Blurring the Lines of Expertise: A Specialist’s Confession Learned from Cervicogenic Dizziness

Guest Biography

Rob Landel, PT, DPT, FAPTA is a Professor of Clinical Physical Therapy and the Director of Residency and Fellowship Programs at the University of Southern California. A respected educator and clinician, Dr. Landel has advanced the integration of orthopedic, neurologic, and vestibular rehabilitation approaches, particularly in the management of cervicogenic dizziness, concussions, and related cervical spine dysfunction.

Dr. Landel was the director of the DPT program and its residential pathway for 11 years. He was founder and first director of the faculty practice of the Division, USC Physical Therapy Associates, treating patients with primarily orthopedic, neurologic, balance, and vestibular dysfunctions. He was the founding director of the USC Orthopedic PT Residency Program. He is a Board Certified Orthopedic Specialist, a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist, and a Catherine Worthingham Fellow of the APTA.

With over 40 years of experience treating orthopedic, neurologic and vestibular patients, Dr. Landel has lectured and trained therapists and physicians in the US, Canada, Asia, Europe, Australia and Africa. Dr. Landel has published on a variety of topics in orthopedics, vestibular rehabilitation and concussion and has received national awards in teaching and research. His current clinical interest is cervicogenic dizziness and the diagnostic dilemma and management challenge posed by patients with persistent post-concussion symptoms of dizziness. He is a co-author of the current Clinical Practice Guidelines for Post-concussion Physical Therapy.