Keith Knurr, DPT, PhD, SCS is an assistant professor within the Department of Orthopedics and Rehabilitation. His UW–Madison DPT teaching responsibilities include Clinical Decision Making: Tissue Mechanics and Adaptations (PT 627); Clinical Decision Making: Neuromuscular Mechanics and Control (PT 628); Scientific Inquiry in Physical Therapy (PT 640). Knurr is active within the American Academy of Sports Physical Therapy (AASPT), serving on the research committee. His research program seeks to better understand the implications of sports-related injuries on long-term health outcomes. Priority areas include determining the impact of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction on long-term knee function and health and identifying clinically modifiable factors associated with cartilage changes that can be used as intervention targets. He completed a sports physical therapy residency at UW Health and is a board-certified specialist in sports physical therapy.
Before joining the UW faculty, Knurr was a postdoctoral research fellow with Badger Athletic Performance (BAP). He earned his bachelor of science degree in kinesiology from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, his Doctor of Physical Therapy from UW School of Medicine and Public Health, and his Doctor of Philosophy (graduate program in clinical Investigation) from UW–Madison.