Curriculum R.Kring

Curriculum Vitae

Instructor: Richard Kring, PT, PhD, DMT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT

City, State: Avon, OH

BIO (Highlights/Experience):

Dr. Kring graduated from Cleveland State University Physical Therapy School in 1997. Finished a three-year residency followed by a Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Therapy (FAAOMPT) from the Ola Grimsby Institute. Received his PhD in 2008 with emphasis in neurophysiology and dissertation titled “The Role of Central Sensitization in the Manifestation of the Facilitated Segment”. Dr. Kring currently serves as the Director of Clinical Research and Clinical Manager in Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy at the Cleveland Clinic in Cleveland, OH. He is the Chief Executive Officer of the Ola Grimsby Institute, an international consortium for Orthopaedic Manual Therapy Post Professional education with programs in North America, Europe, and Asia. Dr. Kring is the Executive Director of the International Accrediting Commission for Post-Professional Physical Therapy Programs (IACPPPTP), working closely with the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in Washington DC. With his roles as Director of Research for both the Cleveland Clinic and the OGI, he has many active studies primarily emphasizing cervical cranial responses to trauma. He is currently active in research, authorship, as well as teaching residencies, fellowships and post-doctoral candidates throughout the US and Internationally. Dr. Kring is a frequent lecturer at State, National, and International levels. Clinical Interests include: All aspects of Manual Therapy, specific exercise prescription, cervical-ocular-cranial manifestations of Whiplash Associated Disorders and concussion, neurophysiology, education, regional interdependencies, and the impact of basic science research on clinical treatment.

Highlights:

Chief Executive Officer: The Ola Grimsby Institute

Director of Research Development: The Ola Grimsby Institute

Board of Directors, Examiners, and Instructors: The Ola Grimsby Institute

Executive Director: International Accrediting Commission on Post-Professional Physical Therapy Programs (IACPPPTP)

Director of Clinical Research: Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation & Sports Therap

Clinical Manager: Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation & Sports Therapy

Nominating Committee: (AAOMPT)

Experience:

20 years practicing as a licensed Physical Therapist

Staff, Senior, Clinical Specialist, Clinical Manager, and Director of Research (2010 to the present) roles over those 20 years

Eleven Years as an Instructor for the Ola Grimsby Institute

Four Years on The Board of Directors for the Ola Grimsby Institute

Taught Residencies, Fellowships, Certification programs, and weekend courses for the OGI in multiple cities around the country and Europe.

Speaker at local, state, national, and international meeting conferences.

Education:

Physical Therapy Degree (PT) 1997

Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT) 2003

fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy (FAAOMPT) 2005

Doctor of Manual Therapy (DMT) 2007

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) 2008

Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) through the APTA 2015

Courses Teaching at the OGI:

Manual therapy certification

Residency

Fellowship

Components of advanced clinical 3rd year

MT-1: Introduction to Basic Sciences

MT-2: Manual Therapy of the Extremities

MT-3: Manual Therapy of the Spine

MT-4A: Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression of the Extremities

MT-4B: Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression of the Spine

MT-6: Introduction to Spinal Manipulation

MT-7: Soft Tissue Mobilization

MT-9: Advanced Spinal Manipulation

STEP 1: Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression of the Shoulder

STEP 4: Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression of the Lumbar Spine

STEP 5: Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression of the Cervical Spine

STEP 6: Scientific Therapeutic Exercise Progression of the Upper Cervical, Ocular, and TMJ.