Kevin Robinson

Biography

Dr. Kevin Robinson, PT, DSc, OCS is a tenured Professor in the School of Physical Therapy at Belmont University. Since 1998, he has taught in the areas of orthopedics and biomechanics and he is also the Director of the Motion Analysis Lab for the program.  Dr. Robinson has over 30 years of clinical experience with the management of orthopedic and sports injuries and has numerous peer-reviewed publications and book chapters. Dr. Robinson is a reviewer and Associate Editor for the International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. He has maintained his Certification as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialists from the American Board of Physical Therapy Specialties (ABPTS) since 1995 and is also involved in his clinical practice at the Performance Therapy Institute in Franklin, TN. His clinical practice melds his love of patient care with his formal training in biomechanics and orthopedics. He routinely performs clinical 3D gait and movement analysis to develop rehab and training programs for patients and athletes. Dr. Robinson has worked with many high school, collegiate and professional athletes and has consulted with both the Tennessee Titans and Nashville Predators.

Dr. Robinson has presented his research at many national conferences. Currently, Dr. Robinson has two ongoing research tracts.  One involves the identification of at-risk athletes and professional dancers.  The goal of this research is to be able to reduce the number and severity of lower extremity injuries acquired during the season by these athletes and performers by performing pre-season testing (3D motion analysis, balance and strength assessments) to build a predictive algorithm to determine injury risk.  

Dr. Robinson is also working in collaboration with Vanderbilt University, Department of Neurosurgery and the University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada on a project titled: “The Restoration of Standing and Walking through Intra-spinal MicroStimulation (ISMS) in Humans”.  This project was initiated in 2014 and is hopeful to begin human trials in 2019.

Publications and Presentations
Toossi A, Everaert DG², Seres P, Jaremko JL, Robinson K, Kao CC, Konrad PE, Mushahwar VK. Ultrasound-guided spinal stereotactic system for intraspinal implants. J Neurosurg Spine. 2018 Jun 15:1-14.

Jennings D, Sells P, Allison J, Boyd K, Frommert D, Kessler C, Merryman L, Muchmore J, Odom TJ, Salmon R, Robinson TK. Effects of a Season of Subconcussive Contact on Child SCAT3 Scores in 8-12 Year-Old Male Athletes. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy 2015; 10(5) 667-673.

Jennings D, Sells P, Allison J, Boyd K, Frommert D, Kessler C, Merryman L, Muchmore J, Odom TJ, Salmon R, Robinson TK. Effects of a season of sub-concussive contact on Child- SCAT3 scores in 8-12 year old male athletes. International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy. 2015.

Sells PD, Cavicchio H, Everhart B, Grass B, Lambert J, Robinson TK: The Effect of a Negative Ion Holographic Bracelet on Maximal Aerobic Performance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 2014 April 7.

Robinson, TK: The Elbow in Boyce D and Placzek J: Othopedic Physical Therapy Secrets, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, New York, 2014.