Bruce Stropko Pt, Dpt, Ocs Email & Phone Number

Dedicated to serving the community with integrity, excellence, and professionalism as a PT. I am always hungry to learn, passionate about treating the “whole person”, and optimization of function and injury prevention.APTA member since 2015 including Sports and Orthopedics Chapters.Noteworthy ContEd & Certifications:AANA Conference - 2024 (Boston)Attendance at multiple URMC courses featuring: URMC’s Shoulder Team (2024), Jill Monson - Non-ACL Knee Injuries (2023), Dave Tiley - Lumbar Spine (2022), Dan Lorenz - Performance Enhancement (2022), Bryan Heiderscheidt - Running Athlete (2021).Mike Reinold’s Evaluation & Treatment of Shoulder (2024).Board-Certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy (OCS) 2021. Blood Flow Restriction Training - Mike Reinold & Dan Lorenz 2021.HSS Rehabilitation Hip Preservation Certification 2021.Certified Running Gait Analyst 2020 (RunDNA).Champion Performance Specialist (C-PS) 2019. Functional Movement Screen (FMS) certified 2019. RockTape Certification 2019. HawkGrips Certification 2019.Doctor of Physical Therapy - Duquesne University class of 2018. Saint Vincent College class of 2016, home of the SVC Bearcats - BS Biology, Psychology minor. Athens Area High School class of 2012, home of the Athens Wildcats. I have dreamt of serving my community as a physical therapist ever since high school where I was exposed to the field as a result of a knee injury from soccer. After going away for 6 years of college, the hard work has paid off as I returned to my home town, and am working as a full-time outpatient Staff Physical Therapist at Arnot Health and an active part of the sports medicine initiative. Honors and awards during my tenure at Duquesne University include the following: Duquesne University Physical Therapy Department’s Outstanding Student Award, Three Rivers Academic Consortium Clinical Education Scholarship, Rangos China Scholarship, Father Naos McCool, CCSP, Recognition Scholarship, The PT Group Scholarship, and the Gregory H. Frazer Merit Scholarship.