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Physical Therapy
| Physical Therapy Administrative Staff | (251) 445-9330 |
|---|---|
| Chair | Barry Dale |
| Professors | Dale |
| Associate Professors | |
| Assistant Professors | Eaton, Fletcher, Saale, White, Waldhelm |
| Emeritus | Gray, Kennedy, Wall |
Department of Physical Therapy web site
http://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/alliedhealth/pt
A physical therapist, also called a PT, is a health care professional who provides direct patient care to persons who have disorders of movement, mechanical, physiological and developmental impairment and functional limitations, whether caused by injury, disease, or pain to help them achieve maximum physical function and mobility. Physical therapists have the necessary training to meet the total range of primary patient care responsibilities involved in preventing disabilities and promoting restoration of function to the physically impaired, including musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cardiovascular/pulmonary and integumentary disorders that interfere with physical function. The Physical Therapist performs an examination and then uses clinical reasoning to plan and implement patient-centered PT intervention. Physical Therapists practice in rehabilitation centers, private practices, hospital-based and outpatient-based centers, home health care, sports medicine centers, school systems, and in universities to restore movement and function.
As its mission: The Department of Physical Therapy is: "Committed to high quality education and advancement of the professions through scholarship and service”.
Degrees, Minors, or Certificates
Course Listing
Faculty Listing
| Physical Therapy Faculty | |||||
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| Dale, Robert Barry | Physical Therapy | Professor | BSPT, University of South Alabama MA, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham PHD, University of Alabama DPT, University of Tennessee-Chatt |
D | |
| Eaton, Kareaion D. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, Auburn University MS, University of Mobile DPT, Alabama State University |
E | |
| Fletcher, Jeremy C. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, Univ of Louisiana at Monroe DPT, University of South Alabama |
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| Gubler, Coral M. | Physical Therapy | Associate Professor | BS, State University of New York MS, United States Sports Academy MPT, University of Delaware PHD, University of Montana |
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| Saale, Blair P. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BA, Furman University DPT, Belmont University |
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| Waldhelm, Andrew G. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, Baylor University MPT, Nova Southeastern University PHD, Louisiana State University |
W | |