Ryan Monti PT, DPT, PhD, SCS
Graduate College of Health Sciences - Department of Physical Therapy
ASSISTANT PROFESSOR
EDUCATION:
PhD Physical Therapy, Nova Southeastern University
DPT Physical Therapy, Youngstown State University
BA Exercise Science, John Carroll University
POST-PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION:
Physical Therapy Faculty Residency, Nova Southeastern University (ABPTRFE)
Clinical Fellowship in the Upper Extremity Athlete, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (ABPTRFE)
CERTIFICATIONS:
Board Certified Clinical Specialist in Sports Physical Therapy (SCS, ABPTS)
As a board-certified clinical specialist in Sports Physical Therapy, Dr. Monti has extensive experience working with various outpatient musculoskeletal conditions. His special interests and research have involved upper extremity conditions and the overhead athlete at all levels of competition, with a particular emphasis in pediatric sports. Previously Dr. Monti completed an accredited Upper Extremity Athlete Fellowship Program where he worked in professional baseball. Beyond these settings, he has lectured and published literature on several baseball-related topics.
Prior academic teaching experience has involved physical therapy education as core faculty within Doctor of Physical Therapy and Physical Therapist Assistant Programs since 2020. Specific areas of teaching interests have included various examination and therapeutic interventions in the management of musculoskeletal conditions. Dr. Monti has previously completed an accredited physical therapy faculty residency utilizing blended learning teaching frameworks. Additionally, he has provided post-professional education within orthopaedic and sports physical therapy residencies and fellowships for upper extremity-related content since 2017.
In his spare time, he enjoys spending time with his family and his three children.
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS:
Monti R, Fernandez-Fernandez A, Greenberg E, Kaplan K. Utilization of upper extremity strength percentage ratios in the high school-aged baseball athlete (Dissertation) ProQuest 2023.
Kuntz A, Peters O, Bellow A, Perkins R, Monti R, Murray L. An anterior cruciate ligament injury risk screening and reduction program for high school female athletes: A pilot study. Int J Sports Phys Ther. 2022
Monti R, Fernandez-Fernandez A. The Kerlan-Jobe Orthopaedic Shoulder & Elbow Score as a patient-reported outcome measure for the youth and high school aged baseball athlete. Int J Sports Phys Ther. August 2022
Dietz Z, DeWeese D, Shaw N, Huth C, Ball J, Reeves V, Monti R, Bitzel R. Stride length and torso biomechanics as they relate to medial elbow injuries in adolescent aged pitchers. Int J Sports Phys Ther. June 2022
Monti R. Instructional Technology in Physical Therapy Education. Distance Learning. 2019;16(3):44-48.
Monti, R. Return to hitting: An interval hitting progression and overview of hitting mechanics following injury. Int J Sports Phys Ther. Dec 2015;10(7):1059-73.
BOOKS/CHAPTERS:
Monti R, York J, Best T, Cooksey B. 2024. “Musculoskeletal Physical Therapy”. In O’Sullivan & Siegelman’s PTA Examination Review & Study Guide, edited by McGinty PM. 7th Edition. TherapyEd
Monti R, Fitzgerald K. 2024 “Teaching and Learning” In O’Sullivan & Siegelman’s PTA Examination Review & Study Guide, edited by McGinty PM.7th Edition. TherapyEd
Monti R, Fitzgerald K. 2024 “Research and Evidence-Based Practice”. In O’Sullivan & Siegelman’s PTA Examination Review & Study Guide, edited by McGinty PM. 7th Edition TherapyEd
