Annie O'Connor MSPT, OCS, Cert. MDT 541 N. Elmwood #2, Oak Park, IL. 60302 Mobile: 708-921-3352 / Fax: 708-427-3651 aoconnor@ric.org Education / Certifications: 1993 (9 week) Orthopedic Physical Therapy Residency at Physical Therapy Orthopedic Specialists, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota. 1993 Northwestern University Graduate Orthopedic Program in Physical Therapy; Chicago, IL; completed all requirements for Masters Orthopedic Physical Therapy 1986 St. Louis University; St. Louis, Missouri. Bachelor of Science Degree in Physical Therapy Professional Experience: 2004 Present RIC River Forest Spine and Sports Center Clinical Manager Supervise and Manage Multidisciplinary Orthopedic Rehabilitation Team and Operations. Experience in JCAHO and CARF accreditation. Maintain Quality Improvement projects, Marketing and Continuing Education Budget and Plans. 50% Outpatient Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice 2002 Present Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Corporate Director Musculoskeletal Practice Develop, Implement, and maintain Core Competency Curriculum for Allied Health Staff to ensure Best Practice Standards and Competencies for Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation. Maintain Quality Improvement projects associated with employee and patient satisfaction. Monitor outcomes for musculoskeletal rehabilitation programs at nine-outpatient centers. Experience in JCAHO and CARF accreditation 50% Outpatient Musculoskeletal Clinical Practice 2000 2010 Southern California University of Health Sciences. Faculty Post Graduate Rehabilitation Certificate for Chiropractors Teach 12 hour Courses on Beginning and Advanced Functional Extremity Training annually. Literature Review and update of courses annually. Formulate test questions for certification exam. 1998 2002 RIC - Center for Spine & Sports Chicago, IL. Clinical Manager Supervise and Manage Multidisciplinary Orthopedic Rehabilitation Team and Operations. Experience in JCAHO and CARF accreditation. Maintain Quality Improvement projects, Marketing and Continuing Education Budget and Plans. 1994 1998 RIC - Center for Spine & Sports Chicago, IL Clinical Supervisor Resource Clinician for Multidisciplinary Orthopedic Rehabilitation Team. Coordinate Continuing Education activities for Rehab Team. Coordinate Short Courses of Integrated Approach to Lumbar Spine Dysfunction and Sports Medicine Course Annually
1990 1994 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Orthopedic Senior Physical Therapist Coordinated outpatient program development and continuing education for orthopedic outpatients and rehab team. 1986 1990 Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL Staff Physical Therapist Clinical Instructor, Pain Management Team, and treating outpatients with both neurological and orthopedic diagnosis Publications: o 2014 IRB Project Number: STU00014435, Project Title: Reliability and validity of a classification system in musculoskeletal rehabilitation: ability to effectively group patients into different pain classification mechanisms & determine the impact on treatment outcomes for pain, function and resource utilization. Submitted to JMMT March, 2014, under review. o 2010 to present: Book Publication in process through Thomas Land Publishers: Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms o 2009: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Hamstring Stretching: Comparison of Four Techniques. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research. 23(2)/660-667. o 2006: Advanced Functional Exercise Approach DVD, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Academy, MOVCO Publishing. Pain Mechanism Classification Clinician Training Manual, RIC Academy, MOVCO Publishing o 2005: The Back Pain Book Revised 2 nd Edition, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, Peachtree Publishing; A New Look at Heat Treatment for Pain Disorders, Part 2, American Pain Society Bulletin, Volume 15 Number 1. o 2004: A New Look at Heat Treatment for Pain Disorders, Part 1, American Pain Society Bulletin, Volume 14 Number 6. o 2000: Book Chapter - Cost Containment in Sport Rehabilitation, Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Clinics of North America Courses Presented: 2008-2013 2013 2012 (13 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Pain Mechanisms, Classification, and Treatment Course (6.5 hours). Spinal Cord Injury Symposium 2013, Elks Rehab Hospital. Central Pain Mechanisms: Evaluation & Treatment (4 hours), Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center. Medical Diagnosis & Treatment, Kinetic Chain Evaluation (13 hours), Kirsch Chiropractic, Detroit Michigan. (13 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago.
