| Physical Therapy Administrative Staff | (251) 445-9330 |
|---|---|
| Interim Chair | Blair Saale |
| Assistant Professors | Burley, Cahanin, Jordan, McDermott, Saale, Warren, White |
| Emeritus | Fell, Gray, Kennedy, Wall |
Department of Physical Therapy website
https://www.southalabama.edu/colleges/alliedhealth/pt
A physical therapist (PT) is a healthcare professional who provides direct patient
care to persons that have movement dysfunction. They treat functional limitations
resulting from mechanical, physiological, and/or developmental impairments to help
individuals maximize physical function, activity, and participation.
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, promoting and generating scholarship, and engaging in local to global service."
Degrees, Minors, or Certificates
Course Listing
Faculty Listing
| Physical Therapy Faculty | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burley, Troy R. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, California Polytechnic-San Lui MPT, Western U Of Health Sciences PHD, Rocky Mtn Univ of Hlth Profess |
B | |
| Cahanin IV, Richard L. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, Louisiana State University DPT, University of South Alabama PHD, Rocky Mtn Univ of Hlth Profess |
C | |
| Jordan, Kelly E. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, University of West Alabama DPT, University of South Alabama |
J | |
| McDermott, Heidi M. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BA, University of Nebraska-Kearney DPT, Texas Woman's University |
M | |
| Saale, Blair P. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BA, Furman University DPT, Belmont University |
S | |
| Warren, Preston P. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BFA, University of South Alabama DPT, University of South Alabama MD, University of South Alabama |
W | |
| White, Laura W. | Physical Therapy | Assistant Professor | BS, Baylor University MS, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham DSCPT, Univ of Alabama-Birmingham |
W | |