Sonya Worth, P.T., O.C.S.
Lab Instructor
Office: 310E Rowell
Email: Sonya.Worth@uvm.edu
Sonya Anderson Worth is a practicing physical therapist, and is Board Certified as an Orthopedic Clinical Specialist. Sonya is a Lab Instructor in the entry-level Doctorate of Physical Therapy Program and has been teaching at UVM since 2001. As a native New Zealander, she received her Physical Therapy undergraduate training at Otago University, Dunedin, New Zealand, and her advanced training in Manual and Manipulative Therapy from Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. Sonya leads the lab portion of PT 349 Musculoskeletal Patient Management II and teaches in labs for PT 241 and PT 242, the musculoskeletal track of the curriculum. She practices physical therapy in the Outpatient Physical Therapy team at Fletcher Allen Health Care in Burlington, VT. Sonya treats patients with a variety of neuromusculoskeletal injuries with a focus on treatment for patients with spinal, shoulder and hip pain.
Education
Board Certified Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, 2009
Post Graduate Diploma in Health Science, Auckland University of Technology, Auckland, New Zealand, 1997
Bachelor of Physical Therapy, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1993
Bachelor of Physical Education, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand, 1991
Teaching Responsibilities
PT 241 - Fundamental Patient Management (Teaching assistant)
PT 242 - Patient Management Musculoskeletal I (Lead lab instructor)
PT 349 - Patient Management Musculoskeletal II (Primary lab instructor)
Research Interests
Clinical Research Assistant for Low Back Pain Research Studies, UVM Physical Therapy Program. May 2001-present.
Selected Professional Experience
- Staff Physical Therapist, Orthopedic Outpatient Physical Therapy Clinic, Fletcher Allen Health Care. Jan. 2008 - present.
- Staff Physical Therapist, Timber Lane Physical Therapy. Nov. 2001 - March 2006.
Publications
Worth S and Henry S. (2007) Real-time ultrasound feedback and abdominal hollowing exercises for people with back pain. New Zealand Journal of Physiotherapy 35(1): 4-11.
Honors and Awards
Pia Garrett PT Memorial Award (for an individual who embodies a love of and enthusiasm for the profession of Physical Therapy), VT Chapter of American Physical Therapy Association, 2004.
Professional Affiliations
Member of New Zealand Society of Physiotherapists
Member of American Physical Therapy Association