Phone: 828-227-2126
Email: twatson@email.wcu.edu 
Office Address: Moore 319

Education:

• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, July 2001-June 2002
• D.P.T., University of St. Augustine for Health Services, 2000
• M.P.T., Idaho State University, 1991
• B.S., Idaho State University, 1989

Specialty Credentialing:

• Certificate of Clinical Research Conduct. Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, 2000
• Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy. Diplomat, American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties, 1999.
• Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists, 1999.
• Manual Therapy Certification through the University of St. Augustine, 1999

Publications & Presentations:

• Irwin, R., Watson, T., Minick, R.P., Ambrosius, W. Age, body mass index and gender differences in sacroiliac joint pathology. American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 2007 Jan;86(1):37-44.
• Watson, T., Deyle, G., Teyhen, D., (June 2007). Differential diagnosis and imaging for the physical therapist. Denver, Co: APTA Annual Conference.

Biography:

Dr. Watson received his entry-level M.P.T. from Idaho State University. He was in private practice in southwest Florida prior to completing an orthopaedic manual therapy residency/fellowship in St. Augustine, FL.

Dr. Watson completed his post-professional doctorate from the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences, with emphasis on orthopaedic manual physical therapy, and studied the effect of exercise on cancer-related fatigue while doing his post-doctoral research fellowship with Johns Hopkins University.

He is board certified as an Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Therapists. Currently, he teaches entry-level physical therapy students, focusing on examination and intervention of musculoskeletal conditions. Additionally, he teaches an advanced manual therapy elective, an evidence-based approach to joint manipulation.