Bryan Shawn Dennison, PT, DPT, MPT, OCS, CSCS, FAAOMPT

Curriculum Vitae

PO Box 682Phone: (760) 924-8784 (home)

Mammoth Lakes, CA 93546-0682 (310) 488-6706 (cell)

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Education: RegisUniversity (Denver, CO)

Fellowship in Manual Therapy

1/07 – 9/09

RegisUniversity (Denver, CO)

Transitional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program

1/06 – 12/28/07

University of Southern California (Los Angeles, CA)

Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) Program

9/03 –12/31/05

Mount Saint Mary’s College (Los Angeles, CA)

Master of Physical Therapy

Master Thesis: “Physical Therapist’s Self-Perception of Their Ability to Critically Analyze Research.”

12/02

San DiegoStateUniversity(San Diego, CA)

Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology specializing in Athletic Training

Graduated with Distinction

Dean’s Honors List

5/00

PalomarCommunity College(San Marcos, CA)

General Education Certificate

Dean’s Honors List

12/97

ProfessionalRegis University (Denver, CO)

Employment: Affiliate Faculty – Rueckert-Hartman College for Health Professionals

3/3/08 – Present

Evidence in Motion (EIM)

Lead Faculty, Teaching Assistantand Development Group

1/08 - Present

Mammoth Hospital: Sierra Park Orthopedic and Rehabilitative Therapy (SPORT)

Clinic (Mammoth Lakes, CA)

Staff Physical Therapist (Outpatient Clinic)

3/13/2006 – Present

Specialized Physical Therapy (Tustin, CA)

Staff Physical Therapist (Private Outpatient Clinic)

1/4/06 – 3/3/2006

USC Physical Therapy Associates (Los Angeles, CA)

Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

Faculty Practice of USC Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

4/7/03 –1/19/06

Santa Monica UCLA(Santa Monica, CA)

Per Diem Physical Therapist(Inpatient Facility)

3/03 – 3/13/06

ProfessionalEvidence in Motion Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship Program
Teaching:Primary Faculty (Fellowship Program)
6/08 – Current
Courses: Current Concepts Incorporating Pain Sciences into Musculoskeletal Management
Evidence in Motion Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program
Primary Faculty and Teaching Assistant (Residency Program)
6/08 – Current
Courses: Orthopedic Management Courses R102 (Lower Extremity Disorders), R103 (Lumbopelvic Disorders), R104 (Cervico-Thoracic Disorders), R105 (Upper Extremity Disorders), R106 (Post-Operative Management)

Regis University School of Physical Therapy (Denver, CO)

Affiliate Faculty (Transition DPT Program)
3/3/08 – current (DPT 739T Clinical Decision Making; DPT 713T Dynamics of Physical Therapy Practice)

USC Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy (Los Angeles, CA)

Adjunct Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy

1/20/06 – 5/31/06(PT 530 Therapeutic Exercise)

USC Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy(Los Angeles, CA)
Instructor of Clinical Physical Therapy (PT 530 Therapeutic Exercise)

2/16/05 – 5/12/05

Lab Assistant:“Regional Interdependence of Lumbopelvic & Hip Complex Using Thrust Manipulation”

AAOMPT Annual Conference 2008

Robert Boyles PT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT

11/1/08
“Manipulative Management of the Thoracic Spine & Costal Cage in Upper & Lower Quarter Pain Syndromes- Current Evidence & Technical Application”

Tim Flynn PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

2008 IFOMT Conference

Rotterdam, The Netherlands

6/7/08

“Management of the Upper Thorax and Rib Cage in Upper Quadrant Dysfunction”

Tim Flynn PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

NAIOMT Symposium 2008

Portland, OR

4/11/08

“Manual Therapy for the Thoracic Spine”

Tim Flynn PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT and Josh Cleland PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

APTA Annual Conference 2007, Sponsored by Colorado Chapter of APTA

Denver, CO

6/27/2007

Publications:Leal M, Dennison B, WainnerR. “Building an Evidence Based Physical Therapy Practice System” Private Practice IMPACT Newsletter. May, 2008.

Dennison B.Thesis Review: Smeets RJEM. “Active Rehabilitation for Chronic Low Back Pain: Cognitive-Behavioral, Physical, or Both?” Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy Vol. 15 No. 4 (2007), 241-244.

