Ryan McConnell

Biography

Dr. McConnell received his Bachelor of Science in Education from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. He received his doctorate in physical therapy from the University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He completed a Postdoctoral Orthopaedic Residency and Fellowship in Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapy with Upstream Rehabilitation Institute. He is also Board Certified in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy and is a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. He is currently working on his Doctorate of Science in Physical Therapy through Bellin College. 

Dr. McConnell has served in various leadership capacities with the Tennessee Physical Therapy Association and within outpatient orthopedic settings. Dr. McConnell was recently awarded the Emerging Leader Award through the American Physical Therapy Association. He continues his clinical practice in outpatient orthopedics with BenchMark Physical Therapy and is actively participating in Upstream Rehabilitation Institute’s postdoctoral residency and fellowship programs. His scholarship interests are in the areas of: orthopaedic manual physical therapy, therapeutic neuroscience/pain science education, biopsychosocial implications of clinical practice, and dry needling.