119: Physical Therapy for Rock Climbers with Oliver Rivera
In this episode, Oliver Rivera, PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT shared his expertise in treating rock climbers. Being a rock climber gives him an inside perspective on the sports and the physical demand of the athletes. He shared some advantages of knowing the language of the sport, his approach from training, rehabilitation, and return to sport, and his philosophy in assessing not just rock climbers but every athlete he encounters.
Oliver Rivera is a senior physical therapist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab. He's a Board-certified Clinical Specialist in Orthopedic Physical Therapy and a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists.
Oliver Rivera
PT, DPT, OCS, FAAOMPT
I graduated with my doctorate in physical therapy in 2017 from Touro University Nevada. I completed an orthopedic physical therapy residency in 2018 from the University of Illinois at Chicago and became a board certified orthopedic specialist in 2019. I completed the Northwestern University Fellowship in Advanced Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice, Research, and Education in 2021 and gained status as a Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Manual Physical Therapists. I currently practice as an outpatient orthopedic physical therapist at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago, IL.