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presented by Karen McCain, PT, DPT, NCS
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Karen McCain, PT, DPT, NCS
Dr. McCain received a BS in physical therapy from UT Southwestern in 1992 and a doctorate in physical therapy from Regis University in 2006. She is board certified by the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) as a Neurologic Clinical Specialist. She has been teaching at the university level since 1998 and recently retired from a…
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