Patrick K. McGinty

Patrick K. McGinty, PT, DPT is an instructor for TherapyEd and the editor of TherapyEd’s PTA Examination Review and Study Guide. Dr. McGinty earned a Bachelor of Science from the United States Military Academy at West Point and served on active duty in the U.S. Army for five years before attending the University of Illinois at Chicago to earn a Doctor of Physical Therapy degree. He completed an orthopedic residency at the Cleveland Clinic Foundation and is a Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Prior to teaching at Cleveland State University, Dr. McGinty served as a physical therapist at Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation and Sports Therapy specializing in orthopedics and the development of a multidisciplinary chronic pain program emphasizing cognitive behavioral therapy and pain neuroscience education. Dr. McGinty is also an onsite reviewer for the American Board of Physical Therapy Residency and Fellowship Education accreditation board.  He has presented as a featured speaker at the Ohio Physical Therapy Association annual scientific symposium and the Cleveland Clinic Sports Health Summit. In addition, he speaks at community outreach events concerning public health and chronic low back pain. Dr. McGinty’s professional interests include pain neuroscience education, orthopedics, chronic pain, wellness promotion, and decreasing the over-medicalization of society.