Christopher Bise

Research Interests:

• Health Services Research
• Cost Effectiveness
• Decision Analysis

Ongoing Projects:

• The Treatment Based Classification for Low Back Pain: Revision and Update
• The use of administrative data to model and predict patients at risk to progress from acute musculoskeletal injury to chronic pain
• Identification of the relationship between portal of entry and subsequent risk / utilization for patients with an acute exacerbation of low back pain

Academic Appointments:

• Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
• Adjunct Instructor, Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Courses Recently Taught:

• PT 2131: Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders I
• PT 2132: Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders II
• PT 2133: Evaluation and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Disorders III
• PT 2073: Evidence Based Practice II
• PT 2074: Evidence Based Practice III
• HRS 2022: Gross Human Anatomy
• CSD 1904: International Studies

Service and Assignments:

• Editorial Board Member, Move Forward PT, Consumer Website of the APTA; 2012 April – Present.
• Subcommittee Member, Technology Task Force, Orthopedic Section of the APTA; 2011 Oct - Present.
• Legislative Chair, SWD of the Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association; 2010 May – Present.

Membership in Scientific/Professional/Honorary Societies:

• American Physical Therapy Association 1994 to present
• Orthopedic Section, American Physical Therapy Association 1994 to present
• Pennsylvania Physical Therapy Association 2005 to present
• American Academy of Orthopedic and Manual Physical Therapists 2006 to present