Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialist

Bruce R. Wilk, P.T., O.C.S.

1985 – present	Orthopedic Rehabilitation Specialists,Inc. Miami, Florida Owner and Director
January 2000 – present	“The Runner’s High President Running specialty store that has become the center of the Miami racing community.
1997 - 1999	Allied Health Insurance Medical Advisor Development and implementation of quality and utilization management programs for a National Rehabilitation network
1996 – present	Miami Runners Club Coach RRCA certified running coach for 400 member running club.
1994 – 1996	MetraHealth Lead Clinician Development and implementation of quality and utilization management programs for Tri- County Rehabilitation network.
1990 – 1998	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Adjunct Assistant Professor Lecturer for medical students on physical therapy evaluation and treatment issues.
1983 – 1985	BAPTIST HOSPITAL Miami, FL Senior Orthopedic Physical Therapist Responsible for outpatient clinical services.
	ST. FRANCES HOSPITAL, Miami, FL OutPatient Director of Physical Therapy. Responsible for varied orthopedic caseload and supervision of staff physical therapists.
1982 – 1983	SOUTH MIAMI HOSPITAL,Miami,FL Orthopedic Physical Therapist Varied caseload with specialty in orthopedics.
1981 – 1982	KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL, New York City, NY Neurological Physical Therapist Varied caseload of neurologically involved .Patients for both acute and long-term rehabilitation.
LICENSURE:	Florida New York
EDUCATION:	Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy State University of New York Downstate Medical Center, 1981
POST-GRADUATE WORK:
Numerous post-graduate courses with special emphasis on orthopedics and independent private practice
CERTIFICATION:
December 1984	Institute of Graduate Health Sciences, Certification of Competency in Manual Therapy.

September 1989	American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties in Orthopedic Physical Therapy.

PUBLICATIONS:
Journal of the American Medical Athletic Association, Fall 2007. “The Nike Free as a Useful Tool for Video-Gait Analysis.” The Magazine of the Orthopedic section, APTA, Volume 15, No. 1 2003. “When Should Physical Therapists Inform Their Patients Their Running Shoes Have “Run” Out-Before It Is Too Late?” Journal of the American Medical Athletic Association, Volume 17, Number 3, Winter 2004-2005. “Running-Specific Strength Training – It Makes (Postural) Sense!” Running Times Magazine, January/February 2003. “Key Factors in Causing and Preventing Achilles Tendonitis.” Triathlete Magazine September 2003, “When Do Running Shoes “RUN” Out?” AMAA Quaterly, Winter 2000 “Shoes and Athletic Injuries: Analyzing Shoe Design, Wear Pattern, and Manufacturers’Defects.” Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Volume 30, Number 1, January 2000. “Defective Running Shoes as a Contributing Factor in Plantar Fasciitis in a Triathlete.” Training & Conditioning “Where The Foot Meets the Shoe”, 1998. Simple Exercises Fight off Osteoporosis, September 1997, “Case Management Advisor.” Checking Client’s Shoes Prevents Future Injury, July 1997, “Case Management Advisor.” Principles and Practice of Temporomandibular Joint Arthroscopy, 1996. “Physical Therapy.” Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Volume 22, Number 3, September 1995. “The Incidence of Musculoskeletal Injuries in an Amateur Triathlete Racing Club.” Continuing Care, “Physical Therapy: A Time for Action.” October 1994. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Volume 73, No. 5, May 1993, “Rehabilitation of the Temporomandibular Joint after Arthroscopic Surgery.” The Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy. Journal of Orthopedic and Sports Physical Therapy, Volume 18, Number 3, September 1993, “Post-arthroscopy Physical Therapy of a Patient with Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction.”
KEY PRESENTATIONS:
2007	Private Practice Section “Partnering Your Physical Therapy Practice with a Running Specialty Store.”
2003	Boston Marathon Sports Medicine Symposium, “Sports Specific Strength Training for Running Management of Running Injuries.”
2001-2000	Marine Corp Sports Medicine Symposium, “Survival Guide to Running Shoe Selection.”
1999	American Medical Athletic Association, “Defective Footwear: An Unexpected and Overlooked Cause of Athletic Injuries.
1998	American Council on Exercise, “Training and Rehabilitation of the Endurance Athlete.
1994	Great Floridian Triathlon-Sports Medicine Symposium, “Physical Therapy Management of the Endurance Athlete with Low Back Pain Dysfunction.”
1994	The 1994 FPTA Spring Conference and Student Conclave. “Post-Surgical Physical Therapy Management of Patients with Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction.”
1991	The 6^th International Symposium on Arthroscopic Temporomandibular Joint Surgery: Abstract presentation.
1989 – 1998	UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE Lecturer: Physical Therapist as a Family Medicine Consultant.
1984 – 1994	Introductory and Advanced Workshops on TMJ Arthroscopic Surgery. Rehabilitative Principles to Oral Surgeons.
1982 – present	Speaker: Back Schools, Presentations to hospitals, private industry and medical workers to prevent neck and back injuries in the work place.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS:

2001 – present	Treasurer Miami Runners Club

April 2000 – 2006	Board member of the American Athletic Association

April 1999 – present	American Running & Fitness Association Editorial Board

1993 – present	United States Medical Triathlete Association Coordinator for Rehabilitation Memberships.
1982 – present	FLORIDA PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION

1982 – 1992	SOUTHEASTERN DISTRICT ORTHOPEDIC STUDY GROUP CHAIRMAN
1981 – present	AMERICAN PHYSICAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION
1981 – present	ORTHOPEDIC SECTION
1983 – present	PRIVATE PRACTICE SECTION
VITAL STATISTICS:	Date of birth: March 1, 1957 New York City, New York Marital Status: Married Athletic Background: Completed 22 Marathons as well as 4 Ironman Triathlons