Allen Ling, MPT, OCS
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PTI Founder & Executive Director |
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| Education: |
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Master of Physical Therapy
UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology and Immunology
Board certified specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy.
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| Specialization: |
One of the first national instructors of Aquatic Physical Therapy, certified
in kinesiotaping, aquatic exercise instruction and WATSU. Allen joins the less
than 5% of Physical Therapists who are board certified in a specialty such as
Orthopedic physical therapy |
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| Professional Development: |
Allen has completed long term residencies in Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation
(proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) from Kaiser Vallejo Rehab Center and Orofacial and TMD from
the UCSF Center for Orofacial and Temporomandibular Dysfunction Center. Over the span of his career,
Allen has taken over 145 courses, residencies, and workshops in Physical Therapy treatment and philosophy.
He has also taken two dozen workshops and courses in marketing and business management. Allen has taught
over 2 dozen workshops and courses across the country in Aquatic Physical Therapy, Sports Medicine, and
ethical business development. He is currently on a task force to promote ethical referring relationships between
medical doctors and Physical Therapists. Allen has been a member of the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA),
a national professional organization of physical therapists, for over two decades.
Allen has accepted a teaching position at Albany High School affiliated with the Contra Costa ROP program.
He is an instructor for a Sports Medicine class as well as spends time treating the injured athletes at AHS.
He is also an appointed member of the California Chapter American Physical Therapy Association
Task Force for referral for profit. Allen assists the Task Force members with decision making,
strategies and state policies involved with Medical Doctors referring patients to physical
therapy clinics in which doctors themselves have ownership.
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| Hobbies: |
Hiking, mountain biking, & safe ATV riding |
| Personal: |
Allen is also a cancer survivor, and continues to work fulltime plus and mentor other physical therapists. He enjoys treating young children as well as being present for end stage cancer patients. He is a very involved father of two great teenagers, and is married and resides in Marin county.
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| Allen continues to evaluate and treat patients full-time; he also finds time to write. His approach on the use of weights versus buoyancy, "Weight and See the Results" was published in "Physical Therapy Products", January/February 2004.
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