Evan Johnson, PT, DPT, MS, OCS, MTC
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Assistant Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy
Physical Therapy andAdministrative Director, Columbia University Medical Center, Department of Neurosurgery Spine Center
Faculty member since 2003
ekj6@columbia.edu
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Education
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DPT Clinical Specialization in Manual Therapy, University of St. Augustine
MTC Certified Manual Therapist, Institute of Physical Therapy, University of St. Augustine
OCS Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, American Physical Therapy Association
MS Physical Therapy, Columbia University
BA Psychology and Biology, Hunter College
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Professional Expertise
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Orthopedics
Manual therapy
Serves on the American Physical Therapy Association’s Hooked on Evidence Low Back Panel
Serves on the New York Presbyterian Hospital Spine Clinical Practice Guidelines Task Force
Regular contributor to the Physical Therapy Journal’s recently initiated bottom line feature
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Honors and Awards
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The Marquis Who’s Who in American Healthcare
Best of US.com as a leader in the field of physical therapy
Mary Callahan Award for Academic and Clinical Excellence in Physical Therapy, Columbia University
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Research Interests
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Clinical application of manual therapy techniques
Mobility of the nervous system
Effectiveness of therapeutic exercise interventions in rehabilitation of lower extremity and spinal conditions
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Fundamentals and Advanced Concepts in Therapeutic Exercise
Advanced Topics in Orthopedics
Capstone Project advisement related to his research interests
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Scholarly Productivity
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Recent Publications
The Bottom Line. Summarizing an article related to what strategy is most effective in preventing low back injury during lifting. Physical Therapy. 2006:86(8).
Johnson EK, Kafka DM, Polit, CW, Chiarello CM. (2005). A systematic review and classification of the evidence examining the use of spinal manipulation and therapeutic exercise for patients with lumbar spinal stenosis. Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 35(1):A13-A14.
Johnson EK, Chandra A, Nabeyama B, Santikul K, Sullivan M, Rao AK. (2005). The effects of resisted hip adduction on EMG activity of the vastus medialis obliquus muscle during terminal knee extension in a closed kinetic chain. Journal of Orthopedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 35(1):A62-A63.
Johnson EK, McCormick, PC. (2005). The effect of early isolated lumbar extension exercise program for patients with herniated disc undergoing lumbar discectomy [invited commentary]. Neurosurgery
October. 57(4):771-772.
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