Team Member Profile -Dave Andrews - North Idaho Physical Therapy

Dave Andrews, PT, OCS, SCS, ATC, LAT, MTC, CSCS

Position with NIPT: Physical Therapist

NIPT Clinic Location: Post Falls

Education:

B.S. Human Performance with Specialization in Exercise Science
San Jose State University (1986)
B.S. Physical Therapy Northwestern University (1987)

Certification:

Orthopaedic Certified Specialist (OCS) through the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
Sports Clinical Specialist (SCS) through American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties
Manual Therapy certification (MTC) through Institute of Graduate Health Sciences
Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) through the National Sport

Professional Interests:

Emergency Care and Management of Athletic Injuries
Functional Relationship of Spine, Upper and Lower Quadrants
Performance Enhancement
Bike Fitting and Gait/Running Evaluation

Personal Interests:

Family
Traveling
Riding & racing bikes
Touring on paddleboards
Anytime spent outside

Dave was born in Evanston, Illinois which has made him a lifetime fan of the Cubs, Bears, Blackhawks and Bulls. He spent junior high, high school and two years of college living in Tokyo, Japan. In addition to practicing physical therapy in a clinical setting, Dave teaches Sports Medicine at Post Falls High School (since 1998), coordinated the Sports Medicine Program at Post Falls High School, spent 6 years traveling with the US National and Olympic teams in the United States and Internationally, and was a lab assistant for Richard Jackson Seminars.