The University of Toledo

Coordinator
Kinesiotherapy Research and Rehabilitation Center

College of Health and Human Services
Office: 119 Health Education Center
Email: dwoods@utnet.utoledo.edu
Phone: 419.530.2731
Fax: 419.530.4759
Mailing Address: Mail Stop 201, University of Toledo, 2801 W. Bancroft Street, Toledo, OH 43606

I began my UT career as a doctoral student in 1979, majoring in exercise science, with a minor in anatomy at the Medical College of Ohio.   Upon completion of my degree in 1987, I was appointed Coordinator of the Kinesiotherapy Center.   The Center provides hands-on rehabilitation experience for exercise science majors, working with patients referred by physicians in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.   Patients have a variety of neurologic and orthopaedic disorders and injuries, ranging from stroke, parkinsonism, and multiple sclerosis, to common sprain/strains, post-operative joint replacements, and spinal surgeries.   In addition to community patients, UT faculty and staff, their families, and UT students may receive land or aquatic rehabilitation exercises in the KT Center.   A separate program offered through the Center is our Perceptual Motor Development program for children aged 12 months to 21 years with special needs, such as cerebral palsy, autism, Down Syndrome, and gross or fine motor delays.  

In addition to running the KT Center, I also teach two courses for the Department of Kinesiology:  Neurologic and Pathologic Foundations of Rehabilitation, and Therapeutic Kinesiology.  I coordinate and supervise internship experiences for exercise science majors, (Including Pre-Physical Therapy and Pre-Occupational Therapy), and advise Kinesiology majors doing senior projects.

I have been certified and registered as a kinesiotherapist since 1980, and am a member of both the American Kinesiotherapy Association and the Ohio Kinesiotherapy Association.   I have served as the Director, American Board of Registration for Kinesiotherapy for the Council on Professional Standards for KT since 1986.   This position involves all aspects of the national registration examination, from constructing test items, training exam proctors, working with the testing service to assure validity and reliability of the exam and setting the pass/fail mark, and actual administration of the exam itself.  

My past research projects have involved biofeedback for stroke rehabilitation, rehab aquatics for post-operative lumbar disc disease, and aquatic exercise therapy for MS patients.   I have been a guest speaker for various community organizations, advocating the use of exercise as prevention rather than rehabilitation.  I am also interested in exercise programming for patients diagnosed with cancer.

PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Education

06/1987               Ph.D., The University of Toledo, Toledo, OH   Emphasis : Exercise Science and Anatomy
10/1977               M.S., The University of Illinois, Urbana, IL Emphasis : Kinesiottherapy
06/1975               B.S., The University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, Emphasis : Physical Education

Professional Experience

04/1987 to present               Appointed Coordinator, Kinesiotherapy Rehabilitation and Research Center
10/1986 to 04/1987               Manager, Cardiac Fitness Program, through Kinesiotherapy Center, University of Toledo
01/1980 to 04/1987               Part-time therapist, Kinesiotherapy Center, University of Toledo
08/1979 to 08/1981               Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Health Promotion and Human Performance, University of Toledo
08/1975 to 06/1977               Graduate Teaching Assistant, Department of Physical Education, University of Illinois

Professional Organizations

American Kinesiotherapy Association (AKTA)
              Member since 1980 
              Annual Conference Chair, 1986
              Director, Board of Registration, 1986 to present

Ohio Kinesiotherapy Association (OKTA)
              Member 1980 to 2010
              Secretary-Treasurer 1982-83 
              President, 1983-85
              Delegate to AKTA Conference, 1985, 1986, 1987
              Membership Chair, 1988-1994
              Legislative Committee 1988 to present
National Organization for Competency Assurance (NOCA)

Credentials
CPR and First Aid Certified
Warren C. Smith Distinguished Service Award 2004
Elected to Who's Who in America, 1999
Ernst Jokl Fellow Award for Scholarly Achievement, AKTA, 1997
Presidential Citations, AKTA, 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992
Harry B. Dando Memorial Conference Chairman Award, AKTA, 1986
Elected to Phi Kappa Phi, Education Honor Society, University of Toledo, 1981
Registered Kinesiotherapist since 1980
Elected to National Honor Society, 1970
Illinois State Scholar, 1970

Publications

Woods, D. and Drowatzky, K.   Effects of Bracing and Exercise on Scoliosis. Clinical Kinesiology , 50(4):94, Winter 1996
Woods, D.   Aquatic Exercise Programs for Patients with Multiple Sclerosis.   Clinical Kinesiology , Fall 1992
Woods, D. Rehabilitation Aquatics for Low Back Pain : Functional Gains or Pain Reduction? Clinical Kinesiology , 43(4):96-103, 1989
Woods, D. A Controlled Trial of Rehabilitation Aquatic Activity to Improve Function and Decrease Pain Following Low Back Injury and/or Surgery, doctoral dissertation, The University of Toledo, 1987
Woods, D. Certification Update. American Corrective Therapy Journal , 40(6):127, 1986
Woods, D. Biofeedback in the Rehabilitation of Arm and Shoulder Function in a Stroke Patient. American Corrective Therapy Journal , 39(1):16-24, 1985

Presentations
Multiple Sclerosis: Etiology, Pathology, Symptom Management & Prognosis , presented at Aquatic Exercise Association Symposium on Therapeutic Aquatics, October 1990
Flexibility & Strength Activities for the Active Senior , presented to Swanton, Ohio Senior Center, June 1990
Anterior Cruciate Ligament: Injury, Reconstruction, & Rehabilitation , presented to group of visiting Korean physical educators, July 1989
Low Back Functional Assessment Checklist , poster presentation at AKTA National Conference, July 1988
Kinesiotherapy for Low Back Pain: Another Option , presented at Association of Michigan Myomassologists Chapter Meeting, June 1988
Rehabilitation of the Cardiac Patient , presented at the Ohio Rehabilitation Association Conference, Fall 1985

Courses

KINE 4640-001               Neurologic and Pathologic Foundations of Rehabilitation
KINE 4940-130               Internship in Orthopaedic and Neurologic Care
KINE 4940-131               Internship in Cardiac Rehabilitation, Wellness/Fitness

Links
www.akta.org for information on the profession of Kinesiotherapy, including History, Scope of Practice, Standards of Practice, Registration Examination, Conferences