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About Dr. Ingrid AndersonPT, DPT, OCS

EDUCATION

  • Oglethorpe University – BA
  • Georgia State University – Doctor of Physical Therapy (DPT)
  • Mercer University Orthopaedic Residency Program

ADVANCED SPECIALIZED TRAINING

  • Pelvic floor rehabilitation – Post-partum and female pelvic pain
  • Trigger point dry needling
  • Health Coaching from a Health at Every Size Perspective

COURSES TAUGHT

  • An Evidence-Based Guide to Health Coaching for Physical Therapists
  • Trigger Point Dry Needling
  • Manual Therapy for the Lumbar Spine
  • Evaluation and Treatment of the Thoracic Spine
  • Pain Sciences for Dummies

PUBLICATIONS

  • Chapter Author – Scalenes, Travell, Simons & Simons’ Myofascial Pain and Dysfunction, The Trigger Point Manual

BOARD CERTIFICATION

  • Orthopedic Clinical Specialist (OCS)
  • ABOUT OCS CERTIFICATION – The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), a national professional organization representing more than 80,000 members throughout the United States, established the specialist certification program in 1978. Specialization is the process by which a physical therapist builds on a broad base of professional education and practice to develop a greater depth of knowledge and skills related to a particular area of practice. Clinical specialization in physical therapy responds to a specific area of patient need and requires knowledge, skill and experience exceeding that of the physical therapist at entry to the profession and unique to the specialized area of practice. The specialist certification program was established to provide formal recognition for physical therapists with advanced clinical knowledge, experience and skills in a special area of practice and to assist consumers and the health care community in identifying these physical therapists.Dr. Anderson’s OCS certification recognizes her specialization in orthopedics.

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION MEMBERSHIPS

  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA)
  • APTA Academies – Orthopaedics, Private Practice, Pelvic Health
  • Physical Therapy Association of Georgia (PTAG)

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATION ACTIVITIES

  • APTA House of Delegates – Member of the Georgia Delegation 2013-2016, 2023-Present
  • APTA -House of Delegates Chief Delegate for Georgia 2021-2023
  • APTA Federal Advocacy Key Contact – GA District 5 2014-Present
  • APTA Federal Affairs Liaison 2013-2016
  • APTA – Georgia Nominating Committee Chair 2012-2013
  • APTA – Georgia Public Relations Committee Chair 2013
Dr. Ingrid Anderson

Dr. Ingrid Anderson

BIOGRAPHY

Ingrid Anderson, PT, DPT, OCS, received her DPT from Georgia State University in 2010. During her doctoral studies, she developed a passion for pain sciences and manual therapy. She completed the Mercer Orthopaedic Residency program in 2011 where she specialized in neurodynamics and myofascial trigger point therapy, and received her Orthopaedic Clinical Specialist (OCS) in 2012. Prior to her education and training in physical therapy, Dr. Anderson worked in business operations for 10 years.

A native Atlantan, Dr. Anderson knew she wanted to start a private practice in an in-town neighborhood, and she opened Intown Physical Therapy in the Old Fourth Ward in 2013.

In addition to her duties at Intown PT, she has served as an adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor at Mercer University and has held numerous volunteer positions with state and national PT organizations. She serves as a reviewer for several publications and helped author a chapter in the Travell, Simons and Simons’ Trigger Point Manual.

When not working, Dr. Anderson enjoys weight lifting, gardening and RV-ing, but mostly you can find her watching her boys on the stage or the track!