Phone: (626) 387-5708
Fax: (626) 815-5017
Email: mswong@apu.edu
Office Location: Mary Hill Center, West Campus
Michael Wong, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy
School of Behavioral and Applied Sciences
Profile
Michael Wong, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT, completed his graduate studies at Loma Linda University in 2001. He pursued advanced clinical education in the Kaiser Permanente Southern California Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency Program in 2001 and The Kaiser Permanente Manual Therapy Fellowship in 2003. Wong became a orthopaedic certified specialist in 2004 and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist in 2005. He has been teaching as an adjunct at Azusa Pacific University since 2004 and began teaching as an assistant professor 2005. He currently practices at the Loma Linda University Medical Center Orthopaedic outpatient clinic. Wong’s area of expertise include manual therapy, physical agents, therapeutic exercises, and evidence-based practice.
Education
B.S., Biology - Pacific Union College
MPT - Loma Linda University
DPT - Loma Linda University
Residency - Kaiser Permanente Southern California Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellowship - Kaiser Permanente Orthopaedic Manual Therapy
Credentials/Certifications
Orthopaedic Certified Specialist
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist
MPT - Loma Linda University
DPT - Loma Linda University
Residency - Kaiser Permanente Southern California Orthopaedic Physical Therapy
Fellowship - Kaiser Permanente Orthopaedic Manual Therapy
Credentials/Certifications
Orthopaedic Certified Specialist
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapist
Professional/Scholarly Presentations
Presentations
Research Podium Presenter- 2000 California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting
Poster Presentation- PT2001 Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Physical Therapy Association
Poster Presentation- 2001 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
Panel Presenter- 2002 California Chapter APTA Annual Meeting “What do you do after graduation?”
Publications
M. Wong, Pocket PT: The Sheet, 2005
M. Wong, Pocket PT: Orthopaedic Clinician Survival Guide, 2001
E. Lohman and M. Wong, Packs and Backs, Treating and preventing backpack related pain is vital to avoiding long-term spinal deformities Lohman, E. Wong, M. Physical Therapy Products, March/April 2002, Page 24-30, 46
Research Podium Presenter- 2000 California Chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association Annual Meeting
Poster Presentation- PT2001 Annual Conference & Exposition of the American Physical Therapy Association
Poster Presentation- 2001 American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting
Panel Presenter- 2002 California Chapter APTA Annual Meeting “What do you do after graduation?”
Publications
M. Wong, Pocket PT: The Sheet, 2005
M. Wong, Pocket PT: Orthopaedic Clinician Survival Guide, 2001
E. Lohman and M. Wong, Packs and Backs, Treating and preventing backpack related pain is vital to avoiding long-term spinal deformities Lohman, E. Wong, M. Physical Therapy Products, March/April 2002, Page 24-30, 46
Professional Experience
Clinical Work
Missionary Instructor - Advanced Techniques of Manual Therapy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, 2001
Instructor- Continuing Education Course: Treatment Classification of Low Back Pain: The Lumbar Facet Impingement, 2001
Missionary Instructor - Advanced Techniques of Manual Therapy, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, Manipal, India, 2001
Instructor- Continuing Education Course: Treatment Classification of Low Back Pain: The Lumbar Facet Impingement, 2001
Expertise
Evidence Based Practice
Manual Therapy
Physical Agents
Therapeutic Exercises
Note: This information is current for the 2007-08 academic year. For additional information, please contact the appropriate office.
