Sean Rankin

George Davies
DPT, MED, PT, SCS, ATC, LAT, CSCS, FAPTA

 

Dr. George Davies is a clinical advisor for PERFECT fit Health. Dr. Davies is presently a Professor of Physical Therapy at Armstrong Atlantic State University, Graduate Program in Physical Therapy, Savannah, GA. He is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse after almost 30 years of teaching. He also continues a clinical practice at Coastal Therapy in Savannah, GA. and Gundersen Lutheran Sports Medicine and serves as a mentor in the Sports Physical Residency Program, La Crosse, WI.

Dr. Davies has been involved in many research projects that have been presented at numerous national conferences and published in various journals. He has participated in hundreds of scientific conferences and workshops throughout the world in the last 37 years. He has published over 170 articles and research abstracts in various periodicals, has written several books and has contributed chapters to almost 40 books.

Dr. Davies was the original co-founder and co-editor of The Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy, 1979. To honor Dr. Davies achievements, at the 25th anniversary year of JOSPT, the JOSPT, Sports Physical Therapy Section and Orthopaedic Section are honoring George by creating the GEORGE J. DAVIES – JAMES A. GOULD EXCELLENCE IN CLINICAL INQUIRY AWARD. He was one of the original co-founders and Associate co-editors of Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 1991. Dr. Davies was also one of the original co-founders and Associate co-editors of Sports Health:  A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2009.

He served as the President of the Sports Physical Therapy Section – APTA from 1992-1998. He was the 1999 recipient of the Peyton Award to acknowledge and honor an outstanding member of the SPTS. It is the highest award offered by the Sports Physical Therapy Section for contributions to the sports physical therapy profession.

Dr. Davies was the 1994 recipient of the American Physical Therapy Association’s prestigious Baethke-Carlin Award for Excellence in Academic Teaching. The purpose of this award is to acknowledge individuals who have made significant contributions to physical therapy education through their dedication and excellence in academic teaching. Only one faculty member per year earns the award. He was the 2000 recipient of the Coulee Region Officials Association Distinguished Service Award for 25 years of volunteer service to the La Crosse community in the area of athletics and sports medicine. Dr. Davies also won the First Great Lakes Athletic Trainers Association Outstanding Educator Award in 2002. In 2005, Dr. Davies was honored by the APTA and elected as a WORTHINGHAM FELLOW OF THE APTA. This is the highest honor awarded by the APTA. In 2006, Dr. Davies was one of the first to be awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award (Hall of Fame) by the Sports Physical Therapy Section-APTA. In 2007, NATA Presidents Challenge Award for outstanding contributions to Sports Medicine, NATA, 2007. The NATA has established this annual award for outstanding contributions that directly impact athletics and athletic training, have a national impact or are of major and lasting importance. Dr. Davies also won the Most Distinguished Athletic Trainers Award by the NATA, 2009.

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