Aaron Hartstein

Position:

Associate Professor, Division of Physical Therapy

Location:

Health Professions Building, Suite 219

Phone:

540-542-6265

Email: ahartste@su.edu

Employed Since:

2014

Educational History:

BA, West Virginia University, 2002; MPT, West Virginia, University, 2003; DPT, Shenandoah University, 2017; Ph.D. in Health Sciences, University of South Dakota, 2021

Fields of Expertise:

Orthopedic
Manual Physical Therapy
Clinical Reasoning
Residency and Fellowship Education

Professional Highlights:

Completed Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy Fellowship through Kaiser Permanente, 2007
Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist
Fellow of the American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists
Mary Lou Barnes Award for Distinguished Professional Service (WVU, 2016)
Beb Cash Award (VPTA, 2015)

Recent publications:

Feldman K., Hartstein A. Diffuse Idiopathic Skeletal Hyperostosis in a Patient with Shoulder Pain. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2020; 5(4): 215.
Souter C., Musy E., Hartstein A., Lievre A., Fergus A. Educational and Experiential Factors Associated With Physical Therapists’ Diagnostic Reasoning. J Phys Ther Educ. 2019; 33(3): 198-208.
Bittner J., Hartstein A. Fifth Metatarsal Avulsion Fracture in an Adolescent Tennis Player. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2019; 49(8), 620.
Hartstein A., Lievre A., Grimes J., Hale S. The Immediate Effects of Thoracic Spine Thrust Manipulation on Neurodynamic Mobility. J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 2018; 41(4): 332-341.
Bittner J., Hartstein A. Spontaneous Osteonecrosis of the Knee. J Orthop Sports Phys Ther. 2018; 48(10): 824.

Personal Highlights:

I love spending time with my wife and two children