2011 2010 2009 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Aurora Healthcare, Milwaukee; Silver Cross Hospital, Joliet. Use of Classification Systems in Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: Addressing the Problems of Pain and Functional Loss (13 hours), Kirsch Chiropractic, Detroit Michigan. hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Orthopedic Concepts in a Neurological Population (7.5 hours) Rehabilitation Institute of Peripheral Neurogenic Pain Tracing the Course to Effective Treatment (13 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms(4 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms: Diagnosis and Treatment (15 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms: Diagnosis and Treatment (15.5 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, (20.25 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of (10.5 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Peripheral Neurogenic Pain Mechanism: Diagnosis and Treatment Lower Quarter (4 hours), Illinois Masonic Hospital, 2008 (20.25 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Problem Based Approach to Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: Pain and Function (10.5 hours), Hinsdale Orthopedics, Illinois; Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms (6.5 hours), Saint Margaret Mary Hospital, Indiana; Buffalo Spine and Sports, New York; Day Rehab Cut to the Chase Shoulder Course (6.5 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Peripheral Neurogenic Pain Mechanism: Diagnosis and Treatment Upper Quarter (4 hours), Illinois Masonic Hospital, Using Classification Systems to Evaluate and Treat Shoulder Pain, (2 hours), Rehabilitation Institute of Kinetic Chain Evaluation (4 hours), Blessing Hospital, Quincy IL. Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms (4 hours) 2 sessions, St. Joseph Hospital, South Bend, Indiana; Functional Exercise Approaches LE, UE, Core (4hrs) 2 sessions, Illinois Masonic Hospital,
Presentations: 2008-2013 2013 2012 2011 Can we Classify Pain Mechanisms as Mechanical Pain or Psychological Pain? (60 min), GLATA 45 th Annual Meeting and Clinical Symposium. Mechanical Pain Mechanisms in the Patient with SCI (45 min), 36 th Annual Spinal Cord Interdisciplinary Course, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Keeping Fit based on EBM. (Lab 90 min), 7 th Annual CU Women s Leadership Conference. Pain, a continuum of mechanical and psychological mechanisms (35 min). You don t get pain without a brain. (20 min). MDT other tool kit from the brain to the chain workshop. (90 min 3x). 2013 Americas Conference MDT for Peak Outcomes, Denver Co. Can we Classify Pain Mechanisms as Structural Pain or Psychological Pain? (50 min), Chicago Sports Medicine Society Spring Educational Seminar. A Collaborative Approach to Seating: Importance of a mechanical therapy approach. (2 hour lab), 35 th Annual Interdisciplinary Spinal Cord Course Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago. Comprehensive Approach to Musculoskeletal Spine Care: Using Classification Systems to Direct Treatment and Resources (45 min), Distinguishing Clinical Features of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms and Active Treatment using Case Studies (2 hours), Czech and Slovak Society for Musculoskeletal Medicine Conference, Prague. Comprehensive Approach to Musculoskeletal Spine Care: Using Classification Systems to Direct Treatment and Resources (45 min), Grand Rounds Rehabilitation Institute of Case Study Approach Medical vs Therapy (1 hour), Treating the Non-Responder: A Medical and Therapy Perspective (1.5 hour), RIC Spine and Sport Rehabilitation Symposium: Rehabilitation of the Throwing Shoulder; Flexibility for Runners: Understanding the Kinetic Chain (2 hours), FCC Health club; 2010 McKenzie Mechanical Diagnosis and Treatment Evaluation (1 hour), AAPM&R Comprehensive Management of Cervical Spine Disorders Conference; Utilizing Orthopedic Concepts: Addressing Pain and Mechanical Diagnosis in Patients with Spinal Cord Injury (2 hours), RIC 33 rd Annual Spinal Cord Interdisciplinary Course SCI Practice: Making Sense of a complex Problem; Mechanical Assessment of the Hip: Is it pathology or mechanics, Live patient demos (1.5 hours), Kinetic Chain Assessment: Testing Hip from the bottom up and top down (1.5 hours), RIC Spine and Sport Symposium: Emerging Techniques for Treating Athletic Hip Injuries
2009 2008 Effective Seating: Addressing Pain and Mechanical Diagnosis to Promote Proficient Wheelchair Mobility and Function (2.25 hours), RIC Annual Spinal Cord Interdisciplinary Course SCI Practice: Principals, Concepts and Interventions; Physical Therapy What to Expect? (45 min), Pri-Med Midwest Conference: Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care, Rosemont; Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms (1 hr.), Pain Mechanism and Mechanical Diagnosis to Prescribe Wheelchair Seating and Positioning Workshop (3 hours), RIC Annual Spinal Cord Interdisciplinary Course: Enhancing and Enabling Function; Translating Medical Diagnosis to Physical Therapy Diagnosis (45 min), Pri-Med Midwest Conference: Current Clinical Issues in Primary Care, Rosemont, Illinois; Diagnosis of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms to Prescribe Wheelchair Seating & Positioning (1 hr), Permobil Power Surge Conference, Nashville; Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Pain Mechanisms (45 min), RIC Spinal Cord Unit Professional Memberships American Physical Therapy Association - Orthopedic, Sports, Animal Sections American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists McKenzie Institute USA American College of Sports Medicine International Association for the Study of Pain Awards & Certifications Received 2011 Henry B Betts, MD Innovation Award Reliability and Validity using Pain Mechanism Classification System in Allied Health. 2009 Recertification Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist in Physical Therapy 2005 McKenzie Method Mechanical Diagnosis and Therapy of the Spine Certification 2002 Dorothy Donnelly Fellowship for Allied Health and Nursing Development of a Observational Gait Tool to assist treatment of Gait Related Dysfunctions for all Impairments. 1999 Board Certified Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist in Physical Therapy 1994 Taylor Fellowship for Development and Production of Advanced Swiss Ball Stabilization Exercises for Spinal Dysfunction- Home Exercise Video. 1992 Taylor Fellowship Award for Production of Beginning Stabilization Exercises for Spinal Dysfunction- Home Exercise Video.