Daniel A. Farwell

Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
Azusa Pacific University
United States of America

Professor Healthcare
Biography

Daniel Farwell, PT, DPT, founded an outpatient orthopedic private practice in Glendale, California, in 1985, and accepted an invitation to join the teaching faculty at the University of Southern California in 1996, earning his master’s and doctorate while teaching. Farwell has been a contributor to the orthopedic and sports residency programs at USC and an instructor for the McConnell Institute, and is a regional director for Special Olympics FUNfitness Evaluation. He has been managing several outpatient clinics since 2007, and is interested in developing wellness and residency programs for Azusa Pacific’s Department of Physical Therapy. His areas of expertise include manual therapy, therapeutic exercise, and physical therapy administrative policy and procedures, and he has an interest in researching nutritional effects on exercise and rehabilitation.

Research Intrest

Evidence-based Wellness/Fitness Program Design and Implementation, Nutritional Supplementation to Physical Therapy Performance and Rehabilitation, Orthopedic Rehabilitation/Injury Prevention, Physical Therapy Adaptive Exercise Design for Disabled Athletes

List of Publications
Salsich GB, Brechter JH, Farwell D, Powers CM. The effects of patellar taping on knee kinetics, kinematics, and vastus lateralis muscle activity during stair ambulation in individuals with patellofemoral pain. Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. 2002 Jan;32(1):3-10.