Aaron Keil
Clinical Professor
Program Director—Orthopedic Residency
Physical Therapy
Contact
Building & Room:
304B DHSP
Address:
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd.
Office Phone:
Email:
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
Cervical Myelopathy Presenting as Bilateral Upper Extremity Weakness
US Hospital-Based Direct Access with Radiology Referral: An Administrative Case Report
Diagnostic and Procedural Imaging in Physical Therapist Practice
Referral for Imaging in Physical Therapist Practice: Key Recommendations for Successful Implementation
Professional Leadership
Diagnostic and Procedural Imaging In Physical Therapist Practice White Paper: Authorship Committee, APTA Orthopaedic Section
Member of Research Section of Imaging SIG, APTA Imaging Special Interest Group
Advisor on direct access and diagnostic imaging for physical therapists, Several institutions across the country
Notable Honors
2002, 2013, 2024, 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