Book ChapterDennison B, Leal M. “Mechanical neck pain.” In: Fernández-de-las-Peñas C, Cleland JA,

Contributions:Huijbregts P (Editors). Neck and Arm Pain Syndromes: Evidence-Informed Screening, Diagnosis, and Management in Manual Therapy. London: Elsevier; 2010: (pages not finalized).

Dennison BS, Grannis S, Sueki D.“Pathology of the Thoracic Region.” In: Sueki D and Brechter J,

eds.Orthopedic Rehabilitation Clinical Advisor. Missouri: Mosby; 2010: 346-361.

Published Dennison B. “Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Management of a 33 Year-Old Female with a 3

Abstracts: Year History of Progressively Worsening Left Upper Quarter Symptoms Beginning Immediately After Surgical Cardiac Pacemaker Implant: A Case Report.”Journal of Manual & Manipulative Therapy Vol. 16 No. 3 (2008), 171-172.Poster Presentation, AAOMPT 2008 Annual Conference.

Peer-ReviewJournal of Physical Therapy (JPT) – Associate Editor

Activities:3/10 – Present

Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy (JMMT) – Manuscript Reviewer

12/09 – Present

Research:MUSSEL Study

Data Collector/Subject Recruitment Liaison/Clinic Contact for Study

USC Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Investigator: Kornelia Kulig PhD, PT

Data Collection Summer of 2003 – Winter 2005

The immediate and long-term effects of exercise and patient education on physical, functional, and quality-of-life outcome measures after single-level lumbar microdiscectomy: a randomized controlled trial protocol.”

Published: August 2006; BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders 25;7:70.

“Comparison of mechanics between a flywheel inertial resistance machine and traditional free weight exercise.”

Participation as Research Subject (multiple sessions)

USC Department of Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy

Investigators: George Salem PhD; Loren Chiu MS, CSCS

Data Collection November 2004

Published: August 2006; Journal of Strength and Conditioning 20(3):555-62.

Program Physical Therapy Mentorship Program for USC Family Medicine Practice

Development:Developed interactive program between USC Physical Therapy Associates and USC Family Medicine. This program was designed to assist the USC Family Medicine residents in refining musculoskeletal examination techniques during patient assessments.

Program developer and contact.

9/1/05 – 1/19/06

Family Medicine Resident Rotations at USC Physical Therapy Associates

Developed program for residents to rotate through PT clinic for observation of PT services. Program developer and contact.

12/1/04 – 1/19/06

Constraint – Induced Functional Training (CIFT) Program

Assisted in collaborative development of an independent constraint – induced training program for USC Physical Therapy Associates.

Program developer and trainer.

5/03 – 5/04

Committee AAOMPT Education Conference Committee

Membership:10/09 – Present

ProfessionalPrivate Practice Section Member (APTA)

Memberships:Member Since: 9/09

Research Section Member (APTA)

Member Since: 1/09

Sports Physical Therapy Section Member (APTA)

Member Since: 7/06

Neurology Section Member (APTA)

Member: 1/06 – 1/07

International Association for the Study of Pain (IASP)

Member Since: 1/05

National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)

Member Since: 5/04

AmericanAcademy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT)

Member Since: 5/02

American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)

California Chapter Member

Greater Los Angeles District (GLAD) Member (9/00 – 3/06)

San Joaquin Valley District (3/06 – present)

Member Since: 9/00

Orthopedic Section Member (APTA)

Member Since: 9/00

Conference 15th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2009 – Physical Therapists: The 1st Choice for

Attendance: Muskuloskeletal Care

10/14/09 – 10/18/09

Washington, DC (Hyatt Regency Crystal City)

14th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2008 – Pain: From Science to Solutions

10/29/08 – 11/2/08

Seattle, WA (Bell Harbor Conference Center)

9th Congress of the International Federation of Orthopedic Manipulative Therapists

(IFOMT) 2008 – Connecting “Science” to Quality of Life

6/8/08 – 6/13/08

Rotterdam, The Netherlands (De Doelen Rotterdam)

NAIOMT Symposium 2008 – Spinal Manipulation: Thrusting Physical Therapy

Forward

4/11/08 – 4/12/08

Portland, OR (The Doubletree Hotel, LloydCenter)

APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2008

2/6/08 – 2/9/08

Nashville, TN (Gaylord Opryland Resort)

13th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2007

10/19/07 – 10/21/07

St. Louis, MO (The Millennium Hotel)

