Michael Samelson
PT, DPT, OCS
Crescent Valley HIGH SCHOOL
Colorado State UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY of Colorado
LWPT KENMORE








CONTINUING EDUCATION: CLASS, EXPERIENCE, & EVENTS:

  • Cycling Team Crescent Valley High School 2013-215

  • Cycling Team Colorado State University 2015-2019

  • Colorado State Cycling: Vice President 2017-18

  • Colorado State Cycling: Co-President 2018-19

  • Leadership/Community Involvement: Punching for Parkinson’s Exercise Class Instructor 2019-2021

  • Bachelor of Science in Health and Exercise Science Colorado State University; Fort Collins, Colorado 2019

  • Doctorate in Physical Therapy University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus; Aurora, Colorado 2021

  • Research Involvement: Hinrichs L, Capin J, Judd D, Forster J, Samelson M, McCandless M, Peters A, Christiansen C, Stevens-Lapsley J. Daily step count is not associated with gait symmetry in individuals with end-stage hip osteoarthritis [poster presentation: Nominated top 10 poster for Academy of Orthopaedic Physical Therapy] American Physical Therapy Association Combined Sections Meeting. San Antonio, TX: 2022. 

  • Lecturer: Samelson, M. Thinking about Pain: Modern Management of Persistent Pain. Lecture presented as part of PTA Special Topics at PIMA Medical Institute; July 2023

  • Lecturer: Samelson, M. Thinking about Pain: Modern Management of Persistent Pain. Lecture presented as part of PTA Special Topics at PIMA Medical Institute; March 2024

  • Recent Running Races: Great Divide 25k May 2024 Divide, CO

  • Recent Running Races: Continental Divide 50k August 2024 Steamboat Springs, CO

  • Lecturer: Samelson, M. Thinking about Pain: Modern Management of Persistent Pain. Lecture presented as part of PTA Special Topics at PIMA Medical Institute; October 2024

  • Level I Dry Needling - Evidence Based Dry Needling November 2021

  • Recent Running Races: Fall Flash of the Palouse 5k November 2024 Moscow ID

  • Evidence-Based Examination of the Cervical Spine: An Update  February 2022

  • Evidence-Based Treatment of the Cervical Spine: An Update  March 2022

  • Foundations & Proposed Mechanisms of Blood Flow Restriction Training March 2022

  • Application of Pain Neuroscience Education April 2022

  • Level II Dry Needling - Evidence Based Dry Needling October 2022

  • Manual Therapy for the Cervicothoracic and Upper Quarter Regions January 2023

  • ACL Rehabilitation: Motor Learning Strategies for Adaptive Neuroplasticity June 2024

  • Complete Runner Series (Subjective Exam and Training Analysis, Physical Examination and Screen, Running Form Analysis, Rehabilitation and Movement Efficiency) June-August 2024

  • How Can We Create Effective Return to Run Protocols? September 2024

  • Nutrition and Weight Management October 2024

  • Interventions for Functional Mobility and Gait in the Aging Adult October 2024

  • Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Certification Number: OR241667 American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties