Kevin P. Farrell

Dr. Farrell serves as Chair of the Orthopaedic Clinical Residency program. He teaches kinesiology/biomechanics, applied anatomy and orthopaedics, as well as courses in the residency program. Dr. Farrell is a board certified orthopaedic clinical specialist and a Fellow in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. He continues in part-time clinical practice and is an Advanced Credential Clinical Instructor.

Education and Training

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Exercise Science
Doctor of Philosophy, 1998

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Physical Therapy
Master of Arts, 1990

University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa
Physical Therapy
Certificate in Physical Therapy, 1986

St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa
Natural Science / Mathematics
Certificate: Teaching / Coaching, 1984

 

Certifications

• Credentialed Advanced Clinical Instructor
• Credentialed Clinical Instructor, 2008
• Fellow American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, 
• Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy

 

Current Teaching Responsibilities in the Entry-Level Physical Therapy Program

• DPT 530 Kinesiology/Biomechanics, Fall Semester
• DPT 620 MS Therapeutics I, Fall Semester
• DPT 720 Musculoskeletal Therapy II, Spring Semester
• DPT 800 Applied Anatomy & Physiology, Fall Semester
• DPT 820 Differential Diagnosis, Spring Semester
• DPT 984 Clinical Residency Block IV, Fall Semester
• DPT 900 Radiology, Spring Semester
• DPT 920 Advanced MS I, Spring Semester
• DPT 981 Clinical Residency Block I, Spring Semester
• DPT 982 Clinical Residency Block II, Spring Semester
• DPT 983 Clinical Residency Block III, Summer Semester

 

Areas of Professional Interest

• Manual Therapy
• Orthopedic Physical Therapy

 

Recent Publications and Presentations

Farrell KP and Lampe KE. Implementation of a Treatment Based Classification System for Neck Pain: A Pilot Study, Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice. April 2011; 23;2:11, 91-96.

Badrick J and Farrell KP. Low Back Pain with Subsequent Diagnosis of Inguinal Hernia; AAOMPT Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 2011.

Farrell KP, Haverkamp JD, Haverkamp KE, Miller EE, Wiggers L. Physical Therapist Intervention Following Medial Branch Cervical Radiofrequency Ablation: A Case Report; AAOMPT Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA , October 2011.

Nesvik M, Fleener D, Cottone K, Farrell K. Neural Symptoms Post Rotator Cuff Repair. AAOMPT Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA, October 2011.

Harmon RA, Anderson RO, Farrell KP. Application Of Clinical Prediction Rule For Stabilization And Multimodal Treatment In An Adolescent Female With Acute Low Back Pain: A Case Report. AAOMPT Annual Conference, Anaheim, CA , October 2011.

Farrell KP, Levsen MJ. A Case-Based Approach to the Lower Quadrant' St. Ambrose University, Davenport, IA, March 2011

 

Honors and Awards

• Academic Professor of the Year, St. Ambrose Graduate Student Government Association, 2007
• Academic Professor of the Year, St. Ambrose Graduate Student Government Association, 2001

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