational medicine, specializing in worker’s compensation cases and outpatient orthopedic practices. She has expert knowledge of outpatient orthopedic evaluation and treatment, worker’s compensation injury management, initiating injury prevention programs in industry, performing work risk analyses, formulating Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant job descriptions, and providing employee in-service training to all social and economic levels.
Specific areas of expertise include upper extremity repetitive trauma disorder management, post-offer placement evaluation development in industries, and ergonomic modifications of the workplace.
Certifications
- Certified Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Fitness Instructor, 1997
- Work Injury Management Certificate, 1998
- Osteoanalyzer Operator Certification (bone scan device), 1998
- Work Injury Practice Management Certificate, 1999
- Certified Ergonomic Assessment Specialist (CEAS), 2002
- Certification as a Certified Worker’s Compensation Professional (CWCP), 2004-2014
- Certified Clinical Instructor (APTA), 2018
Skills Include:
- Experienced Clinician
- Clinical Instructor
- Industrial Consultant
- Injury Prevention Program Development
- Innovative Treatment Techniques
- Comprehensive patient and client case evaluations
- Ergonomic assessment of office and industrial settings (CEAS)
- Functional Capacity Evaluations (FCE)
- Impairment Assessments to Determine Disability Ratings (IR)
- Triage for acute work-related musculoskeletal injuries
- Work Risk Analysis
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy. Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA 1983
Master of Art in Education: Adult Education and Training, UOP, 2013