APTA Annual Conference 2007

6/27/07 – 6/30/07

Denver, CO (ColoradoConvention Center)

9th International Conference on the Mechanisms and Treatment of Neuropathic Pain

11/2/06 – 11/4/06

Southhampton, Bermuda (The Fairmont Southhampton)

12th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2006

10/20/06 – 10/22/06

Charlotte, NC (The Westin Charlotte)

APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2006

2/1/06 – 2/5/06

San Diego, CA (San DiegoConvention Center)

APTA Preview 2020

11/18/05 – 11/20/05

Las Vegas, NV (Riviera Hotel)

11th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2005

10/14/05 – 10/16/05

Salt Lake City, UT (SheratonCity Centre)

The Spine: World Congress on Manual Therapy

10/7/05 – 10/9/05

Rome, Italy (Montecitorio Eventi)

APTA Combined Sections Meeting 2005

2/23/05 – 2/27/05

New Orleans, LA (Hilton Riverside and Ernest N. Morial Convention Center)

2005 Southern CaliforniaNSCAState Clinic

1/22/05

Long Beach, CA (CaliforniaStateUniversityLong Beach)

10th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2004

10/17/04 – 10/19/04

Louisville, KY (Seelbach Hilton Hotel)

9th Annual AAOMPT Conference 2003

10/21/03 – 10/24/03

Reno, NV (Circus Circus Hotel)

California Chapter APTA Conference 2002

Pasadena, CA (Pasadena Convention Center)

Education:“Sonography for the Common Upper Extremity Orthopaedic Conditions”

ContinuingDouglas White, PT, DPT, OCS and Wayne Smity, PT, Med, ATC, SCS

(Official)2/17/10, continuing education units: 0.73

San Diego, CA (San Diego Convention Center)

“Clinical Residency 101: Getting Started and Doing It Well”

Greg W. Hartley, PT, MS, GCS; Teresa Schuemann, PT, DPT, SCS, ATC; Scott Straker, PT, MS, SCS, ATC

2/16/10, continuing education units: 0.75

San Diego, CA (San Diego Convention Center)

“Medical Screening for Physical Therapists”

William Boissonnault, PT, DHSc, FAAOMPT

3/14/09, contact hours: 8

Colorado Springs, CO (Penrose Hospital)

“So the Student Asked About Odds Ratios (Again): Interpretation and Application of

Evidence Based Practice for the Practicing Clinician” AND “Psychological

Influence on Musculoskeletal Pain: A Clinical Update for the Practicing Manual Therapist.”

Steven George, PT, PhD

10/29/08 – 10/30/08, contact hours: 15

Seattle, WA (Bell Harbor Conference Center)

“Clinical Reasoning: Understanding the Problem & the Person Through ‘Diagnostic’ and ‘Narrative’ Reasoning.”

Mark A. Jones, BS (Psych), MAppSc (Manip Physio)

9/26/08, contact hours: 8

Montreal, Canada (Hyatt Regency Hotel)

“Low Back Pain Paradigm Shift: Treatment Based Classification Approach and

Introduction to Spinal Manipulation”

David Browder, PT, DPT, MS, OCS

2/5/08 – 2/6/08, contact hours: 14.5

Nashville, TN (Gaylord Opryland Resort)

“Biomechanical & Motor Control considerations in the development of exercise

interventions for the management of low back disorders: experimental and clinical

trial evidence.”

Jacek Cholewicki, PhD, George Beneck, PT, MS, OCS, Sean Flannagan, PhD, ATC, CSCS, Kornelia Kulig, PhD, PT, FMAAOMPT and Elizabeth Poppert, DPT, MS, OCS

11/17/07, contact hours: 8

Los Angeles, CA (USC Health Science Campus)

“Craniovertebral-Craniomandibular Disorders in Headache Patients”

Mariano Rocabado, DPT

10/17/07 – 10/18/07, contact hours: 16

St. Louis, MO (The Millennium Hotel)

“Evidence for Clinical Integration of Mobilization and Thrust Manipulation Directed at the Hip, Knee and Foot”

Joshua A Cleland, DPT, PhD, OCS; Bill Egan, DPT, OCS; Paul Glynn, DPT, OCS

10/29/06, contact hours: 8

Charlotte, NC (The Weston Charlotte)

“Lumbopelvic Motor Control: Clinical Applications of Assessment and Treatment of

Motor Control Dysfunction in Low Back Pelvic Pain”

