Aaron Keil
Clinical Associate Professor, Physical Therapy
Program Director—Orthopedic Residency, Physical Therapy
Director, PT Faculty Practice
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd., 304B DHSP
Mail Code
898
Office Hours
By appointment
About
It's exciting to see how much our profession has advanced over the last several years. I am passionate about physical therapists functioning as first-contact providers in direct access roles. I feel that the direct ordering of diagnostic imaging by physical therapists fits very well with this model of care and I am hopeful this practice will become normative in the future.
Selected Publications
“Ordering of Diagnostic Imaging by Physical Therapists: A 5-Year Retrospective Practice Analysis”, Phys Ther 2019; 99 (8): 1020-1026
“Cervical Myelopathy Presenting as Bilateral Upper Extremity Weakness”, JOSPT 2017 47:9, 691-69
“US Hospital-Based Direct Access with Radiology Referral: An Administrative Case Report”, Physiotherapy Theory and Practice: 2015;31(8):594-600
“Diagnostic and Procedural Imaging in Physical Therapist Practice”, May, 2016 APTA White Paper
Leadership in the Profession
APTA Orthopaedic Section, Diagnostic and Procedural Imaging In Physical Therapist Practice White Paper: Authorship Committee
APTA Imaging Special Interest Group, Member of Research Section of Imaging SIG
Several institutions across the country, Advisor on direct access and diagnostic imaging for physical therapists
Notable Honors
2002, 2013 - Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist, APTA
Education
Doctor of Physical Therapy, University of New England, 2011
Bachelors of Physical Therapy, California State University Long Beach, 1994