James Okafor

james.okafor@email.com(303) 555-0167Denver, COlinkedin.com/in/jamesokafor-pt

Summary

Licensed Physical Therapist (DPT, OCS) with 5 years of experience in orthopedic and sports rehabilitation. Specializes in post-surgical recovery, chronic pain management, and return-to-sport protocols. Average patient outcomes exceed clinic benchmarks by 20%. Board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist with advanced manual therapy and dry needling credentials.

Experience

Physical Therapist

2022-01 - Present

Colorado Sports Medicine

• Manage diverse caseload of 40+ patients weekly across orthopedic rehabilitation, sports medicine, and chronic pain • Developed evidence-based return-to-sport protocols for ACL reconstruction patients, reducing re-injury rates by 30% • Mentor 2 DPT students annually through structured 12-week clinical education program with competency assessments • Implement advanced techniques including dry needling, IASTM, blood flow restriction training, and manual therapy • Achieve 92% functional improvement rate across all patients measured by DASH and LEFS outcome scores

Staff Physical Therapist — Inpatient Rehab

2020-07 - 2021-12

UCHealth

• Treated acute care and post-surgical patients in 30-bed inpatient rehabilitation unit across orthopedic, neurological, and cardiac diagnoses • Collaborated with interdisciplinary team (OT, SLP, nursing, physicians) on complex neurological cases including stroke and TBI • Achieved fastest average length-of-stay reduction in department (1.3 days below benchmark) through early mobilization protocols • Developed fall prevention program reducing inpatient falls by 45% over 12-month implementation period • Trained 8 nursing staff on safe patient handling and mobility assessment techniques

Physical Therapy Resident

2019-07 - 2020-06

Athletico Physical Therapy

• Completed APTA-accredited orthopedic residency program with 1,500+ clinical hours • Managed 30+ patients weekly across sports injuries, post-surgical, and chronic musculoskeletal conditions • Completed research project on blood flow restriction training outcomes, presented at APTA Combined Sections Meeting

Education

Doctor of Physical Therapy, Physical Therapy

2016-06 - 2019-05

University of Colorado Anschutz

GPA: 3.9. Research assistant: Biomechanics of ACL injury prevention. Class representative.

Bachelor of Science, Health & Exercise Science

2012-08 - 2016-05

Colorado State University

Pre-PT track. Dean's List. Varsity Soccer (4 years). Athletic Training student aide.

Skills

Manual TherapyDry NeedlingSports RehabilitationPost-Surgical RehabEMR DocumentationExercise PrescriptionPatient EducationGait AnalysisBlood Flow RestrictionFunctional Movement ScreenPain NeuroscienceClinical Teaching

Board Certifications & Licenses

Colorado PT License (Active) Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) Certified Dry Needling Practitioner ACLS / BLS Current APTA Orthopedic Residency Graduate

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