Paul Hodges, BPhty(Hons) MedDr(Neurosci) PhD, NHMRC Senior Research

Fellow

10/10/05 – 10/11/05
Rome, Italy (Polo Didattico)

“Shoulder Impingement and Instability: Pattern Recognition and Management”

Mark Jones, BSc (Psych), PT, M App Sc

10/5/05 – 10/6/05

Rome, Italy(Polo Didattico)

“Chain Reaction Transformation”

Gary Gray, PT

9/22/05 – 9/24/05, contact hours: 21

San Diego, CA (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

“Explain Pain and a Neuromatrix Approach to Chronic Pain”

Lorimer Moseley, PhD, BAppSci (Physio) (Hons)

4/8/05 – 4/9/05, Contact Hours: 16

San Francisco, CA (University of CaliforniaSan Francisco)

“Grade V Mobilization of the Spine I”

Dr. Philip Tehan and Peter Gibbons

4/1/05 – 4/2/05, Contact Hours: 16

Los Angeles, CA (USC Health Science Campus)

“Applied Observational Gait Analysis: Enhancing Rehabilitation Outcomes

of Persons with an Orthosis or Prosthesis”

Judith M. Burnfield, PhD, PT and Jacquelin Perry, MD, ScD(hon)

3/5/05, Contact Hours: 7

Lake Havasu, AZ (Hampton Inn)

“Medical Screening for the Physical Therapist”

William Boissonnault, PT, DHSc, FAAOMPT

11/6/04 – 11/7/04, Contact Hours: 12

Los Angeles, CA (USC Health Science Campus)

“Mulligan Manual Therapy – An Advanced Course”

Brian Mulligan, FNZSP (HON), DipMT

10/21/04 – 10/22/04, Contact Hours: 18

Louisville, KY (Seelbach Hilton)

“Chain Reaction Transformation”

Gary Gray, PT

10/7/04 – 10/9/04, contact hours: 21

San Diego, CA (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

“Explain and Manage Pain”

David Butler, B PHTY, GDAMT, M APP SC, PT

9/23/04 – 9/24/04, contact hours: 14

Chicago, IL (Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago)

“Mobilization of the Nervous System”

David Butler, B PHTY, GDAMT, M APP SC, PT

5/7/04 – 5/8/04, contact hours: 14

Seattle, WA (Holiday Inn)

“Hip Labral Tears: Diagnosis and Management- Differential DiagnosisHip vs. SIJ vs. Lumbar Spine”

Dick Erhard, DC, PT

3/13/04, contact hours: 8

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“An Integrated Manual Therapy Approach to Evaluation and Treatment of the Spine – An Australian Based Approach”

Mark Thompson PT, MPT, FAAOMPT

3/6/04 – 5/15/04, (long term course)

San Diego, CA (Kaiser Permanente)

“Chain Reaction Explosion”

Gary Gray, PT

10/23/03 – 10/25/03, contact hours: 21

San Diego, CA (Catamaran Resort Hotel)

“Functional Manual Therapy of the Upper Quarter”

Alan Weismantel, PT

10/15/03 – 10/16/03, contact hours: 16

AAOMPT Annual Conference

Reno, NV (Circus Circus)

“Problem Solving Shoulder Pain: Rotator Cuff”

Wendy Burke, PT, MS, DPT, OCS

8/23/03, contact hours: 7

Torrance, CA (TorranceMemorialMedicalCenter)

“The Cervical Spine – Research Based Clinical Practices (A Lab Course)”

Gwendolen Jull, Mphty, GDMT, FACP, Ph.D.

2/7/03 – 2/8/03, contact hours: 13

Irvine, CA (Atrium Hotel, OrangeCountyAirport)

Continuing “Biomechanical and Clinical Considerations for Artificial Disc Devices”

Education:Hassen Serhan, Ph. D.

(Unofficial)9/9/05 (Neurosurgery Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“AANS/CNS Lumbar Fusion Guidelines”

Daniel Resnick, M.D.

