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Evan Liu, PT, DPT


 

JOB TITLE

Physical Therapist

CLINICAL SPECIALTY

Outpatient orthopedics, manual therapy

PRACTICE LOCATIONS

  • 7th Avenue Rehabilitation Services

 

CLINICAL FOCUS

Outpatient orthopedics with a focus on rehabilitation of sports injuries, post-operative care, PNF technique, and pediatrics.

TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY

Evan believes that the most essential piece to successful rehabilitation is to develop a solid patient-therapist alliance. His goal is to strengthen this bond each session He doesn’t see himself as someone’s PT, rather serving as a stepping stone to help patients achieve their goals.  Evan believes in treating the individual as a whole – mind, body, and spirit. His treatment approach is simple – whatever is working, let it ride and build on it – regardless if it’s manual therapy, functional training, and exercise.

BIOGRAPHY

Evan has a long relationship with Hillsboro Medical Center. He was an acute care/inpatient rehabilitation aide prior to PT school. He also has special interest in pediatric rehabilitation, including all spectrums of developmental disabilities and delays. Outside of Hillsboro Medical Center, Evan is an adjunct faculty at Pacific University’s PT School, assisting in human anatomy and clinical biomechanics. In his spare time, you will find Evan coaching or playing tennis, cycling, golfing, trying new coffee shops and breweries, improving his photography or enjoying the outdoors.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science; Exercise Science Integrative Physiology; Pacific University; Forest Grove, OR

Doctor of Physical Therapy; Pacific University; Hillsboro, OR

Orthopaedic Physical Therapy Residency; University of Illinois at Chicago; Chicago, IL

Fellow in Training (2018); Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapy; Regis University; Denver, CO