Our Team
All treatment provided by Dr. White
Douglas M. White, DPT, OCS, RMSK
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Board Certified Orthopaedic Specialist
EDUCATION:
Simmons College, School for Health Studies, Doctor of Physical Therapy
Northeastern University, Boston Bouvé College, Bachelor of Science Physical Therapy
ADVANCED QUALIFICATIONS:
Registered Musculoskeletal Sonography - APCA
Board Certified Specialist in Orthopaedic Physical Therapy - ABPTS
MAJOR PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES:
Dr. White has trained and practiced at leading hospitals such as:
New England Baptist Hospital
Brigham & Womens Hospital
Massachusetts General Hospital.
Dr. White has served in many roles with the American Physical Therapy Association. (APTA)
Past President, APTA of Massachusetts
Payment Policy & Practice Committee, APTA of Mass. - past Chair
Imaging Special Interest Group, Orthopaedic Section, APTA – President
Imaging Educational Interest Group, Orthopaedic Section, APTA - Chair
Clinical Practice Guidelines – Hip Panel, Orthopaedic Section APTA – Co-Chair
PUBLICATIONS:
AIUM PRACTICE GUIDELINE - AIUM Practice Guideline for the Performance of Selected Ultrasound-Guided Procedures, Panel member, 2014.
Diagnostic and Procedural Imaging Curricula in Physical Therapist Professional Degree Programs, William G. Boissonnault, Douglas M. White, Sara Carney, Brittany Malin, Wayne Smith, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther:1-49. Epub 23 Jun 2014. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.5379
Nonarthritic Hip Joint Pain Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health From the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, Keelan Enseki, PT, MS Marcie Harris-Hayes, DPT, MSCI Douglas M. White, DPT Michael T. Cibulka, DPT, Judith Woehrle, PT, PhD Timothy L. Fagerson, DPT John C. Clohisy, MD J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2014;44(6):A1-A32. doi:10.2519/jospt.2014.0302
The Comparison Of The Empty Can And Full Can Techniques And A New Diagonal Horizontal Adduction Test For Supraspinatus Muscle Testing Using Cross Sectional Analysis Through Ultrasonography; Steven W. Forbush, PT, PhD, OCS, Douglas M. White, PT, DPT, OCS, Wayne Smith, PT, MEd, DPT, ATC, SCS The International Journal of Sports Physical Therapy | Volume 8, Number 3 | June 2013 | Page 237
Sonographically Guided Physical Therapy of Achilles Tendinopathy Following Platelet Rich Plasma Injection: A Case Report; Douglas M. White, DPT, OCS, Wayne Smith, DPT, SCS, ATC-Ret, Joshua Hackel, MD, FAAFP; Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Practice Vol. 24;4:12
Reviewer - Occupational Medicine Practice Guidelines, Hip and Groin Disorders Chapter, American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2009
Hip Pain and Mobility Deficits – Hip Osteoarthritis: Clinical Practice Guidelines Linked to the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health from the Orthopaedic Section of the American Physical Therapy Association, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. April 2009
Summit on Physical Therapy and Society: Rationale & Planning, HPA Resource Vol. 6 No. 4, December 2006
Productivity Assessment for Inpatient Physical Therapist Practice: A CPT Code Alternative, HPA Resource, Vol. 5, No. 1, April 2005
Diagnostic Imaging, PT Magazine of Physical Therapy, Vol. 1, No 6, June 1993
AWARDS:
Lucy Blair Service Award - APTA
Mary McDonald Distinguished Service Award – APTA of Mass.
Outstanding Service Award – Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy
Presidential Service Award - Massachusetts Chapter, APTA, three times
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS:
Dr. White is on faculty at Hawaii Pacific University Doctor of Physical Therapy Program.
Dr. White has served as a faculty member at Northeastern University, Boston University and Lasell College