8/26/05 (Neurosurgery Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“Management of Patient’s With Lumbar, Hip and Sacroiliac Dysfunction”

Olaf Evjenth, PT

5/19/05 (Faculty Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“Management of Patient’s With Cervical Dysfunction”

Olaf Evjenth, PT

5/27/04 – 5/29/04 (Faculty Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“Teaching Manipulation in Physical Therapy Programs”

Timothy Flynn, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

3/19/04 (Faculty Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“Current Research on Management of the Spine: Emphasis on Manipulation”

Timothy Flynn, PT, PhD, OCS, FAAOMPT

3/18/04 (Community Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“Diffential Diagnosis of Cervicogenic Dizziness”

Robert Landell, PT, DPT, OCS

10/8/03

Greater Los Angeles District Meeting

Glendale, CA (GlendaleAdventistHospital)

“Management of Patient’s With Low Back Problems”

Olaf Evjenth, PT

6/9/03 – 6/10/03 (Faculty Seminar)

Los Angeles, CA (USC)

“Evaluation and Treatment of Vestibular Dysfunction”

Debbie Struiksma, PT

11/12/02

South Bay District Meeting

Long Beach, CA (Long BeachMemorialHospital)

Speaking“Best Practice: Cervical Spine”

Engagements:Staff In-service SPORT Clinic

4/29/09, 5/6/09, 5/27/09

“Cervical and Lumbar Spine Disorders”

Staff In-service Mammoth Hospital Interpretive Services

9/11/08

“Knee and Shoulder Disorders”

Staff In-service Mammoth Hospital Interpretive Services

8/21/08

“Manual Therapy of the Thoracic Spine: An Evidence-based Approach to Introducing Thrust Techniques”

Staff In-service SPORT Clinic

6/19/08

“Evidence-Based Practice”

Staff In-service SPORT Clinic

12/20/06

“Outcome Measures in Clinical Practice: Providing Evidenced-Based Care”

Staff In-service SPORT Clinic

8/29/06

“Exercise and Healthy Living: Resistance Training”

Lecture to Mammoth Hospital Weight Management Group

7/17/06, 1/3/07, 1/18/07

“The History of Physical Therapy in America”

Lecture to Mammoth Lakes Lion’s Club

7/12/06

“Biomechanical Basis for 3-D Training”

Staff In-service SPORT Clinic

5/18/06

“Evidence for Rehabilitative Management of Patients with Low Back Pain”

Lecture to USC Family Medicine Grand Rounds

9/21/05

“Non-Surgical Management of Back Pain”

Lecture to CitrusValleyMedicalCenter Physicians with Dr. Mark Spoonamore

3/29/05

“Working With Patients in Pain”

Lecture to Ethics Class at USC

2/3/05

“Pain 101: A New Paradigm for Chronic Pain Management”

In-service for Physical Therapy Works (outpatient clinic Santa Monica, CA)

12/15/04

“Low Back Pain in Primary Care”

USC Family Practice Grand Rounds

12/8/04

“Basic Knee Screening Examination of Suspect Ligamentous and Meniscal

Injuries”

USC Family Practice Grand Rounds

10/6/04

“Musculoskeletal Exam”

Introduction to Clinical Medicine: Institutional session for 1st year medical students.

KeckSchool of Medicine, USC

5/03

“Cervical Stabilization: Using the Pressure Biofeedback Unit”

USC Physical Therapy Associates

5/03

“Back Injury Prevention for Nurses and Nursing Aides”

FoothillPresbyterianHospital (ICU, MedSurg, Recovery, Ob/Gyn)

6/25/02

“Spinal Stabilization: A New Approach to the Management of Low Back Pain”

San Diego State University- Athletic Training Senior Seminar Class

4/7/02

“Applying to GraduateSchool: The Do’s and Don’ts”

San DiegoStateUniversity- Professional Issues Class

4/25/01, 11/15/01,4/8/02

Community Disabled Sports Eastern Sierra (DSES)

Service:Recreational Assistant Volunteer

12/06

Avon 3-Day Breast Cancer Walk

Volunteer Member of the Physical Therapy Support Crew

10/17/02-10/19/02

Licenses:CaliforniaState Licensed Physical Therapist

License # 28289

Expires 3/31/11

Certifications:Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT)

9/15/09

Expires 9/15/2019

Orthopedic Certified Specialist (OCS)

6/21/07

Expires 6/21/2017

APTA Credentialed Clinical Instructor

6/3/06

Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS)

Certification # 200424259

7/17/04

Expires 12/31/11

Basic Life Support for Health Care Professionals

Expires 7/10

Certified Massage Technician

MuellerCollege of Holistic Studies (San Diego, CA)

10/96

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