Adjunct Faculty, Doctor of Physical Therapy Program
Dr. O’Connell’s expertise is in the area of orthopedic and manual physical therapy. Prior to Messiah University, he had been an adjunct instructor at Lebanon Valley College since 2011. He recently completed his orthopedic manual therapy fellowship through NAIOMT. Dr. O’Connell currently works as a multi-site clinic director for Phoenix Physical Therapy, seeing patients with orthopedic, vestibular and work-related injuries.
Lebanon Valley College, DPT
Pennsylvania State University, AS in Physical Therapy
Lebanon Valley College, BS in Health Science
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy
Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Certified Orthopedic Manual Therapist
Certified Manual Physical Therapist
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist
Certified Functional Capacity Evaluator
Areas of therapeutic modalities