Position:
Owner at Physical Therapy Consultants, Professor at University of Connecticut
Location:
Hartford, Connecticut Area
Industry:
Health, Wellness and Fitness
Work:
Physical Therapy Consultants
- West Hartford, CT since 2000
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Owner
University of Connecticut
- Storrs, CT since 1987
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Professor
Education:
Boston University 2004 - 2007
DPT, Physical Therapy
North Carolina State University 1983 - 1988
EdD, Education
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine 1979 - 1982
MS, Physical Therapy
Interests:
Currently, Dr. Bohannon’s research and teaching is focused on the measurement, implications, and treatment of activity limitations in elderly and neurologic populations. Dr. Bohannon is recognized internationally for his expertise in muscle performance following stroke, hand-held dynamometry, and mobility devices. Dr. Bohannon has served as a consultant to the Agency for Health Care Policy and Research and as a member of the American Physical Therapy Association’s Neuromuscular Panel of Experts which assisted in developing A Guide to Physical Therapist Practice, Part Two: Preferred Practice Patterns. He serves as a consultant to industry (medical instrumentation, rehabilitation equipment, and pharmaceutical) and the legal profession on issues related to muscle performance, mobility, and neurologic physical therapy. Dr Bohannon sees patients, mostly geriatric and neurologic, in a home care setting
Honor & Awards:
APTA Helen Hislop Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Professional Literature, APTA Marian Williams Award for Research in Physical Therapy, APTA Jules M Rothstein Golden Pen Award for Scientific Writing