Dr. Heidi Ojha, PT, DPT

Assistant Professor

Director of Temple PT Faculty Practice

Board Certified in Orthopaedics (OCS)

Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists (FAAOMPT)

3307 North Broad Street

Jones Hall, Room 619

Philadephia, PA 19140

Fax: 215-707-7500

215-707-8085

heidi.ojha@temple.edu

Biography

Dr. Ojha received her Bachelors and Masters in Physical Therapy from Boston University in 2001. She began her clinical career at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center in San Jose, California while she earned her Certification in Orthopedic Manual Therapy (COMT) through Maitland Australian Physiotherapy Seminars at Kaiser, Hayward. Subsequently, she has graduated from both the orthopedic clinical residency program in 2006 and the Post-Professional Doctor of Physical Therapy program in 2007 at the University of Southern California. She completed two six month advanced course series in Manual Therapy and Movement Science and integrates this knowledge into her ongoing practice. She is a board certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist and is an active member of the American Physical Therapy Association.

Her responsibilities at Temple University include directing clinical services offered by the department, development of continuing education programming, and teaching in the entry and transitional level physical therapy programs. Her research interests are in the areas of fall prevention and biomechanical causes of low back pain. Recently, she has collaborated to investigate the attentional demands of older adults during functional tasks with implications for the development of proactive falls prevention programs.

Course Involvement

DPT 8532 Clinical Musculoskeletal Management I

DPT 8542 Clinical Musculoskeletal Management II

DPT 8552 Clinical Musculoskeletal Management III

DPT 8581 Musculoskeletal Management I

DPT 8582 Musculoskeletal Management II

DPT 9085 Mentorship I

DPT 9086 Mentorship II

DPT 8571 Physical Therapy Diagnostics

DPT 8558 Evidence Based Practice I

DPT 8568 Evidence Based Practice II

Publications/Presentations

Ojha, HA, Kern, RW, Lin, C-HJ, Winstein, CJ (submitted). Effect of Age on the Attentional Demands of Stair Ambulation: Evidence from a Dual-Task Approach.

Ojha, HA, Kern, RW, Lin, C-HJ, Winstein, CJ. The effect of Aging on the Attentional Demands of Stair Climbing: A Dual Task Approach. North American Society for the Psychology of Sport and Physical Activity Conference, San Diego, June 2007.

Ojha, HA, Kern, RW, Lin, C-HJ, Winstein, CJ. The effect of Aging on the Attentional Demands of Stair Climbing: A Dual Task Approach in the Clinic. Combined Sections Meeting, Nashville, February 2008.

Grants & Contracts

differential diagnosis, physical therapy as primary care provider, orthopaedic management for spine and extremities, manual therapy

Research

physical therapists as primary care providers, regional interdependence, treatment-based classifications, attentional demands associated with aging