Student Physical Therapist

• Jan 2023 - Present

10-week Clinical Internship at a subacute and long-term care center. Responsible for evaluation, treatment, and discharge planning of adult and geriatric patients. Participates in multidisciplinary patient rounds and patient/family conferences. Collaborates with physical therapy assistants, occupational therapy, speech-language pathology, nursing, and social work colleagues to provide thorough patient care. Conducts quarterly screenings on long term residents. Diagnoses included post-hospitalization, post-surgical, falls, hip fractures, acute LBP, MS, CVA, dementia, and long-term residents on skilled maintenance therapy. Show less

Student Physical Therapist

• Oct 2022 - Dec 2022

10-week Clinical Internship at a hospital-affiliated outpatient orthopedic practice serving patients with significant comorbidities and psychosocial factors. By the end of the affiliation I managed 100% of a full caseload. Evaluated and treated adult orthopedic patients with diverse diagnoses including post-surgical shoulder, knee, and ankle patients, RTC impingement, lumbar and cervical pain, fractures, patellofemoral dysfunction, myofascial pain, chronic pain, and osteoarthritis. Supervised and directed rehabilitation aides. Multidisciplinary communication with doctors, occupational therapists, and other health care providers within the NYU healthcare system. Presented an in-service presentation on hallux valgus and running, that covered the implications of hallux valgus on runners’ biomechanics, current evidence-based prevention and treatment strategies, and applying the information to a patient case study. Show less

Student Physical Therapist

• Aug 2022 - Oct 2022

10-week Clinical Internship at a private orthopedic and sports medicine physical therapy practice. By the end of the affiliation I managed 80% of a full caseload. Evaluated and treated pre/post-surgical patients, chronic pain, women’s health, RTC impingement, frozen shoulder, lumbar, thoracic, and cervical pain, degenerative disc disease, osteoarthritis, and athletic injuries. Exposed to Selective Functional Movement Assessment, Postural Restoration Institute, and pelvic physical therapy methods of treating patients. Treatments included manual therapy, joint mobilization, ROM, stretching, strengthening, modalities, soft-tissue mobilization, cupping, kinesiotaping, running analyses, ergonomic recommendations, and blood flow restriction training. Developed a power-point presentation on current evidence-based research on return to high impact activities protocols for postpartum women. Show less

Teaching and Research Graduate Fellow, Springfield College Department of Physical Therapy

• Sep 2021 - May 2022

Doctor Of Physical Therapy Student, Walk with Ease Program

• Sep 2020 - May 2022

Rehab Aide

• May 2021 - Aug 2021

Springfield College Technology Solutions Center Student Worker

• Sep 2018 - Dec 2020