Jill Thein-Nissenbaum is a professor in the Doctor of Physical Therapy program and has a clinical appointment with the Department of Athletics as the staff physical therapist for Badger Sports Medicine. She also has a joint appointment in the Department of Family Medicine and Community Health. Thein-Nissenbaum teaches Musculoskeletal Dysfunction Examination, Diagnosis & Management I (PT 676) and II (PT 677) in the DPT program. She also teaches two Sports PT elective courses.
Thein-Nissenbaum was the first physical therapist to be contracted into the athletic training room and has been working with the Badgers since 2008. She provides rehabilitation services and consultation for all 23 sports, working directly with the athletic trainers and team physicians.
She is a monthly guest host on Wisconsin Public Radio’s Larry Meiller show, where listeners can call in with musculoskeletal-related conditions and receive recommendations regarding treatment and/or management. Her guest co-host is her sister, Lori Thein Brody, PT, PhD, SCS, ATC.
Thein-Nissenbaum is a member of the American Physical Therapy Association Sports and Orthopedics academies, as well as a member of the National Athletic Trainers’ Association.
Her research interests include the adolescent female athlete, bone-related injury and prevention of anterior cruciate ligament injuries. She has numerous presentation and publications related to these and other sports-related topics.
She received her bachelor’s degree in physical education from Iowa State University, her master’s degree in physical therapy from the University of Iowa and her doctorate of science in orthopedic and sports science from Rocky Mountain University in Provo, Utah.